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Mom Injuries from Your Burlington VT Moms Blog Writers
Let’s face it. Our children should come with warning labels. Beware: Kids are Dangerous. We’ve all suffered mom injuries, and I’m not even talking about the trauma of childbirth.
Oh, no. I’m referring to...
Deconstructing Toy Story and My Kids’ Perspectives on the Missing Dads
One Saturday morning following our weekly movie night, which featured the original Toy Story, I asked my kids for their perspectives on the more mysterious parts of the movie.
The three Toy Story movies...
Proofs of Love: Noticing and Appreciating Smaller, Quieter Acts of Affection
February, the month that embraces Valentine’s Day, seems like a good time to reflect on how we show love and what we recognize as love, including the proofs of love we value.
As a...
Failing Without Fear: Teaching My Kids What I Still Need to Learn
In my opinion, we all face one or more hurdles to effective parenting, like one mostly hidden but deeply ingrained character trait that, if we fail to overcome it, has the potential to thwart...
Rotating Holidays and Kidless Christmas Eves: Sad Side Effects of Divorce
As a little girl, I remained blissfully unaware of sad childhood realities like rotating holidays between divorced parents. I came from an intact family, and I didn't get introduced to the concept of divorce until...
Bullying and the 3 Most Powerful Words We Can Teach Our Children
At some point in our lives as parents, we all worry about bullying and the effects it will have on our children. We hope against hope that it won't happen to our kids, but,...
Fun 101: How I Became a (Slightly) More Fun Parent
I am not the fun parent. I am the eat-healthy-foods, do-your-homework, clean-up-your-room, go-to-bed-on-time parent.
I am responsible, organized, and nurturing. I comply with most of the recommendations provided to me by pediatricians and parenting...
Fleeting Moments and Fall Foliage: Reframing “Are We There Yet?”
I love Vermont.
I do, truly and deeply. Having not always lived here, a lot of what Vermont offers is new and shiny for me, like fall foliage (all too fleeting) - and snow....
What My Son Needed Me to Say About My Divorce
When I got divorced, learning how to talk about it with my son did not come easily.
When I first told my 10-year-old son about becoming a contributing writer for BVTMB, he immediately told me...