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Published in Moms Don’t Have Time to Write

·Apr 4, 2022

I Brought My Grief to the Exam Room of My Gastroenterologist

My beloved aunt has no gravestone, but I’ve found other places in which to grieve — “It’s time to examine you now.” The nurse stands up and puts her clipboard on the counter next to medical tools. She reaches into a drawer for a pale green “gown.” Holding it out to me, she says, “Take everything off, and be sure to leave the back open.” She…

Grief

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I Brought My Grief to the Exam Room of My Gastroenterologist’s Office
I Brought My Grief to the Exam Room of My Gastroenterologist’s Office
Grief

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Published in Moms Don’t Have Time to Write

·Jan 6, 2022

The 5 Lessons I Learned After 21 Days in the Woods

Walk into the unknown and feel the magic of the natural world — I have a good friend, my neighbor, whose habit I admire: she goes into the woods early every morning. Like a musher with her three huskies by her side, she meanders through the forests, occasionally foraging for gems like Tree Lungwort or Black Chanterelle — mushrooms she brings home, dehydrates…

Outdoors

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The 6 Lessons I Learned After 21 Days in the Woods
The 6 Lessons I Learned After 21 Days in the Woods
Outdoors

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Dec 6, 2021

How We Learn To Be Small

My boyfriend’s mother got me drunk for the first time. I was sixteen. It was a Friday night. We sat in a warm, dark dining room awaiting a “family dinner” — me, my boyfriend, his mom, his dad, and his popular older brother. Filling my wine glass with red, she…

Adolescence

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How We Learn To Be Small
How We Learn To Be Small
Adolescence

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Dec 6, 2021

On Grief, Motherhood, and Turning 40

In the days leading up to my fortieth birthday, I occasionally found myself in tears. The same emotional meltdown happened a year ago, right before my son’s tenth birthday. The night he turned ten, I cried myself to sleep. My nine year old daughter, who’s been sleeping in my bed…

Motherhood

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On Grief, Motherhood, and Turning 40
On Grief, Motherhood, and Turning 40
Motherhood

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Published in Moms Don’t Have Time to Write

·Sep 28, 2021

Don’t Let Your Children Accept the Limitations Imposed on Them

We can choose, at any moment, to redefine ourselves — Over the weekend, my nine-year-old reading-reluctant daughter walked into one of my favorite bookstores — Northshire Books in Manchester, Vermont — and decided to buy a book. While this might seem mundane, I’ve been waiting for this moment since she was in kindergarten. Back when she was six, there were…

Children

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Don’t Let Your Children Accept the Limitations Imposed on Them
Don’t Let Your Children Accept the Limitations Imposed on Them
Children

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Apr 29, 2021

The Women of the Village

There is a history of women, subversive and marginalized, who gather to heal, dissent, bewitch or even birth. Alone and together, these women work to save and secure, to sanctify and celebrate. We know these histories. We’ve read these stories. During this unprecedented pandemic, the women came again. For me…

Covid-19

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The Women of the Village
The Women of the Village
Covid-19

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May 18, 2020

Why Children’s Book Clubs Make A Difference Now More Than Ever

Why Children’s Book Clubs Make A Difference Now More Than Ever For a long while, I’ve held a deep belief that reading, in both a solitary and communal way, has an impact on who we are and how we interact in the world. That guiding notion, along with my love…

Teachers

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Why Children’s Book Clubs Make A Difference Now More Than Ever
Why Children’s Book Clubs Make A Difference Now More Than Ever
Teachers

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May 1, 2020

Minimize Screen Time and Maximize the Experience: Simple Ways to Enhance Your Students’ Learn-From-Home Experience

We’ve been home for a while now. On many days, children rise and shine and then sit in front of their computers. Let’s refresh the learn-from-home experience. We can enrich the current school model and support our children to get the most out of distance learning. Here’s how: Review before…

Learning

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Minimize Screen Time and Maximize the Experience: Simple Ways to Enhance Your Students’…
Minimize Screen Time and Maximize the Experience: Simple Ways to Enhance Your Students’…
Learning

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Mar 25, 2020

Ramshackle Homeschool

Ten Tips to Turn Your Makeshift Homeschool into Bliss With schools closed across the country, parents are frantically putting together a homeschool experience for their children. In many communities, distance learning is on the horizon, but even that experience seems like another unnerving layer for parents and students. …

Homeschooling

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Ramshackle Homeschool
Ramshackle Homeschool
Homeschooling

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Jan 22, 2020

A Love Letter to Winter

Do you know the legend of the Holly and the Oak? When I was young and pregnant and in graduate school, one of my courses focused solely on trees and the forests they inhabit. For hours each day the class walked through neighboring forests examining and revering nature’s impressive formations…

Winter

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A Love Letter to Winter
A Love Letter to Winter
Winter

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Laura Milligan

Laura Milligan

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Laura Milligan is a teacher and writer. On medium, she often shares personal essays. www.lauramilliganwrites.com

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