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The Importance of Being Earnest (and Maybe Just a Little Bit Cringe)

On hearing the drums echoing tonight, waking up to a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and throwing off inhibition.

Aug 1, 2023

The Importance of Being Earnest (and Maybe Just a Little Bit Cringe)

Aug 1, 2023

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My Mount Everest Is a Stack of Christmas Decorations

I knew parenthood would require bravery, but I didn’t sign up for attic ladders

Feb 1, 2024

My Mount Everest Is a Stack of Christmas Decorations

Feb 1, 2024

My Kids Don’t Sleep, But Neither Did I

I’m doing everything right. I promise, it’s not me. …Is it me?

2d ago

My Kids Don’t Sleep, But Neither Did I

2d ago

Car Seats and the Illusion of Control

Overthinking will keep my kids safe. Right? Right??

Jun 4

Car Seats and the Illusion of Control

Jun 4

Please Don’t Believe What I Said Because I Said So

An experiment in fake news

May 24

Please Don’t Believe What I Said Because I Said So

May 24

A Mandatory Carrot Will Not Give My Kids an Eating Disorder

How I learned from, disregarded, and ultimately made my peace with the nutrition police.

May 16

A Mandatory Carrot Will Not Give My Kids an Eating Disorder

May 16

What Does “Aging Gracefully” Even Mean?

On beauty culture, morality, and Botox.

May 6

What Does “Aging Gracefully” Even Mean?

May 6

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Seven Books to Pull You Out of a Reading Slump

Does the childhood magic of reading feel out of reach right now for you, too? Here are seven middle-grade titles that might help.

Apr 7

Seven Books to Pull You Out of a Reading Slump

Apr 7

An Open Letter to the Mom I Envied at CVS

How being the Worst Girl at Yoga has helped me feel better about my most embarrassing moments.

Mar 25

An Open Letter to the Mom I Envied at CVS

Mar 25

My One-Year-Old Is a Copycat. That Worries Me.

Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it. Yet.

Mar 11

My One-Year-Old Is a Copycat. That Worries Me.

Mar 11

Amy Colleen

Amy Colleen

I read a lot of books & sometimes I’m funny. I aspire to be a novelist, practice at humor & human interest writing, and am very fond of the Oxford comma.

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