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Of course I told my twins who was born first

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Does the minute matter? If they didn’t know about it, would Baby A tease Baby B less? Would she watch out for her less? My hunch is no.
By Francie Arenson Dickman

May 1, 2016 Culture, Family

To brag or not to brag?

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There’s a fine line between being proud of our kids and bragging about them. Pride keeps the accomplishment firmly in their own hands. Bragging is a more public endeavor.
By Lisa Sadikman

May 1, 2016 Parenting Advice

When I used to be my son’s go-to person

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That little boy who would cling to me is now a teenager who opts to spend much of his time in his room. By Randi Olin

May 1, 2016 Parenting Challenges

On telling my kids I love them

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I don’t think we are a family who loves each other in some especially profound way. We have just made the words that stand for our love a part of the verbal dance we do.
By Lauren Apfel

May 1, 2016 Culture

Seven and still sucking his thumb

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Seven years on, my son is still a sucker, thumb mostly, but also occasionally sleeves, zippers, the pointed snout of a stuffed animal.
By Daisy Alpert Florin

May 1, 2016 Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges

The irreconcilable dreams of a working mother

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I am a mother and I am a lawyer. I don’t know how to reconcile these parts of myself, and I feel very alone in this struggle.
By Carinn Jade

May 1, 2016 Culture

This is your crappy childhood

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I can’t help feeling sad for all the things I imagined his childhood to be, but now know it won’t.
By Zsofia McMullin

May 1, 2016 Family, Parenting Challenges

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