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Side Stepping the Dinner Time Struggle: Dealing with a Stubborn Eater

Fri Oct 18 2019

After years of cooking three separate meals at dinnertime, I had the unreasonable idea that I should just cook one meal and that we could all eat like normal families. View at modernparentsmessykids »


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TBR Tuesday: The Rope Swing by Jonathan Corcoran

Tue Oct 08 2019

A searing story collection about a small town and the people who grew up there. Read more »


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TBR Tuesday: Redwood and Ponytail by KA Holt

Tue Oct 01 2019

This week's recommendation is an upper Middle-Grade novel in verse featuring a cheerleader and a volleyball player. Read more »


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TBR Tuesday: Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin

Tue Sep 24 2019

I was lucky to read an advance copy of Motherhood So White on Net Galley, and I've been waiting months for it to finally come to bookstores so I can rave about it.  Read more »


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Happy Bi Visibility Day!

Mon Sep 23 2019

A post on non-mono-sexuality and three books with bisexual characters. Read more »


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TBR Tuesday: A Feminist Giveaway for my Birthday!

Tue Sep 10 2019

Since it's my birthday week, one lucky reader gets a present. Two presents, actually. Read more »


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TBR Tuesday: The End of Something Wonderful: A Practical Guide to a Backyard Funeral by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

Tue Sep 03 2019

Kids feel things deeply. We need all the resources we can to help them survive childhood. A new release and a few other resources for kids who have recently lost a pet. Read more »


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Single Moms and Dating: Exactly What to Know by Samantha Vincenty

Sun Sep 01 2019

I was very excited to contribute my thoughts to this article on Oprah Magazine. View at oprahmag »


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How I Re-Connected with My Kids

Fri Aug 30 2019

Some days I felt as if the only time we spent actually talking to each other was in the car on the way to a game. View at modernparentsmessykids »


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Why You Should Learn Something New With Your Kid

Wed Aug 21 2019

Luckily for my kid, I am naturally terrible at anything athletic, so watching me struggle was pretty much guaranteed. View at modernparentsmessykids »


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TBR Tuesday: Gray is the New Black by Dorothy Rice

Tue Aug 20 2019

Review on Mom Egg Review. Rice discusses being a daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and wife with an unflinchingly honest and unquestionably relatable pen. Although I’m more than a decade her junior, I saw myself on the page over and over—often painfully so. View at momeggreview »


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TBR Tuesday Review: I WANTED FRIES WITH THAT by Amy Fish and GIVEAWAY

Tue Aug 13 2019

My dear friend Amy Fish has a book coming out this fall and I’ve taken it upon myself to become a one-person evangelist for it, so to whet your appetite I not only reviewed it early but am running a giveaway for her first book, The Art of Complaining Effectively. Read more »




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