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Mom of Tweens: Every moment of mom mania

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First, one kid climbed into her lap. Then the other climbed in, too, even though there wasn't much room left. The woman sitting in the pew in front of me at church on Sunday - Mother's Day - was clearly trying hard to give attention to both of her boys while keeping them from…

Follow Friday's Mom Blog Round-Up

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The other day I was over at TwitterMoms.com, where I asked the mom blogger group to offer up their favorite blogs, so I could share them with you. Who knew there were so many diverse mom blogs, from the funny to the factual, the…

This is What I Want to Do

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A grown-up was laughing at me. Well, not really atme, so much as withme, while I read an essay I'd written for my high school's literary magazine that I'd called, "Thanksgiving, 1982." (Luckily, my headline writing has since improved.)

The…

Suburban Mom Meets Urban Cool

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When the handsome 20-something in the skin-tight black shirt emerged from the unmarked door and looked us over, I knew that I didn't belong there. But the rooftop bar's host/bouncer/coolness evaluator at the Manhattan hotel where I stayed for a writer's conference on Friday night let…

Mom of Tweens: The average of motherhood

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Somehow, I didn't feel guilty. I was walking down a Manhattan street on my way to dinner with some friends who were attending the same writer's conference where I was scheduled to speak the next morning, and talking on the phone.

"Tell Chris 'Good luck'," I told my…

A Mother's Day without Heartache

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When I look at the picture of that little girl, my heart breaks. She has no idea what's coming. She has no idea that someday when she has her own kids, she will experience heartache like she's never felt it before. She has no idea that she'll worry whether she'll get to see her…

3 Awesome Blogs I Found Through Twitter #followfriday

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In the past year, I've gotten to know dozens and dozens of bloggers I might not have stumbled upon if it weren't for the giant virtual cocktail party that is Twitter. They inform, entertain and amuse so well in just 140 characters that I just have to click through to their blogs. There,…

Aimless Afternoons Giving Way to Beefing Up College Applications

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Devin is a National Merit Scholarship finalist with a 4.14 grade point average.

Jennifer just got accepted to Harvard.

Matt scored 2020 on his SATs.

James can run a mile in 4 minutes 49 seconds.

I could use some Tylenol.

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