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posted on July 8, 2019

Summer Reads For Kids (That You’ll Love Revisiting Too)

As book-loving moms, nothing is more satisfying than rediscovering stories we loved as kids when our own children get old enough to enjoy them. It starts early, with picture books we read with the same inflections and funny voices as our parents read them to us, and it continues on, bringing chapter books and novels back to the light that we haven’t thought about in years. Here are a few of our favorite books to revisit with your kids…

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posted on July 7, 2019

On Shaky Ground (Advice For Fellow Catastrophizers)

In its own way, this too is a radical, audacious act of What-if thinking: What if we could teach our kids to duck and cover without living in fear that they’ll need to? What if we accept that the ground under our feet might shift at any moment and choose to stand on it anyway? What if we let ourselves believe–truly believe–that it’s all going to be okay?

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posted on July 1, 2019

Books Talk: Summer Beach Reads

Whether you’re reading poolside at a resort, towel-bound at the nearest beach, or from the comfort of your own bed, Sarah and Katie have summer book picks that fit any of the above. Though very different, our selections both move quickly and can be picked up and put down easily! Happy Summer Reading!

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posted on June 13, 2019

Public Mom-Shaming & The Ones Who Suffer

Moms are criticized for giving babies formula but then chastised when they find a place to breastfeed. Meagan’s article at NBCNews.com argues that this is unfair to moms and bad for babies.

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posted on June 13, 2019

Stressy Wednesdays & The Stories We Stick With

It took a while for me to realize that I had internalized a message that certain things would be too hard, too time-consuming, too complicated forever. It took a little while for me to catch up with reality, and realize that that the story I was telling myself had once been true, but had become outdated.

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posted on May 5, 2019

In Case You Need To Hear It

If you DO want presents and pampering this year, you have our permission to put on your fancy hat and own it. I certainly did back in 2009. But if you’d rather get caught up on emails and laundry next Sunday (because: MAY), that’s OK too. Our Mother’s Day wish for you is that with each passing year it gets a little easier to tune into that part of yourself that knows its own worth and knows what it wants. Even if what it wants is to stay home.

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