To My Grandchildren: Please Care for Your Mama
Last May my husband lost his grandmother to cancer. It was a difficult experience, as any death is, but particularly thought-provoking for me as I just gave birth to a...
Managing Mama’s Emotions
by Laura Senske
When you have children in your house, you have a lot of emotions in your house. Emotions can flare over the most mundane things (the wrong color cup) or the...
Lessons From an Accidental Soccer Coach
Yeah – I used to be a soccer mom. Then one day – BAM – I was promoted to the soccer coach. My resume? It’s pretty stacked. I know what...
3 1/2 Year Olds Are No Joke!
I feel like I’ve been dropping all.the.things lately. And then quickly realized oh yes, yes, I have! Because my son turned 3 1/2. Thank God he’s about to be 4...
Kick off Children’s Theatre Company’s 2018-2019 Season with Last Stop on Market Street
Dwight Leslie, Greta Oglesby, Alejandro Vega, and Ansa Akyea Children’s Theatre Company opens their 2018 – 2019 Season with a brand new musical, Last Stop on Market Street! A “Hamilton...
How Did She Do It?
As I’ve attempted to navigate the path of motherhood I have found myself questioning just how it is my mother did all she did for myself and my three older...
My 2nd Pregnancy: What I Know (And What I Wish I Didn’t)
“When are you due? You’re huge!” At seven months, pregnant my co-worker’s question made me laugh. I wasn’t that big. (Was I?) Regardless, I didn’t have the time to dwell on...
I Am A Twin Cities Family: Nina Terrero Groth
Continuing our I Am A Twin Cities Family series, we’re welcoming Nina Terrero Groth, a “born-and-bred East Coaster for whom Minnesota was just a random state in the Midwest, until I...
The Grain of Rice in a Cheerio
“Do you know what we’re looking for, here?” the doctor asked me kindly. “…a baby?” I ventured, so nervous that my usual smart mouth had no filter. He grinned gamely,...
Dear Expectant Mama
by Liz Murray
As your first pregnancy finally approaches that hallowed 40-week mark, and time seems to grind to a halt, you’re likely contemplating the changes ahead. If you’re anything like me, you’re...
The Badge of Busy
A new school year is like a new calendar year. An opportunity for a return to routine after a summer of carefree fun. A time to reset. But the school...
Splitting Pairs – Twins in Kindergarten
A couple very obvious misconceptions that I’ve personally encountered as a mother of twins are: 1) They like the same things. 2) They’re inseparable. To some extent, this may be...
Accepting Our Family’s Current Season of Life
by Maureen Zhao
Every summer I have plans for my family. They are never very grandiose or over the top. They are always the simplest of plans; to sit on the back porch...