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Transitions are Hard: Moving is Hell Edition
We moved this week. We’re settling into a new house after five years in our beloved apartment. My 12-year-old is not too thrilled about uprooting from a neighborhood and town he really loves. And then on moving day, something really scary happened. We put our beloved cat in the… Read more
Should you post about where your child is going to college?: #Decisionday dilemmas
If you are in a community with lots of college bound kids you may have noticed a few (or a few hundred) shares in your timeline recently about where seniors were accepted at college and where they plan to attend. In Chicago, where I live, families are also posting about… Read more
Is learning to use a smartphone like learning to ride a bike?
After a few recent warm days, we optimistically went out and bought our son a bigger bike. They guy at the store says he’ll “grow into it.” It is so big that I can ride it. After all, he’s only about two inches shorter than his mom as a just-turned-twelve… Read more