Here we are, a full two weeks into a teachers’ strike with no end in sight. At first, as I wrote last week, I was in denial. I didn’t feel like dealing with yet another disruption to the boys’ school year, so I tried out the anything-goes approach to our days. It didn’t work. At…
School is canceled. Indefinitely. Again. Minneapolis teachers are on strike with no signs of a deal in sight. They’re fighting for class size limits, mental health supports, and living wages. It is a just and noble cause. But on Day 6 of our kids being out of school, the latest disruption after two years of…
“I’m glad we’ve begun to raise our daughters more like our sons, but it will never work until we raise ours sons more like our daughters.” -Gloria Steinem This week I discovered a new tool in my quest to raise feminist sons — books with strong female protagonists. Raising Feminist Sons First let me back…
It’s great to be back here writing. We survived the two weeks of distance learning, and the boys have now been back in school for a couple weeks. It’s taken me longer than anticipated to get back to blogging because during the time I was with all three boys at home, I gained a new…
As of today, my kids are back to online/at-home school for two full weeks. Maybe longer, depending how Omicron and its effects play out. I found distance learning hard last year when Nate was in preschool all morning and I just had Evan doing first grade. He hated sitting still in front of a…
If you’re ever at home during the day with small or even not-so-small children, this post is for you. Today I’m going to tell you about the most important activity to include in your schedule — quiet time. When Evan, my oldest son, outgrew his afternoon nap, I panicked. I’d quit my job only a…
When you think of traditions, it’s easy to think of special rituals that take place on Christmas or birthdays. And those are so important! But what shouldn’t be overlooked is the importance of weekly rituals. Read on. The Inception of Bakery Day Looking at the title of this post, you’re going to start thinking every…
How do you decorate after Christmas? Taking down the tree and all the decorations can be a bittersweet process. On one hand, it’s nice getting your space back to normal. On the other, with the merriment and music and magic of the holiday season behind us, you’re left with…January. The store endcaps jump straight from…
Last year, with the pandemic raging (as it still is a year later 😩) and me six months pregnant, it was clear we would not be going out for New Year’s Eve. Let’s be real — since having kids, the vast majority of our NYE festivities have taken place at home anyway. And we’ve had…
