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Author Archives: Jenny
Bitty Buddha 101: What to Do When You Meet Someone with a Bad Name
I think being part of the human tribe is hard, but for my seven-year-old Buddha, it seems kind of cake-walky. It’s not that nothing bad ever happens to him. I mean, a few weeks ago he breathlessly announced that he was pretty … Continue reading
Bitty Buddha 101: How (and Why) to Make a Mean Person Your Friend
I can’t count how many times someone’s called my first-grader a little Buddha. He’s an insightful little fart, often boiling down life’s tough stuff into the simplest terms from the backseat of my Hyundai. And he’s always unusually happy, even when his … Continue reading
Posted in advice, friends, motherhood
Tagged Bitty Buddha, Bullies, Friendship, Life Wisdom
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You’re Doing It All Wrong: Parenting in the Information Age
To circumcise or not, to vaccinate or not, to breastfeed or not, to co-sleep or not: Parenting young kids has become a series of capital-W watershed choices that are presented as ways to make or break your child—physically, emotionally, developmentally. … Continue reading
Posted in motherhood
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All Better
My son wept today. Even though he’s six, such displays are rare with him. The tears were over a Lego creation he worked on for maybe an hour, tops, something he very generously called a Transformer. To me, it looked like it … Continue reading
Posted in motherhood
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Real Life
Three years ago today, on my mom’s birthday, I received a call that punched me in the gut during a business lunch: It was my dad, letting me know that a possible donor heart had been found for him. In … Continue reading
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My Cantankerous Little McCain
If you came here looking for a political spar, sorry. Being a new mom during major elections sucks: I mean, I know what sounds like bullshit, but I’m in no position to debate the finer points and could only rely on invective to back myself … Continue reading
Posted in babies, general mockery, politics, speed-posts
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Unbreakable Girls: Lessons in Extraordinary Resilience
Kendall Smedley was just twelve years old when a latent snarl of malformed vessels in her brain—there since birth—ruptured and left her lifeless in the ER at a children’s hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. That night, whether by chance or providence, … Continue reading
Posted in motherhood
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