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Ruth Margolis

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How families can self-quarantine without going insane
A family.
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How families can self-quarantine without going insane

Are my favorite childhood books teaching bad things to my kids?
Matilda.
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Are my favorite childhood books teaching bad things to my kids?

The joy and sadness of being surpassed by your kids
A girl doing a cartwheel.
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The joy and sadness of being surpassed by your kids

The spousal sleep disparity
Gender symbols.
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The spousal sleep disparity

Cancel Christmas. Thanksgiving is all we need.
Thanksgiving.
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Cancel Christmas. Thanksgiving is all we need.

How to talk about death with kids if you don't believe in God
A family at a graveyard.
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How to talk about death with kids if you don't believe in God

Parents, your nose is the original smart diaper. Use it.
A baby.
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Parents, your nose is the original smart diaper. Use it.

The taxonomy of whining
A whining child.
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The taxonomy of whining

Flying with a baby is hard enough. This airline wants to make it harder.
A crying baby.
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Flying with a baby is hard enough. This airline wants to make it harder.

The myth of the silver fox
George Clooney.
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The myth of the silver fox

The myth of the magical childhood
A girl with balloons.
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The myth of the magical childhood

Stay-at-home parents are tired of being used
A mother and children.
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Stay-at-home parents are tired of being used

Psychedelic parenting: The sad new trend of microdosing moms
A tripping mother.
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Psychedelic parenting: The sad new trend of microdosing moms

You don't need a 'mom tribe'
A woman.
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You don't need a 'mom tribe'

Why are Silicon Valley billionaires starving themselves?
Jack Dorsey.
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Why are Silicon Valley billionaires starving themselves?

The new period emoji is as prudish as it is pointless
Drop of blood emoji.
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The new period emoji is as prudish as it is pointless

Physical aging is nothing compared to the horror of not 'getting' young people
Drake and the horrors of aging.
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Physical aging is nothing compared to the horror of not 'getting' young people

Thank you, Elf on the Shelf, for making my kids behave
Elf on the Shelf.
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Thank you, Elf on the Shelf, for making my kids behave

Stop talking to your kids about politics
A protester.
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Stop talking to your kids about politics

How I'm secretly laying the groundwork for my toddlers to leave the nest
A man with a suitcase.
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How I'm secretly laying the groundwork for my toddlers to leave the nest

Confessions of a secret helicopter parent
An eye and a girl.
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Confessions of a secret helicopter parent

I gave birth and I didn't even get a good story out of it
New parents.
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I gave birth and I didn't even get a good story out of it

Why I want a robot nanny
Can a robot replace a parent?
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Why I want a robot nanny

I thought POTUS was a venereal disease
Is it contagious?
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I thought POTUS was a venereal disease

Why the government should regulate baby names
Should parents have limits on naming their children?
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Why the government should regulate baby names

Why does anyone like the beach? It's hot, it's sandy, it's dangerous.
Not every person is a beach person.
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Why does anyone like the beach? It's hot, it's sandy, it's dangerous.

Why the government should regulate baby names
Should parents have limits on naming their children?
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Why the government should regulate baby names

I let my infant son cry all night. You should, too.
Sleep training is a controversial topic amongst parents.
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I let my infant son cry all night. You should, too.

My little boy likes trucks. My little girl likes pink. And that's okay!
Children will play with whatever their hearts desire.
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My little boy likes trucks. My little girl likes pink. And that's okay!

Britain's matron complex
Margaret Thatcher is the modern-day embodiment of an Englishman's fetish for authoritarian women.
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Britain's matron complex

Brexit's clearest lesson: Referendums are never, ever a good idea
Just say no.
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Brexit's clearest lesson: Referendums are never, ever a good idea

Why I canceled family vacation — permanently
No more packing suitcases into trunks!
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Why I canceled family vacation — permanently

The paradox of feeling too Jewish — and not Jewish enough
A Jewish woman is treated differently in New York than in London.
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The paradox of feeling too Jewish — and not Jewish enough

Mother's Day is a sick joke
A single day of thanks can be seen as insulting to mothers who sacrifice so much.
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Mother's Day is a sick joke

How even talking about winning the Powerball jackpot can ruin your life
Just imagine if you won...
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How even talking about winning the Powerball jackpot can ruin your life

Oh nyet! My newborn looks like Vladimir Putin.
A mother finds that her son looks curiously like Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Oh nyet! My newborn looks like Vladimir Putin.