Category Archives: Family Life

By Any Other Name (A True Story)

Posted on August 21, 2015 by mama one to three

Do you have one of those things that is long and you make noise by pressing the holes like this–? Then as if in a movie, or a nightmare, my words slowed to half-speed drawl, and before my brain could stop my … Continue reading →

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7 Ways to Make Mom Friends, or Be the Weird Mom

Posted on January 8, 2015 by mama one to three

Motherhood can be a lonely endeavor. However fulfilled we are with our children and jobs and families, we are often without meaningful adult conversation for hours or days at a time. The most common complaint I hear from fellow moms … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Story, Told by Daughters

Posted on December 12, 2014 by mama one to three

My girls, who are five and seven, found two little books in a bookcase that I was to fill out at some point. The books are similar, each is called A Mother’s Story, and they are meant to be keepsake … Continue reading →

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When the Mask Falls Off

Posted on September 11, 2014 by mama one to three

Last night, I received an email, and then a note outside my apartment door. Each made me a little weepy and a whole lot grateful to know even in the ugliest moments when all the masks come off, I am … Continue reading →

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Overcome

Posted on August 13, 2014 by mama one to three

(The following in italics is from a memoir project.) I sit in the kids’ room as they sleep and I think that a bottle of pills and a glass of wine might do the trick. I have plenty of both. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Say This To My Five Year Old

Posted on August 10, 2014 by mama one to three

I have always wanted to write a “What Not to Say” piece–“What Not to Say to Pregnant Women,” “…to New Mothers,” etc. I figured being a mother of twins was my best shot. (I’ve also drafted “10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to … Continue reading →

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6 Reasons Camp and Math Don’t Mix

Posted on July 24, 2014 by mama one to three

1. I have three children in camp this summer. For six weeks each. That costs one million dollars. 2. My children buy lunch every day at camp. We give each child 10 dollars in the morning. Each comes home in the afternoon with 12 to … Continue reading →

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Education of a Vacation

Posted on July 23, 2014 by mama one to three

“You’re not getting food until the pillow is back on the couch.” My husband stands at the refrigerator in our beach rental. “YOU’RE NOT GETTING FOOD UNTIL THE PILLOW IS BACK ON THE COUCH,” my five-year-son repeats back. My husband looks back … Continue reading →

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This Is Childhood Review (and Giveaway!)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by mama one to three

It is clear from reading This Is Childhood Book and Journal (Edited by Marcelle Soviero and Randi Olin of Brain, Child Magazine) that each age, from one year to ten years, brings startling changes for both mother and child. These thoughtful essays capture … Continue reading →

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Missing Preschool

Posted on June 6, 2014 by mama one to three

These are the last days of preschool for us, and I’ve resisted writing about them, embedding them with meaning and sentiment with which I am not sure I am in touch. And then today I took my oldest daughter back … Continue reading →

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