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  • Summer Life Skills Camp: The Sequel

    School may be out, but Summer Life Skills Camp is in session. From cooking dinner to grocery shopping, my kids are learning independence one quesadilla at a time. Read more

  • When ‘Hang It on the Line’ Needs a User Manual

    “Hang it on the line.”Five little words. Simple, right?Wrong. Here’s what I got instead:Thrown over the line.On top of already wet towels.Even though there was plenty of space—if he’d just nudged his sister’s swimsuit an inch either way. What I actually meant was:Use the clothespins. Clip the waistband of the shorts, the shoulders of the… Read more