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On our way home from a holiday party at my sister’s, my daughter was playing peek-a-boo. I pretended to call Auntie Robin. “We just left...
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jillslitwin
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
A Holiday Reminder: When You're Falling, There's Always a Catch
To anyone struggling this season. Sometimes I wonder if the joy of the holidays for people with loved ones is worth the sadness they...
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jillslitwin
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Screens II: Looking in the Mirror
I wrote a blog post called Screens about my one and a half year old daughter’s addiction to phones and computers. After my editor read...
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jillslitwin
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
Screens
Since becoming a mom, I can barely remember what I ate for breakfast or where I put my keys, but I still have solid memories from...
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jillslitwin
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Tired
While going through IVF, I was convinced being a mom would be a breeze compared to the hundreds of self-administered shots, fertility...
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jillslitwin
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
When Supermom Needs a Supermom
When my mom was a kid, she didn’t have it easy. Her mom was one of the few who worked, so while her classmates went home to hot lunches...
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jillslitwin
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Last Duck
When I found out I was pregnant, I signed up for classes. There was Dogs & Babies, Breastfeeding Basics, and Labor & Delivery. I went to...
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jillslitwin
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
Hellos and Good-Byes
When I was a kid, I loved going to the store with my mom. I was enamored with the bright lights, pretty colors and cart rides. As we...
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jillslitwin
- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
Chicago Tribune Op-Ed, October 2021: For the Teacher Moms
Click the button to be taken to the Chicago Tribune. (Picture re-printed with written permission from Illustrator Bill Plante.)
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jillslitwin
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
It's About Time
The first days of school for a fourth grade teacher are about getting to know the students and helping them to meet each other. This...
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jillslitwin
- Sep 20, 2021
- 4 min
Once Upon a Backyard
In my late 20s, I worked in Los Angeles on films as a production assistant. I loved show business, but hated the hours, so I moved back...
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jillslitwin
- Sep 13, 2021
- 5 min
Taking Back the Power
When COVID hit, I was eight months pregnant renting in a high-rise alone in the city. My siblings encouraged me to move back in with my...
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jillslitwin
- Sep 7, 2021
- 5 min
(Gran)Daddy's Girl
To say my paternal grandmother loved food would be an understatement; she didn’t shed a tear the day my sister became a woman in the eyes...
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jillslitwin
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Through My Daughter's Eyes
One and a half years ago, when COVID hit, I moved my goldendoodle, Tod, my 8-month pregnant self, and far too much other stuff from the...
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jillslitwin
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Back to School
When you’re a kid, you dread going back to school after summer break. When you’re a mom--at least when you’re this mom who’s a...
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jillslitwin
- Aug 16, 2021
- 4 min
I Blame Autumn
When I realized going back to work after a year and a half maternity leave was inevitable, I started touring daycares. Since most people...
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jillslitwin
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
A Goldendoodle, an Orange Car, and a Baby
When I turned 40, I was disappointed with my life. I was voted Most Likely to Succeed in high school and whether success meant having a...
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jillslitwin
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
To Sibling or Not to Sibling
Sometimes, when I’m dwelling too much on what I don’t have instead of being grateful for what I do, I think about how, in my next life, I...
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jillslitwin
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
Boobs
I’d describe my relationship with my boobs over the years as contentious. They were to blame for my severely slow marathon time; it was...
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jillslitwin
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
For Today
We are sitting on the floor and Autumn crawls into my lap. She doesn’t have a book she wants me to read or a toy she wants me to fix or a...
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