This one goes out to all the parents whose kids are going to make dramatic faces when they sit down to the traditional Thanksgiving feast on Thursday. Lauren Davidson writes: “For most of my childhood, I subsisted on buttered noodles, chicken fingers, and plain cheese pizza. On Thanksgiving, when presented with steaming dishes full of roast turkey, stuffing, and green bean casserole, I chowed down on rolls and waited for dessert so I could enjoy a slice of the chocolate pie my mother makes only once a year (I wouldn’t even try the pumpkin).”

She adds: “Well, surprise, surprise — my kids are picky too. And Thanksgiving is no exception.” What follows is a rallying cry for the moms of kids who are gonna be stuffing themselves on rolls and rolls alone later this week.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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“When you look up the symptoms of perimenopause, a lot of them sound like what you may already experience as a busy mom: Fatigue. Sleep disturbance. Brain fog. Irritability. (Yep, check, check, check, and check.) So, how can you tell if you're indeed going through perimenopause? Or are your symptoms just from the chaos of daily life, or are they signifying something else? Is there a test you can take?” writes Sarah Bourassa today. “Well, the answer isn't that simple.” She lays it out at the link.