Halloween pumpkin lamp

Celebrating Halloween as a Mom

2018 Update: We still think this is a fun discussion of celebrating Halloween as a mom (including how old is too old for trick or treating!) — but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion about whether you should dress up with your kids for Halloween. With summer weather stubbornly sticking…

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A woman wearing a Oh My Gosh A-Line Dress

Family Friday: Oh My Gosh A-Line Dress

No… you probably don’t want to wear this to work (unless you work with kids). But if you’re a mom who wears a lot of dresses, your kids might be amused by this cute bat dress from ModCloth. (They also have dinosaurs, bats, and other cute options!) It’s $59, and available in sizes S-4X —…

Long Weekends and Parenthood

Long Weekends and Parenthood

Happy Fourth of July – almost! One of the things that always strikes me as interesting is how “free time” has totally changed since having kids — and long weekends in particular look very different, at least for me. When I was working crazy hours in Big Law, a long weekend used to mean that I…