Parenting
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Outsourcing compassion
Last week I heard an article about Amazon’s recent tweaking of its A.I. “Alexa.” The changes Amazon has made are targeted specifically at young children, whose parents are being encouraged to place the…
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Easter Countdown
For several years I’ve meant to write more descriptively about our Easter countdown. It’s an important family ritual. I remember that I did it for the first time when my daughter was…
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Everyday Angst
I blew it today. Not as badly as I would have ten years ago. But badly enough to hurt my daughter’s feelings. All I wanted to do today was go for a walk…
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Generosity
When I was a child I was as horse-crazy as they come. I read all the horse books I could. I drew horses, and horses with girls riding them, until my third grade…
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The Parent Trap
“The truth is that years ago, before this generation of mothers was even born, our society decided where children rank in the list of important things,” writes Rachel Jankovic. Children rank way below…
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Living from the Heart
A friend posted a link to this article, titled “What Not to Say to a Working Mother.” It’s a good article, and it really raised my awareness. What’s interesting to me is that…
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Peace on earth
My husband is working long hours these days. Last night he worked from 8 in the morning till 11:30 at night. As a small business owner, his job is feast or famine. This…
