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Why small parenting moments can feel so big
Sep 3 • 
Melina Gac Levin

January 2025

New year, old wounds
Difficult conversations with my children
Jan 20 • 
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March 2024

Facing the Elephants
Memories from the American Museum of Natural History
Mar 22, 2024 • 
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November 2023

How Do You Say
Does bilingualism have a personal cost?
Nov 22, 2023 • 
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October 2023

Trick-or-treat
Memories of what has become my favorite holiday, for which I now plan well in advance.
Oct 13, 2023 • 
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August 2023

My Pandemic Baby is Starting School
Will separation feel different for us?
Aug 16, 2023 • 
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July 2023

Bring Your Bucket Today
On celebrating America over the years
Jul 4, 2023 • 
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May 2023

En Español but not for us
Sorting through discomfort, doubt, and what I want for my daughters
May 18, 2023 • 
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April 2023

The Fruit Cutter
Washing, trimming and quartering as care
Apr 28, 2023 • 
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March 2023

Playing Dress Up
Trying on my husband's culture and making it my own
Mar 17, 2023 • 
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Play
Magic in the chaos
Mar 3, 2023 • 
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3

December 2022

Daydreaming
Looking at next year and what it could bring
Dec 23, 2022 • 
Melina Gac Levin
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