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Most of us can agree that one of the best parts about growing up when we did was how the holidays played out, including ...

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Your empty (or if you still have a child at home) nest is about to be re-feathered. As you’re preparing for Thanksgiving —shopping for dinner, re-stocking the fridge with the foods you haven’t bought ...

My firstborn wanted to go far away for college. She didn’t come home often during her four years on the opposite side of the country. Once she left, I quickly became one of “those moms” who listened ...

And the seasons, they go round and round and the painted ponies go up and down. We’re captive on the carousel of time. The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell Thanksgiving has changed through the years and ...

A pair of notes to self socks are more than just a pair of socks – they are affirming! Each one has an encouraging word or phrase to remind your recipient that they are crushing it, beautiful, strong, ...

It’s finally here. The long weekend you’ve had circled on your calendar and in your mind since summer. The three or four full days when your mama molecules will be at full charge once again from being ...

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I have always been the biggest holiday freak you could ever meet. I didn’t understand people who hated listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving or why people would get so grumpy and retreat ...

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No mother should be surprised to see very little of her grown children when they come home for summer college breaks and holidays. We learn this quickly the hard way. Our budding adults want to see ...