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How Did You Know When You Were Done Having Kids?
If you’ve been around this space for a while, you probably know that I’m the parent of a 10-year-old who is my only child. But the journey to parenthood of one child was longer and more winding than one might think. Whether — and how — to have more children was a question that loomed…
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How to Teach Your Kids When It’s OK to Curse
My son was seven or eight years old when he asked me about the “S word.” My husband and I had decided early on that we wouldn’t curse around him, so he was genuinely unfamiliar with most, if not all, of the biggies. (Side note: This is what we believe infancy is for — it…
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What I Learned From a Month Spent Trying to Like Running
When I decided to spend a month trying to get myself to actually like running for the Lifehacker Fitness Challenge, I’ll admit that my expectations were low. And after my first run, they dropped even more than I thought possible. What followed over the next few weeks were a series of highs and lows, culminating…
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How Do I Deal With My Parents Falling For Conspiracy Theories?
If you’ve managed to escape the past few years without encountering a loved one who has become buried in misinformation or disinformation, count yourself among the lucky few. Most of us do have that relative who has gotten lost in the world of online conspiracy theories or swept away by a vortex of ridiculous “information”…