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Apr 06, 2022

 

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Spring Break Doesn't Exist When You're A Parent
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As the weather warms and thoughts turn to beaches, today Hampton Williams Hofer
reflects on the expectations versus the reality of spring break with kids.
Specifically: you’re not on vacation in the same sense as your pre-kid days, so
much as you’ve simply relocated for a while. It will be chaos, and you will not
get your coordinated matching-swimsuit family photo. “Two children fit in said
swimsuits, another has somehow grown three sizes since Thanksgiving, and yet
another has imprinted on the Paw Patrol surf shorts
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he saw at the beach gas station,” she paints the picture.

At the same time, you might find the vibes familiar, after all: “As it turns
out, spring break with toddlers isn’t so different from a party bus in Panama
City Beach. Sunburn, shenanigans, and too little sleep? Check, check, and
check,” she writes. The more things change!

— Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

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PREGNANCY Serena Williams Published Her Daughter’s Birth Story And It’s Required
Reading
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  It’s a harrowing story about just how hard Williams had to advocate for
herself to get crucial treatment: “Being heard and appropriately treated was the
difference between life or death for me; I know those statistics would be
different if the medical establishment listened to every Black woman’s
experience.” Read More
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IT HAPPENS How To Deal When A Friendship Fades
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  Here’s a sentence that will sound sadly familiar to many parents, because life
happens: “Friendships typically end not because of some big fight, but because
someone didn’t reach out.” Here’s how to deal, and how you might be able to
revive those ties, after all. Read More
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SEXIST BS This Is The Takedown Of Target’s Gendered Clothing That Everyone Needs
To Hear
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  She found that girls’ shorts options were less durable, more expensive, and
shorter than the ones in the boys’ section – and they didn’t have pockets,
either. (!) Read More
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SILVER LININGS
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Virtual Therapy Changed My Postpartum Life
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After a miscarriage and having a fourth baby during the pandemic, Alexandra
Frost knew she needed therapy. Ironically, the pandemic actually allowed her to
access it: “Virtual therapy opened up access to mental healthcare for many
groups, including moms with no time and (hopefully) napping babies in the next
room. For once, I could say yes to myself, and my own needs, by just jumping on
a Zoom call.”

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The Karen Who Cried Kidnapping
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A Month Of War For A Mother & Child
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How to Get People to Actually Listen to What You’re Saying
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