parenting | Lea Geller

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Mar, 2014

I was supposed to go away on Saturday night for roughly 24 hours. The trip got cancelled, and my first thought was: Great. Now I…

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Mar, 2014

Strepkids (or How to Overuse the Cup of Sick Pity)

This time of year the butter shelf in my fridge looks something like this: Frances (as one of the family’s few possessor of tonsils), brings…

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Mar, 2014

Save ME

I am not a keeper or a saver of things. Partly this is out of necessity. As a chronic loser of things, I had to…

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Mar, 2014

Drained

Apparently if a three year old witnesses a Polly Pocket shoe vanish down the drain of the bathtub, it can scar her for at least…

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Feb, 2014

Strep Child

I should know to be wary of any day that promises hours of child-free productivity. After weeks of togetherness, everybody was scheduled to be back…

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Feb, 2014

The Van

I’ve made no secret of my disdain for the minivan. But lately I’ve been feeling sorry for both our cars. They were both purchased on…

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Feb, 2014

Ski Bum

I came to skiing later in life, at least later then my kids did. I first skied very unmemorably in college on some awful, icy…

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Feb, 2014

Panic Provisions

My eleven year old and his dad had to watch their team lose the Superbowl last night. Even I could tell that it was not…

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Jan, 2014

My Mustache Mirror

Pulled out of the garage and slid on some ice right into the basketball hoop, tearing off my left side mirror. I blame the ice,…

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Jan, 2014

Snowmaggedon 2.0

It’s beautiful. But it’s a logistical mess. The kids went to bed positive that today would be a snow day; only to discover this morning…