Category: Parenting
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Midlife & Moving Past the Crisis
I think most moms will tell you that even though we know the scales can never be perfectly balanced, we can’t help but torture ourselves trying. It’s not just that we want to be great at everything, we feel like we’re supposed to be great at everything.
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You’re a Collage, Not a Snapshot.
Ten years ago I left the competitive world of endurance racing and began my next greatest challenge: parenthood. After several years of triathlon and duathlon racing, I decided that my World Championship race in Edinburgh, Scotland would be the beginning of the end. I was nearing my 30th birthday and my body was at its…
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TO DO: Make a Shorter List
I want to say yes to all the things. It’s a combination of being a people pleaser and getting genuinely excited when asked to get artsy with all sorts of people. I love making people happy, and I love designing creative experiences. But I’m a human being with limited time and resources who’s been trying…
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Why I Let My Kids Fail
“You are the best person for this event bar none!!” -My Mom That’s my mom for ya. Always supportive, always encouraging… but not always right. My siblings and I still joke about the time my little sister tried out for the part of Annie in the school musical and instead got the part of a…
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“Creativity is as important as literacy.”
-Sir Ken Robinson My son started Kindergarten last fall which means he started getting homework… a lot of homework. It also means I’ve seen substantially fewer art projects coming home in his backpack. I realize now more than ever that it’s my job as his parent to make sure that he is exposed to all…
Sarah Wilson 