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Not Taxman. He’s busy. But AM is available. He loves calculators. I do have a warning: Though he’s great at straight-up counting, especially to 52*, his actual math is a little…out-o… more →
One Tired Ema
Available at a discount rate to do your taxes
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Kate wrote 1 week ago: Not Taxman. He’s busy. But AM is available. He loves calculators. I do have a warning: Though … more →
Manners gone awry
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Kate wrote 1 month ago: Out to dinner with the kids means actually eating with the kids. (I know!) It never gives me that wa … more →
Why it's good that 3 year olds can't run the world
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Kate wrote 1 month ago: Because they are so adorable that they’d charm you into living in a dictatorship. (Benevolent … more →
Vidui (Confession)
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Kate wrote 2 months ago: I love wearing sneakers on Yom Kippur. I don’t wear my running shoes or anything with leather … more →
A three-year-old's view of the world, by AM
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Kate wrote 4 months ago: This is a picture of Abba and Ema, who lost their minds and let me use the camera, at the playground … more →
Reclaiming Summers of Fun
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Amanda Bennett wrote 4 months ago: Thanks for the comments, friends! It seems that we have some wonderful summer memories of adventure … more →
Kids and Dreams
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Amanda Bennett wrote 4 months ago: Did you ever wonder why summer seemed to fly by when you were a kid? I think it was because we got t … more →
Packing, playdates, pizza, and the park
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Kate wrote 5 months ago: A mom we know, who had a son in Miss M’s class this year, offered to take Miss M for a few hou … more →
I take it back
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Kate wrote 6 months ago: The being pleasant early in the morning part. This morning there was a full on temper tantrum/scream … more →
Because I can't stop bringing you the crazies
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: Miss M had her usual cohort here this afternoon: her brother and her best friend. The three of them … more →
Only 2 more months of winter!
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: $*%&! I am not cut out for this cold weather + kids. Miss M cries every day that she doesn … more →
Thank you, MLK Jr.
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: Miss M had heard a little about Martin Luther King, Jr., in school last week, and I sketched in a fe … more →
Why decaf tea is an ineffective beverage of choice
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: Miss M has to be out the door at 8 (8:05, really, I guess, but I’m punctual) on school days. S … more →
Well, hello*
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Kate wrote 10 months ago: *The title of this post was supposed to be “Well, hell,” but Miss Nosey-Nose was reading … more →
Innocence retained
Kate wrote 11 months ago: Yesterday Miss M and her best friend A negotiated an after-school playdate at A’s house. As th … more →
More adventures from Toddler Coffee Nation
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: Halloween Lover’s comment on my last post reminded me of another funny AM coffee story. A few … more →
Unsurprisingly, I have no idea how to explain politics to a preschooler
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: (because half the time, I don’t understand this crap myself) Miss M took an interest in this w … more →
The real reason why two year olds aren't allowed in casinos
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: You thought it was the cigarettes? The cocktails? The $5.99 steak buffets? The cursing, shady charac … more →
I am now Keeper of Non-existent Snack
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Kate wrote 1 year ago: I have no idea how this happened. My kids are pretty big eaters, when it comes to things they like, … more →
