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jillslitwin
Jun 13, 20223 min read
Changing Tables
When I first moved into my parents’ house, I got super depressed. They don’t write fairy tales about 43-year old 8-month...
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jillslitwin
Jun 13, 20223 min read
In an Alternate Universe
Did you ever wonder if there’s an alternate universe? One parallel that’d be occurring if you made the other choice? Or instead, whether...
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jillslitwin
May 31, 20223 min read
Month 25
You know how there are times when you feel like things will last forever even though you know they won’t? When you get into a routine,...
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jillslitwin
May 16, 20223 min read
Letting Autumn Fall
I teach three writing genres to my 4th graders. We start off with expository, move on to persuasive, and end the year with narrative. The...
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jillslitwin
May 2, 20223 min read
Let It Go
Autumn just turned two, and her obsession with the movie Frozen has held steady. If the lyrics to Disney theme songs counted as entire...
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jillslitwin
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Now We Are Two.
Autumn recently added a new word to her vocabulary. It arrived without warning after requesting a piece of candy. “Now!” she said. I...
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jillslitwin
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Stuff Part Two: Bursting the Bubble
It has been a month since closing on the new place. Autumn named it The Bubble House, because the first time she was there, the inspector...
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jillslitwin
Apr 4, 20223 min read
Stuff
It’s easy to accumulate stuff. My entire life is hoarded into my parents’ basement, decades of school papers and random collections,...
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jillslitwin
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Masks Come Off and Water Comes On
It’s endearing, things that excite 4th graders. They celebrate 15 minutes of free time like they’ve been locked in jail and dote over...
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jillslitwin
Mar 21, 20223 min read
I'll Hold You Forever
Even though Autumn is almost two years old, I’m still getting used to everything that comes with being a mom. There are mom’s nights out...
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jillslitwin
Mar 14, 20223 min read
To Produce Good Apples, Nurture the Trees
Being a mother has made me hyper-aware of things. There are so many corners just the right height for a little head to knock into and...
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jillslitwin
Mar 7, 20223 min read
Moving Forward: Part Two
A few weekends ago, Autumn and I skipped Tot Rock class because she didn’t feel like going. It wasn’t easy for me with my gluttonous...
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jillslitwin
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Moving Forward
In my 20s, I spent 18-hour days on film sets. I’d doze off on the way to and from work, my car veering and my brain fuzzy. I often...
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jillslitwin
Feb 14, 20223 min read
LolliPapa
“You never know what’s right around the corner,” my mom reminds me when I struggle with being single or having a dull career. “You just...
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jillslitwin
Feb 7, 20223 min read
Music to My Ears
I took Autumn, my 19-month old daughter, to Target for the first time the other day. Walking up and down the toy aisles was a trip down...
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jillslitwin
Jan 31, 20224 min read
Growing Up
It is Sunday morning and I am in swim class with my daughter. “We do hard things,” I tell her when she doesn’t want to submerge. “We are...
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jillslitwin
Jan 24, 20224 min read
To My Daughter on Her 21st (Month) Birthday
Dear Autumn, I cried on my way to work today. I used to be home with you to celebrate your monthly milestones, but this morning, I won’t...
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jillslitwin
Jan 16, 20223 min read
To Sibling or Not to Sibling: Part II
For the first time this year, my school is requiring homeroom teachers to lead Social Emotional Learning. These weekly lessons attempt to...
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jillslitwin
Jan 10, 20223 min read
You Can't Always Get What You Want, Thankfully
Maybe people who establish a family in the traditional order – marriage, house, kids – are used to compromising by the time their babies...
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jillslitwin
Jan 3, 20223 min read
Changing My Mind
People always talk about New Year’s resolutions, but I see every day as a new year—the anniversary of that date one year prior and the...
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