Amanda Hauser

Amanda Hauser
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Mom, What Your Adult Son Wants You to Know

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There is no shortage of parenting advice. From well-meaning grandparents to influencers to therapists to pediatricians, you can fill volumes with accounts of “good”...

A Dissertation on the Group Chat

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Let’s dissect the ever-popular group chat, shall we?First, the family chat, otherwise known as the OG or the Classic. The family chat is the...

The True Story of a Really Big Family

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I’m starting a T-shirt company. I have no desire to break into the fashion industry; I have simply exhausted my bandwidth for those seemingly...
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Holiday Traditions: What You Do (and Don’t Do) Matter

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Hear me out. Before you eye roll, before you stop reading, before you presume you’re not that mom, I reassure you all the holiday...

What I Still Haven’t Figured Out as a Mom

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My morning began with a text bomb from my 14-year-old upstairs…“Can we leave early so I can get myself taco breakfast? I’ve been craving...
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Youth Travel Sports: Worth the Hype?

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I’m tired. Nine days on the coast and three time zones from here have gotten my circadian rhythm all kinds of messed up. I...
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Why Is My Body A Mystery?

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Hold on a second while I grab my soapbox.Ahem.Ladies! How? How is it possible that we live in a world with artificial intelligence, Amazon...
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Simply Put, I Love You

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I love you. Why is the world so stingy with these three little words? They don’t cost a thing. And yet, they may be...

The Never-Ending Dinner: Surviving Meal Shifts

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The upcoming sports season has me feeling less like a mom and more like a hobbit: breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner,...

Paper Plate Mom

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The irony is not lost on me that as I type this article, it is over a month late. An article about making life...

The Art of a Vision Board

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What do you get when two firstborns marry and produce an army of little (and now big) humans? The answer sat huddled, cuddled, and...

Stay Present: Advice From Future Me

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On outfit number twelve of tonight’s living room edition of “The Pink and Purple Fashion Show,” I pull the plug on production. “WHOA! Someone,...

Mom Hacks: Go from Surviving to Thriving this Summer

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Maybe it’s the eternal child in me; maybe it’s the teacher, but when summer rolls around, I am literally giddy: no more lunches to pack,...

Alternative Education: The Choice Is Yours

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Today is exactly the kind of day that reminds me why our family has periodically sought alternatives to public education. It’s a spring Tuesday,...