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“Let me know what I can do to help.” “Just call me for whatever you need, any time of day.”…
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One evening in mid-2020, I couldn’t say exactly when because time had no shape or meaning in those days, I…
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Recently, I was helping my 18-year-old daughter organize herself for her upcoming gap year abroad. It was good to have…
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When Naomi Osaka suddenly withdrew from the French Open earlier this week for mental health reasons, she wasn’t trying to…
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By the time my menopause started, my body was no stranger to drastic hormone fluctuations. It was also no stranger…
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As many parents are celebrating the quarantine graduations of their pre-schoolers and wondering what on earth they’ll do to entertain…
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These past couple of months, while in lockdown, I’ve been getting intimately acquainted with a new friend. She loves to…
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Well, here we are in week whatever of quarantine and the initial novelty of having to stay at home has…
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The only word that’s spoken in our house more than “corona” lately is the word “snack”. I’ve got 4 teens at…
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I’ve always operated on a need-to-know basis with my kids when it came to providing information and as their mom,…