Tag: family
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Read This Before the Doorbell Rings
Okay. Deep breath. Right now, the house is quiet. Stromps is probably loafed up in some sunbeam, completely unaware of the emotional hurricane about to hit. Your fridge is stocked, your laundry is mostly folded, and there’s that little buzz of anticipation underneath it all — like you’re standing at the edge of something huge.…
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You Are Not Too Much
If I could whisper just one truth into every child’s ear, every single child on the planet, it would be: You are not too much. That thing you do—that big laugh, the weird questions, the way you can’t sit still, or the way you talk a mile a minute or don’t talk at all? Not…
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A Summer of Us
So here’s the wild thing — this summer isn’t just about surviving. It’s not just logistics, snack management, and sunblock. It’s an invitation. Three weeks with each of them. One-on-one. Three little chapters. Three strange, glorious, chaotic, possibly sticky journeys into who they are now. Who they’re becoming. Who I get to be, not just…
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Two Weeks To Go
Psst. Hey, Rain. Not there yet. Not quite. The quiet still holds. Stromps is calm. The dishes aren’t multiplying. The fridge looks… optimistic. This is the last two weeks before it all begins. Before the door opens and the first pair of shoes gets kicked off somewhere you’ll trip over later. Before the rhythm changes.…
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We Need to Talk
So apparently that post I made the other day — the one about being nervous, about having my kids here this summer for the first time, about shifting from my worker-brain to my parent-brain and wondering if I was going to screw it all up — hit home for some people. Especially younger folks. People…
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Nine Weeks, One Nervous Parent, and a Very Opinionated Cat
Okay, so it’s happening. It’s happening. Nine weeks.Three kids.Three weeks each. One apartment in California that has never, not once, had to hold my parental brain, my work brain, and my nervous system all in the same space like this. I’m excited. I’m terrified. I’m spiraling a little, but in a cute, high-functioning kind of…
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Takin’ Care of Business
Two projects have been haunting me for what feels like an eternity. I’m not exaggerating — one’s been sitting there for over three years (dutch companies, you monster), and the other one, california love, has been quietly judging me from the corner of my to-do list for more than a year. They’re the kind of…
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A Request for Help
I don’t know about you, but I hate asking for help and try not to do it unless I genuinely need to. It seems like I need to ask for help quite often lately. Except, “lately” isn’t quite accurate – it feels like if I had been comfortable asking for help, I would’ve been asking…
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‘Excited much?’
Gather ’round, kids, it’s time for a language lesson.
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Somewhere Only We Know
♪ By Lily Allen ♪
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Automating Amazon Price Tracking with Python
Are you a savvy shopper who is always on the lookout for the best deals on Amazon? Do you find yourself constantly checking the prices of your favorite products to see if they have gone down? If so, you might want to consider using Python to automate the process of tracking Amazon prices. In this…
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Striking the Balance: Achieving Financial Success without Compromising Mental Health and Relationships
I aspire to generate an annual income of one million dollars while ensuring that my mental well-being, interpersonal connections, and familial responsibilities remain uncompromised. In today’s world, financial success is often equated with happiness and fulfillment. Many people strive to earn a high income and accumulate wealth, hoping that it will bring them satisfaction and…