Thursday, December 12, 2024

I Read My Old Diaries To Try To Understand My Kids

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Dec. 12, 2024
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I Read My Old Diaries To Try To Understand My Kids

This parenting thing is hard sometimes, huh? But luckily for Lauren Davidson, she figured out one way to help understand her kid and what his tween brain is going through: She's reading her old diaries. Sure, not all of us kept – and have held onto – our childhood diaries, but she has, and it turns out it's been illuminating for her as she navigates her kid getting older.

Maybe it's worth going and finding yours?

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Yes, we are fully aware that travel becomes significantly harder when you become a parent. But that doesn't mean you stop doing it entirely. So if you've got a friend – or are yourself – who loves to travel, kids be damned, maybe gift her something off this list. Hey, maybe she'll invite you along on the next trip!?

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The Divorce Document That Finally Made Us Equal Parents

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Dec. 11, 2024
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The Divorce Document That Finally Made Us Equal Parents

Today we're featuring a piece by our own Sarah Aswell, who writes so thoughtfully about her divorce, particularly about the parenting plan she and her soon-to-be ex had to fill out. She says, "If you file for divorce when you have kids, at least in my state, you're required to fill it out together, forcing you and your soon-to-be ex to plan out the care of your children. The parenting plan was the thing that made my partner step up and take on 50% of the household and childcare responsibilities." And it doesn't stop there. "It took the same parenting plan for me to realize that if I really wanted to lift my mental load and lighten my invisible labor, I needed to let go of control. In the course of filling out this document, and having the difficult but productive conversations that it required, it occurred to me that this was an exercise that probably would have been useful to us when we were married."

The document lead to a lot of fruitful conversations, ones they never had while still together. Maybe it could be instructive for you, too, even if you have no plans of getting divorced.

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Easy, Cozy Ways To Get Your Christmas Cheer Back

Look, I get it, the holidays can be rough. They're overstimulating, busy and often expensive and it can be A LOT for us moms. So what are you to do if you just want to bring a little cheer back into the season? We got you. From seeking out neighborhood Christmas lights to the simple(ish) task of baking cookies, Samantha Darby has rounded up 33 ways to bring the festive nature back to this busy season.

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