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We Are in the Popcorn and Candle Years and We’re Going to Celebrate Getting There

It was my husbands 49th birthday last December. It falls a week before Christmas which means it annually gets overshadowed by Christmas and this year was no different. It was on a Thursday sandwiched between school, work, hockey practices, holiday prep and desperate attempts to stave off influenza. My husband has a short list of

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I’m a High School Student and I’m Busier and More Overwhelmed Than Ever

My high school recently posted a video of all our teachers sharing a brief message with their students. As I watched it, I found myself becoming confused, because many of the teachers were telling us to take time to try new things, or to do the thing weve always aspired to do, but have never

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After a Spring Without Them, I Promise Never to Complain About High School Sports Again

Last fall my high school sophomore an avid golfer, out of the blue decided he wanted to join the cross country team in lieu of playing fall golf. As a long time runner myself, I was overjoyed that he was branching out of his athletic comfort zone and trying something new. I was excited

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Ode to My Parents on the Eve of Their 60th Wedding Anniversary

Two year ago, my mother sent me an email on her wedding anniversary with a picture attached of her China, four place settings, a Wedgewood pattern she didnt select she didnt even remember registering and subsequently didnt use. Simpler times indeed. But what struck me about her email was the message attached: This

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My Daughter’s Senior Photo, It’s Not the Photo We Planned On

This is my senior in high school, who came to my room to sleep by me in the middle of the night. Another night of restless sleep for her, all the uncertainty and all the loss keeping her awake. This is not the senior photo we planned to share with the world, but its much

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Moms May Get Most of the Glory But Here’s an Overdue Thank You to Dad

Thank you, Dad Moms get all the glory.   muttered by my husband, feeling underappreciated. While hes not often right, in this case I think my husband is correct. Moms are on the front line; we are often the ones who see the first smiles, who cheer the successes, who know the secrets. Plus, our

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I’m a Teacher and THIS is What Makes My Job Essential Right Now

I was hosting a Google Meet the other day with one of my students and his mother. Hes been engaging with classes since we began our e-schooling and achieving quite well. I asked him how hes faring with the online format. He shrugged, rolled his eyes, and said, Im getting by, but I have trouble

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It’s Not the Big Moments I’m Missing, It’s the Small Moments In Between

Were in week six of being home as a family of five three working adults, one college student and one high schooler. I realize, we are incredibly fortunate. We are together, we are healthy, we can pay our bills and we have plenty of food. We even have toilet paper. Weve done the jigsaw

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My Best Friend’s Father Just Died: How We Share Memories of Our Parents

As a writer, words are my livelihood; theyre also my ammunition, my comfort, my means of making sense of senseless things. If I can sum up a complex concept succinctly, whittle out a poignant metaphor, tie up a chapter with a big, beautiful bow, Im doing my job. But a few days ago, when my

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Dear Moms, We Are Going to Get to the Other Side of This

The other morning I woke up and my daughter said she had a sore throat and wanted to stay home from school. She didnt have a fever but she did have a craving for grapes and a yogurt parfait. After sending my boys off to school, I quickly googled the number of cases of the

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