10 lessons pandemic parenting

Top 10 Important Lessons from a Year of Pandemic Parenting

As a year of pandemic parenting draws to a close, I am in awe of the many ways we adapted to change as parents. Many of us managed a sudden shift to home school or distance learning while also working from home. Some of us couldn’t work from home because we were deemed essential. Some…

losing my dog
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What Losing Our Dog Taught Me about My Kids’ Grief and Love

Our 12-year-old Lab/Vizsla mix had been going downhill for months. Degeneration in her hips and spine caused her to have more and more trouble getting around and more and more potty accidents in the house. Making the decision with our family vet to let her go peacefully and prevent increasing pain was difficult but necessary. Mia, who…