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Parenting

  • Reader Mail

    Reader Mail

    I always love receiving your comments on blog posts, whether they’re left here, on Facebook or Instagram. Once in a while, I even get a personal message from a reader. I always answer those…

  • College
    Work & Home

    What Your Student Really Needs for College

    If you’re preparing to send a kid away to college, you’re probably feeling overwhelmed. You’re asking yourself questions like What if he needs something I didn’t send with him? What if her roommates have…

  • Work & Home

    In Praise of Quantity Time

    As a mom who worked full-time while my kids were small, I worried a lot about how the time I gave my career might have a negative impact on them. At the same time,…

  • Work & Home

    Women’s Work

    In the last week or so, I’ve stumbled across a number of articles that focus on women working outside the home. One of those articles was Tess Taylor’s But Do You Have to Work?,…

  • Long Road
    Work & Home

    Parenting, In Retrospect

    One of the great things about having adult children is the ability to view your parenting in retrospect, knowing how things turned out. At this point, my kids are 21 and almost-24 years old;…