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Tag Archives: Mt. Washington
Honey, I Lost the Kids
I was up around Franconia, New Hampshire, on what my family always refers to as “yet another” girls’ weekend (while I typically preface it with “sorely needed”) when I committed a grave error. I texted my husband with a simple … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, Kids, Parenting, Travel
Tagged girls' weekend, inept husband, leaving the kids, Mt. Washington, New Hampshire
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There’s No Place Like Camp
Usually when the kids arrive home after being away, we enjoy a brief honeymoon period: they are engaged, chatty, appreciative, helpful and pleasant. Not this time. My 16-year-old daughter returned yesterday after four weeks of being a junior counselor at … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, Kids, Parenting, Reality check, Teenagers
Tagged leaving the kids, Mt. Washington, separation, sleepaway camp, Wizard of Oz
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