“My friends on the cross-country team had to get up at 5am to go to their meet,” my 16-year-old daughter…
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The Right Time to Hear Four Inclusive Words
“I ain’t made for a rivalry, I could never take the world alone I know that in my weakness I…
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The 3-Second Pause that Can Save a Morning and Spare Some Pain
It was my children’s first day back to school after a holiday break. The school bus was due to pull…
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In Need of an Emergency Contact
“Are you Rachel Stafford?” she asked me over the low roar of party conversation and festive music. When I nodded,…
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The Bully Too Close to Home
During the two years of my overly distracted life, I communicated more to a screen than to the people in…
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In this space I call “Hands Free Mama,” I write about letting go of distraction to grasp what really…
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