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May 17, 2012
An Open Apology From a Working Mom
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Dear vacuum, broom, and dust pan, I’m sorry I’ve been neglecting you. After working all day, you’re the last things I want to spend my time with. To my friends, I do want to get together. I’m not... Read More + |
May 9, 2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting
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I am holding a butter knife in my left hand, thinking I could use it to slice through the expectancy hovering in this kitchen. My daughter, Lydia, drums her fingers on the breakfast bar, while... Read More + |
Apr 14, 2012
The Day Dr. Phil Called
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“Hello?” I said. “May I speak to Dena Dyer?” a male voice asked. “Speaking,” I answered, rolling my eyes. Definitely a telemarketer. “I’m one of Dr. Phil’s producers,” the man said. “We’d... Read More + |
Jan 19, 2012
Taking Care of Carrie
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You round the corner, speeding into the kitchen. Your three year old has pushed one of your ladder back chairs to the counter and climbed up and is precariously standing there, yanking and... Read More + |
Jun 2, 2011
How Does Your Garden Grow?
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I knelt in the tilled dirt, under a patch of blue sky. In one hand, I held a packet of radish seeds, and in the other hand, a sharp garden tool. I was poised to plunge spade-first into the... Read More + |
May 11, 2011
Community Post: In Awe of the Gift
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Jeanne Damoff mothered a son through his strong-willed years and watched him develop into a leader. Then, tragedy struck their family. Years later, Jeanne reflects on her calling as a mother and... Read More + |
Apr 28, 2010
An Early Mother's Day
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Vignettes and poems have us pondering motherhood in anticipation of Mother's Day. Read More + |
Jan 13, 2010
It Happens in a Blink
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I feel like I’m just going to *blink* and my little boy will be all grown up. What can parents do to take in the moment? Read More + |
Sep 25, 2003
Buzzword to Byword
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The hour was late, the moon was full, and the snow out our back window glistened like a Thomas Kinkade painting. That’s when the tears began. She was a woman-child, adolescence in full bloom,... Read More + |
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