Latest articles by Annabel Monaghan
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What it's like to be a mother of only boys
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My kids have too many teeth
feature It's just too much. It's altogether too much.
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How outlet malls mess with your mind
feature I don't trust myself at the outlet mall. Do you?
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How to survive your freshman year of college
feature Practical advice from someone who’s been there, done that
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Some real advice for incoming college freshmen
feature The first year can be rough. Here's how to survive — and thrive — on campus.
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How my fantasy of marriage settled into the reality of marriage
feature Once you've moved through a patch of real life with someone, you learn a lot about the depth of their kindness, the strength of their integrity, and the staying power of their sense of humor
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My kids keep losing everything
feature It's okay. I know how to find everything.
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If I'm looking at you funny, it's because I secretly suspect you're an astronaut
feature What else could explain your rude failure to ignore all earthly laws?
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The time warp of back-to-school night
feature Why back-to-school night at your kid's high school makes you feel like a kid again
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My teenage sons are the smartest people I know. And sometimes the dumbest, too.
opinion Teenagers prove you can know everything and nothing all at once
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Why it's impossible to write a good college admission essay
feature If America's teenagers revealed their true essences, high-minded universities would flee in terror
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What today's teens miss about the tacky, terrible proms of the 1980s
feature Remember when more was more?
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Want to raise winners? Give your kids a chance to lose
feature Parents: Quit your coddling!
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The suburbs are not as lame as you think
feature I assure you: We suburban moms are not all Chardonnay-sipping, sweatpants-wearing scrapbookers
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What I learned from the Sandy Hook moms
feature In the face of anything, we have the opportunity to choose love
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Psst: I know where your missing socks are
feature One of life's great mysteries, solved
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Mom vs. the paper piles
feature The never-ending battle that explains why I still haven't signed my kids up for summer camp
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My undeniably brilliant play date pyramid scheme
feature Or how I learned to stop worrying and cash in on my kid's wild little friends
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My family's holiday card is a total sham
feature The holiday card leaves no room for reality
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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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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.
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An open letter to my husband: Don't ask me what I'm up to today
feature Staying home isn't all naps and brunches
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How to get invited back for Thanksgiving dinner
feature A comprehensive, unassailable guide to enjoying the holiday without the horrible fuss of hosting
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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
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