parenting

Sweatpants & Sanity | Why I Bug My Kid About Mental Health

By Nanea Hoffman “Mom, you know what sucks? When you just start sweating for no reason. Like, special effects sweating where

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Nanea Hoffman

Posted on August 12, 2014

At The Root Of Things | A Growing Void

Every morning she stripped down for me to sunscreen her tiny body before horse camp. After a morning of kissing smelly horse

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Amy McElroy

Posted on June 25, 2014

Mother’s Little Monster

I think it was the day I found myself stomping through the house, declaring, “Who’s been using the steak knives

Richard Simms

Posted on May 4, 2014

Sweatpants & Parenting | How Samantha Beat The Bullies

As I sat at my laptop working, my 8 year old came up to me and dropped a crumpled ball of paper into my hand. “Here ya go,”

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Nanea Hoffman

Posted on April 25, 2014

Notes Of Grace

The daily traffic of our lives creates a pounding backbeat: slamming doors and chatter of carpool; frantic search for tights

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Amy McElroy

Posted on April 10, 2014

Mike On, Episode 2 | Kids & Cussing: What’s OK, What’s Not OK

Do you swear around your kids? Are they allowed to curse? How much policing should you be doing? How worried are you about

Sweatpants & Coffee

Posted on February 5, 2014

The Eight O’Clock Alarm

I set my alarm for eight o’clock in the morning, just in case I dozed back off after getting the kid off to school at seven.

Christy King

Posted on November 15, 2013

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