Thursday, April 3, 2025

Maybe Let's Cool It With Our "Core Memory" Ambitions

Enough already.
Scary Mommy Daily
Apr. 3, 2025
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Maybe Let's Cool It With Our "Core Memory" Ambitions

Oh how I love this piece by our own Jamie Kenney. In it, she argues that "core memories" are great and all, but sometimes it's just as good to live in the moment and stop curating everything. It's a gentle reminder to embrace parenting for all that it is – and isn't – and to enjoy the little moments with your kids while you can. I hope you find it as comforting as I do.

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I love this piece for a few reasons, but mostly because, like so many others, I have friends in far-flung places whom I miss dearly.

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