Amanda Hauser
Mom, What Your Adult Son Wants You to Know
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
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
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...
Holiday Traditions: What You Do (and Don’t Do) Matter
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
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...
Youth Travel Sports: Worth the Hype?
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...
Why Is My Body A Mystery?
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...
Simply Put, I Love You
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...