The colors and symbols of gender.

You Are More Than Your Gender

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I was a mom who wanted to know what the gender of my baby was before they were born. The day of that ultrasound...
When I realized we’d be living in our current home for a while, I wanted to make it picture-perfect. Without realizing it, I got...
Two girls on the couch with their dog.

All Dogs Go To Heaven

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"Will we ever see Griffin again?" a tiny voice asks me from the backseat. This isn't the first time she's asked over the last few...
Processed, shelf-stable, palm, (gasp!) seed oils, and food dyes. For the love of science, I am a huge fan of these foods for my...
The nostalgia of a McDonald's Happy Meal in a Halloween bucket.

Finding Nostalgia in a Bucket

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There is something extraordinary about sharing a movie, song, toy, or experience that brought me joy as a child or as a less-aged version...
A football on the field.

Mom Is the Quarterback

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I recently had an evening meltdown, with heaving and panting, as though I'm a football player running for a touchdown, but the field keeps...
In December 2020, I wrote an article about my then-three-year-old identical twins, who had been stuttering for over a year. I was concerned because...
A mom cuddling her children in the corner of the couch.

The Cuddle Corner

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There’s a very special part of my house, one you probably don't know about even if you’ve been to my home. It’s in our...
I had thought Covid’s abrupt disruption of everything normal had taught us some lessons about slowing down. It reminded us of how quickly life...
Most of my education was spent in private schools, and a few years were in public school, but not in my hometown. I was...

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The Volvo XC90: A Stylish Upgrade

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Cheers to summer! It’s a change in routine; meals are different, sleep is different, activities are different. But one thing remains the same –...