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Last Christmas, The Hubs got me a subscription to MasterClass. If you’re not familiar, it is a series of video short courses, taught by...
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Melanie Nicholas
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Gun control needed: This mom demands MORE action
I had my first panic attack in 2018. I had just put Bodhi onto the elementary school bus, after there had been another school shooting in...
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Melanie Nicholas
- Sep 2, 2021
- 4 min
As the world burns: Parents do what we have to do to make it ok
It is a time fraught with, well, everything. Body hair, blemishes and awkwardness. They are becoming, and growing up is hard on all of us.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
Signs of frustration: Husband's obsession with ink pens drives wife, co-workers over the edge
I suggested that if there was a pen shortage at the office, she do what I do when I need a pen -- rifle though his car.
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Melanie Nicholas
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
Mother's Day looks different in 2020
Who would have guessed that I would add chef, teacher, therapist, referee and hunter of toilet paper to my resume?
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Melanie Nicholas
- Apr 11, 2020
- 4 min
Easter Bunny tidings: He is risen indeed!
My son spent a solid eight years believing Bunny has magic.How else would he get home from Starbucks after accidentally being left behind?
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Melanie Nicholas
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min
Keep calm and share on: Coronavirus should not keep us from doing good in the world
It will not be this fancy version of the flu that cripples civilization. It will be civilization itself.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min
Their births gave me purpose
Birthdays are a big deal for me. They mark the very most important dates in my life, they are the days my children and husband were born....
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Melanie Nicholas
- Jan 10, 2020
- 5 min
The Beverly Hillbabies: Big enough to carry suitcases, but still my littles
The Hubs and I also have a nice little division of labor going on when it comes to luggage. He does all the labor.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Dec 18, 2019
- 4 min
Riding Dirty: Kids and cars
Expert tip: If you have a nice car, don't have kids.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Oct 9, 2019
- 4 min
#Perspective: One mom's trash is another mom's treasure
Are the gifts from a child trash or are they treasure? Whether you see weeds -- or flowers -- is all in your perspective.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Sep 30, 2019
- 4 min
I Birthed Most Bodacious Batman Ever
She has taken to wearing the mask at all times, including on the car rides to school. I can see why she likes it.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Sep 23, 2019
- 5 min
Period. Paragraph. Talking about reproduction at 45 mph
Little Son, Bodacious and I were barreling down the road last week, headed to one of our last soccer practices for the season. It had...
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Melanie Nicholas
- Sep 23, 2019
- 3 min
Teaching directness: Just get to the point already!
All my best parenting moments happen in the car. Last year, I taught my children about reproduction in the car.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Sep 3, 2019
- 4 min
Buckle up: The Puberty is a bumpy ride!
I had to reassure someone at a restaurant that he was indeed young enough to be eating off the kids menu. Not that he does, mind you.
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Melanie Nicholas
- Aug 3, 2019
- 5 min
Is camping REALLY a vacation?
We did a little junking yesterday. The Hubs said if I got this, I would wake up next to it... . #Godfather
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Melanie Nicholas
- Jul 29, 2019
- 5 min
hands, feet above others, World's Worst Mom
"Well, Mrs. Nicholas, it's as I suspected. The growth plate in is heel is extremely inflamed, due to repetitive trauma."
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Melanie Nicholas
- Jul 22, 2019
- 3 min
A letter to my husband on Father’s Day
Dearest Husband, The kids, doglets and I have just returned from our trip to the dry cleaner’s and a lazy brunch. The washing machine is...
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Melanie Nicholas
- May 30, 2019
- 4 min
It’s tornado season, get your go bucket ready!
Dear people living in Tornado Alley, I should have known better. Tornado season typically runs from March to June, but we were so close...
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Melanie Nicholas
- Dec 26, 2018
- 1 min
Why Does God Have to Look so Human
“Why Does God Have to Look so Human” by Waterdeep *Performed by Sarah Herbert and The Rising Band Harvard Avenue Christian Church, Tulsa,...
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