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Oh Christmas Tree, How Graceful Are Thy Dust-Bunnied Branches
By
Catherine Connors
My daughter’s junior kindergarten class had a homework assignment last week: decorate a construction paper cut-out Christmas tree. Not just color it or paint it or throw glitter at it: decorate it. With stuff found around their homes. Emilia takes directions like these very seriously. “I can’t just put stickers on it, Mommy. I have…
Becoming Mommy, Becoming Me
By
Catherine Connors
Four years ago, my daughter was born. Four years ago, I became a mom. My own mother used to tell me that she considered my birthday as much her day as mine, because it was the day she gave birth, the day that she became a mother. For many years I rolled my eyes at…
The Science Of Cute
By
Catherine Connors
How is it that small children are even more adorable when they’re upside down? Does cuteness bend gravity in such a way that the very physics of sweetness are amplified when the object of sweetness is suspended in mid-air? Science is amazing.
Life Goes On, And It Carries A Dora Backpack
By
Catherine Connors
From the Life Goes On files: Emilia prepares for her first day at Big Kid School. Oof, my heart. OOF.
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