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  • Annabel Monaghan

    Annabel Monaghan is a lifestyle columnist at The Week and the author of Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big? (2016), a collection of essays for moms and other tired people. She is also the author of two novels for young adults, A Girl Named Digit (2012) and Double Digit (2014), and the co-author of Click! The Girls Guide to Knowing What You Want and Making it Happen (2007). She lives in Rye, New York, with her husband and three sons. Visit her at www.annabelmonaghan.com.

    Latest articles by Annabel Monaghan

    Lifetouch

    It's time to kill school picture day

    feature In this day and age, the last thing we need is more photos of our kids

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    • School bus

      The TV commercials of my childhood were very, very wrong about me

      feature No, 1970s commercials, I don't want to squeeze the toilet paper. And I don't want to stop my kid from getting on that school bus.

      By Annabel Monaghan Last updated 10 January 15

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    • Packing

      Why you should never, ever pack your kids' suitcases for them

      feature Trust me: They will always complain about your packing job, no matter what

      By Annabel Monaghan Last updated 10 January 15

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    • Lifeguard

      This just in: My kid got a job!

      feature Like, for money

      By Annabel Monaghan Last updated 10 January 15

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    • Pink Awareness

      Terrifying tales from mammogram day

      feature Be afraid. Be very afraid.

      By Annabel Monaghan Last updated 8 January 15

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