List: Parenting Tales and Travails | Curated by Mary DeVries

Aug 7, 2023
56 stories
Parenting Tales and Travails
In
Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
How Many Imaginary Friends Are Too Many?Is this a sign of brilliance or madness?
Aug 4, 2023
2
Aug 4, 2023
2
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Counter Arts
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Mary DeVries
What’s the Cost of Lying to Your Kids About Santa?I never hyped Santa to my kids. 2 out of 3 believed anyway.
Dec 8, 2022
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Dec 8, 2022
11
In
The Memoirist
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Mary DeVries
My Child Refused to Shake Hands With King CharlesTo be fair, he was only a Prince at the time
Sep 15, 2022
11
Sep 15, 2022
11
In
The Haven
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Mary DeVries
How Did I Not Notice This? I’m the Worst Mom Ever.Her father missed it too.
Sep 21, 2022
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Sep 21, 2022
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The Haven
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Mary DeVries
A Five-Year-Old Critiques KindergartenShe has opinions and she speaks sense
Oct 11, 2022
14
Oct 11, 2022
14
In
Better Humans
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Mary DeVries
How to Throw An Awesome Child’s Birthday Party Cheaply and EasilyCreate memories without wearing yourself out or spending too much
May 2, 2022
2
May 2, 2022
2
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Prism & Pen
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Mary DeVries
Parenting a Trans Teenager is an Emotional Roller CoasterIt starts when they come out, but it doesn't end there
May 24, 2022
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May 24, 2022
18
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Better Humans
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Mary DeVries
The Unconventional Guide to Helping With HomeworkHelp your child with their homework without destroying your relationship or anyone ending up in tears
Aug 2, 2022
2
Aug 2, 2022
2
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Counter Arts
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Mary DeVries
Having Guns Drawn on You in an Empty Parking LotI’m white. This is not a story about police misconduct. These two facts are related.
Mar 19, 2022
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Mar 19, 2022
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Watching Princess Bride With Your KidsSometimes lightning strikes twice
Apr 11, 2022
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Apr 11, 2022
7
In
Age of Empathy
by
Mary DeVries
Idiotic Things You Shouldn’t Have to Tell the DentistSixteen-year-olds don’t want to look younger
Feb 2, 2022
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Feb 2, 2022
12
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MuddyUm
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Mary DeVries
The Three Trimesters of Coping With the Empty NestWhat to expect when you are 18 years past expecting
Jan 21, 2022
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Jan 21, 2022
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Creative Collaboration With Your Child is AwesomeTen out of ten would highly recommend
Dec 6, 2021
2
Dec 6, 2021
2
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An Injustice!
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Mary DeVries
The Time I Almost Died at McDonald's in the Middle of Nowhere South CarolinaWho gets help in our society, who gets ignored, and who gets arrested
Dec 6, 2021
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Dec 6, 2021
23
In
Be Unique
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Mary DeVries
When Your Family is the Tourist AttractionTraveling in China with 3 strawberry blond children we attracted a lot of attention.
Oct 21, 2020
2
Oct 21, 2020
2
In
Family Matters
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Mary DeVries
My Daughter’s Vomit Can Still Ruin My DayEven though she’s 20 now and lives 3500 miles away
Nov 29, 2021
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Nov 29, 2021
3
In
Age of Empathy
by
Mary DeVries
Love Means Your Children Have the Power to Cut You DeeplySpelling out “I Hate You” With Dirty Socks
Oct 15, 2021
8
Oct 15, 2021
8
In
Better Humans
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Mary DeVries
Parents Need Our Support. Here’s How We Can Help Instead of Hurt.It costs little to give parents the benefit of the doubt and go out of our way to be supportive and encouraging where we can.
Oct 1, 2021
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Oct 1, 2021
4
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An Injustice!
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Mary DeVries
We Protect Our Children From All the Wrong Things and Set Them up for Abuse in Other WaysLet’s prepare children to be adults with healthy boundaries
Oct 12, 2021
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Oct 12, 2021
12
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Fictions
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Mary DeVries
Necessity is the Mother of Invention“I Spy” meets “Mother May I?”
Aug 11, 2021
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Aug 11, 2021
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