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  • Summer, Camp and Expectations

    Amanda Magee July 8, 2024 Elementary School

    Maybe summer could be the one time when all of us send expectations packing and give each other a break.

    Fitting the Pieces

    Amanda Magee March 30, 2021 essays

    By Amanda Magee. How do you start each day without the frustration of the day before?

    playground, elementary school, daughter, memories, adolescence, motherhood, parenting

    Ladylike

    Amanda Magee January 26, 2021 because i said so

    By Amanda Magee. One night my daughter was regaling us with a story and a burp escaped.

    parenting, polite, manners, motherhood, family, meals

    Power of Two

    Amanda Magee October 19, 2020 essays

    By Amanda Magee. The years that Sean and Jan had between them, the years that Jeannie had been waiting in the wings, the decades Jan had with parents from a generation that never had the tools to absorb this sort of thing, they all collided in the space in front of us.

    marriage, lesbian, gay, parents, grandparents, relationships, motherhood, parenting, mamalode

    An Errand Of Kindness

    Amanda Magee February 9, 2016 Elementary School

    I guess I’m shocked not by what she said, but by how badly I needed to hear it.

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