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Hooray for Earlier Drop-Off at Hemenway (in Framingham Patch)

Starting Monday, Hemenway School is trialing a new morning drop-off system that allows parents to drop kids at school as early as 8.40am. Working parents across town are cheering!

TV or No TV?

As an experiment, we banned our kids from watching TV mid-week (like my Dad did to me.) How did they react?

Family

For the Love of .... Legos?

Are you OCD about sorting and organizing your kids' Legos? Me neither.

How Marriage is Like a Presidential Debate (in Framingham Patch)

While watching the recent presidential debates, it struck me that there are a lot of similarities in the way husbands and wives interact.

Halloween

I Am The Halloween Grinch

October 31 is looming. A date that fills me with dread, consternation and cultural awkwardness. I just don't get why we all go overboard on the candy, costumes and celebrations?

Family

For The Love of ..... Loading the Dishwasher

Raise your hand, readers, if you reload the dishwasher after your spouse does. My hand is raised. I'm no domestic diva but I have a system for dishwasher loading optimization and it works.

Family

For The Love of ... Laundry

This is going to sound warped and you are probably going to think I’m nuts or completely abandoning the mothership and womanhood and all that. But here goes: I love doing the laundry.

Health

Feet Are Overrated (in Framingham Patch)

Apart from ensuring our verticalness, it is my humble opinion that feet serve no redeeming purpose.

Family

Life Lessons From A Golden Retriever

If we humans modeled our behavior on the character and boundless optimism of a golden retriever, we’d all be a lot happier and chilled.

Back to School

How Do Parents Really Feel About Back to School?

I'm super thrilled that back to school is finally here. But some other parents don't feel quite as excited as me .....

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