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I Fired Myself From Making My Kid’s Lunch. Here’s Why.
After months of packing school lunches that came home untouched, I fired myself from making my son’s lunch. Turns out, letting him pack his own was the solution all along.
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Three Boys, Three Little Ones, Two Locations, and Not a Single Adult in Charge of Their Own Destiny
One tenth birthday, three boys running wild at St. Louis’s City Museum, three little ones keeping Grandma busy, two demolished bags of Crispy Fruit, and a $220 decision that turned one Saturday into a whole lot of future adventures.
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When Do I Get To Have Some Rest?
Sometimes I don’t want a vacation. I don’t want to run away. I just want, for one day, to stop being the walking brain responsible for remembering every single thing.
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In a World That Wants ROARS, Just MEOW Instead 🦁🐱
A little lion who meows instead of roars delivers a big message for kids: you don’t have to fit in to become who you’re meant to be. My review of Richard Faith’s The Lion That Meowed
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Kids Will Be Kids
Five kids, five wildly different personalities, and one mom trying to capture the little things she never wants to forget.
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I Have 18,000+ People in My Family Tree, and My Curiosity Is Only Just Beginning
I collect books, road trip ideas, dreams, and apparently dead ancestors. With more than 18,000 people in my family tree, every discovery leads to another question—and another genealogy rabbit hole.
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Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument: Teaching My Kids About History
Birmingham holds some of the most important and heartbreaking stories in American history. As a mother of five, I’m planning a family trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument to help my children understand segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, and why remembering our history matters.
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The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing (When You’re a Mom of Five)
Five kids, two dogs, endless laundry, and approximately 800 ideas running through my head. But today? Today is canceled. Sometimes even moms need permission to do absolutely nothing.
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A Day In The Life of a Mom of Five
Five kids, two dogs, school drop-offs, endless diaper changes, and a husband who’s on the road. Welcome to a perfectly imperfect day in our beautifully chaotic life!
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We Take Five Kids Everywhere — And No, We’re Not Waiting Until They’re Older
Traveling with five kids under 10 isn’t always easy—or cheap, quiet, or particularly sane. But we’re not waiting until they’re older to show them the world. Here’s why we take our five kids everywhere, chaos and all. ❤️
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I’m Kelly
Feel free to partake in the chaos that is my life! 5 kids, a giant TBR list, dreamer of vacations, researcher of anything remotely interesting. Sums it up in a nutshell. Did I mention chaos? Lots. Of. Chaos.
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