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Mom Squad
As the relatively new mom of an insane toddler, I spend the majority of my time (when I’m not working or cooking or cleaning or doing all of the things) thinking about motherhood in a philosophical way (what does it all mean?), mostly so I don’t think about the actual mothering and start to panic Read more
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Even With Anxiety
I don’t sleep much. I lie awake, night after night, trying to trick my brain into shutting down. I pray – long, winding prayers that end in a plea for sleep or short, memorized prayers I murmur on repeat, hoping the monotony will bring me enough peace and comfort that I’ll slip quietly into oblivion. Read more
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A Christmas Blog: A Year in the Life Of the Underwood Family
I used to write the Rodriguez family Christmas letter and thought I’d do the same for the Underwoods, but updated for the digital age, of course. It’s been a crazy year – sometimes awesome, sometimes terrible, but always an adventure. And so, in lieu of a Christmas letter, I present to you: A Christmas blog Read more
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In Sickness and In Health
In 2011, I met a boy. In 2012, he proposed. In 2013, we said, “I do.” In 2014, we had a baby. And then someone decided we needed a little more madness and in December of 2014, my boy was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, life was about doctor appointments and treatment plans, chemotherapy and radiation, Read more
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It’s Not Soap Night
Stop standing in your highchair. Sit down! Are you done eating? Say “all done!” SAY “ALL DONE!” Why are you smearing avocado in your hair?! Stop! Stop it, Zoey! It’s not soap night! I always said I wouldn’t be that parent. I wouldn’t be the parent who has to leave places early because it’s bedtime, Read more
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This Moment
You know that feeling when something bad happens just before you go to sleep – you fight with your spouse or a beloved character on your favorite TV show dies – and there’s a moment, just before you open your eyes the next morning, when you’re between asleep and awake, that you’ve forgotten it happened Read more
Michelle Underwood 