Why our children will have different last names
Our son will have my husband’s last name and our daughter will have my last name. This solves the last name problem for our family.
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The Jokes We Tell About Pregnancy
Many people have only known a handful of pregnant women, yet have heard hundreds of jokes about pregnant women in movies and media.
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Recommendations: Trying To Conceive
After spending my life avoiding getting pregnant I had almost no knowledge about the conception process or how to prepare for it.
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The Secret Struggles of Those Trying To Conceive
I learned that talking about conception and pregnancy can be triggering to those struggling to conceive. Here's how to be mindful of that.
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Why are we still saying “You Guys?”
Would you say “Hey Ladies” to a group of men?
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Not My Name
Tis the season when I receive tons of holiday cards addressed to a nonexistent person.
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The Secret Is Out
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” - Norman Cousins For a long time I...
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A Cure For Restlessness
“Just living the dream” he said as we walked out of class in college more than 12 years ago. I had asked him to tell me about his...
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Coming Home (Part 2 of 2): Discovering Half Of My Identity
ACTING FILIPINO I could count Filipino money (pesos) just by looking at the color of the bill, and I felt proud. My moment of...
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Coming Home (Part 1 of 2): Discovering Half Of My Identity
We were the only brown kids in the photo. Like the rhyme from Sesame Street, “one of these things is not like the others,” my sister and...
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Simplicity and the Seduction of Surf
“Come onnnnn” he taunted, looking out at the horizon. “I’m getting cold” another joked, mockingly rubbing his arms over his wet suit. As...
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Austin: A Texas Star
“Austin is a liberal bastion in the middle of Texas” she said while sitting cross-legged on a leather ottoman in the lobby of the Hotel...
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The Ability to Go
Although I wrote this four years ago, I’m about to board a plane to meet the same friend referenced in this story, so with a sense of...
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A Choice of City
Sure I could say New York is big, and crowded, and busy, and expensive. I could talk about riding the subway, and how if you’re not quick...
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Learning More Than I Would Teach: A Volunteer Trip to Ghana
"Throughout our conversation he said things like 'you need your rest to prepare for your program' and 'it will be very different where we...
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Warning: Entrepreneurship Can Affect Your Friendships
My Twitter account had become a source of anxiety for me, and the longer I stayed away the more my online inactivity haunted me. "I...
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Talking with Strangers: Monroe
When did Uber turn into the new elevator ride? Awkwardly sitting in silence, awaiting your destination. And even more so with Uber Pool,...
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The Clarity of Survival
In 2008 a friend and I were in Belize when we saw a couple kayaks by the roadside. We found the guy renting them and after...
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How to Be More Innovative In Your Daily Life
Dan Frysinger helps companies and organizations discover new ways to be innovative. In our conversation, Dan shares easy ways that anyone...
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A Day In The Life of an Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Nick Brown & Julie Schumacher
Two self-made creative entrepreneurs open up about financial struggles, what keeps them up at night, and how they revel in the freedom of...