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How Routines Relieve Guilt & Decision Fatigue
Ever since having kids, my ability to quickly process information and make rational decisions has diminished. Greatly. Which means when my son is begging me to play with him, or my daughter is whining...
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Why We’re Not Trying to Raise Color Blind Kids
My rather observant, extremely verbal 3-year old is currently quite curious about skin color. He keeps pointing it out wherever we go. The other day he methodically studied our friend with darker...
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How & Why We Do Allowance
As a kid, my mom gave me money to spend at the canteen for overnight camp. My 4th, 5th, and 6th grade self would return home with most of ‘s. While my friends would buy overpriced t-shirts and load up...
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6 Things I Learned in October
Mt. Kilimanjaro 1. I like music! Okay, well I already knew I liked music. But I often get really stressed out when there’s music on and anything else is going on. I’ve always felt that music adds to...
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There Will Be Days
There will be days when we wonder if anything good will come out of this hard work of parenting. Days when one kid complains that her dress isn’t fancy enough and the other complains about leftover...
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Keeping them Safe
The other day my daughter was flipping through a World Vision catalog in the car, trying to see if she had enough money to buy a rabbit or a soccer ball for another family. When suddenly she stopped...
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Four Things I Learned in November
My 3-year old’s rendition of a sea turtle Once every 108 years, you gotta be flexible I had just written in October about the need for our family to slow down. And then the Cubs won the World Series....
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When the Unthinkable Happens
The news far away and close to home is often unbelievably tragic. This summer I took a nap and had a nightmare about an acquaintance whose son had recently died. I couldn’t find any words to say to...
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On Generational Strongholds & Hope
Dear Kiddo, Lately when something goes wrong you respond with, “Oh great,” and then proceed to list every bad thing that’s happened over the last 24 hours. I’m sorry to say you come by it honestly....
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Go Over Their Heads
We’ve heard baby talk is bad. We know the importance of talking to our babies even though they don’t understand. Babies need to hear things they can’t possibly understand so they can develop speech...
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Raising Nuanced Kids in a Polarized World
Most of us will loudly proclaim our desire for kind kids. For kids who can see things from others’ perspectives, who can walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. But what does this mean? It means sitting...
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