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My stepmother was killed in the Newtown shooting. My husband and I divorced after 10 years of marriage. I'm left with boxes of physical reminders of what used to be.

An updated, but always incomplete, blogroll. Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Little boys like mine need to move their bodies, to explore and wrestle and chase each other around. They need to shake the ants out of their pants, and city life just doesn't allow for it.

I thought it would be great if my children enjoyed watching the films I liked. I was right, until I pushed my luck.

"Seesaw marriage" means taking turns. But waiting for your time in either the dominant parent or the career-focused parent role can feel more like a tug of war.