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Sometimes, and seemingly more and more, I just feel entirely wiped out after spending time around certain people. Emotional vampires — that’s what we call them.

Maybe it’s the friend whose relationship problems al...

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Is there anything better than when the group chat actually makes it out of the group chat and manifests in your living room for movie night? It can take a real Herculean effort for mom friends to coordinate everyone...

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Babysitting is a rite of passage and for many us Gen Xers and millennials — but that rite of passage seems to have come a lot earlier for us than it’s coming for our own kids. My oldest turns 12 this summer and just recently started ...

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There’s this thing we do in my family that may seem absolutely terrible from the outside, but among our ranks it’s really very cute. I’ll grab my kids by their faces and chaotically shout, “Look at this stupid face! It’s so stupid! ...

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How many years in a row have you gotten to the last weeks of December and realized you have to spend your FSA money but don’t really know what to buy?

Or how many times have you purchased sunscreen or first aid items while f...