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Tag: children

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It’s her fault I illustrated a book

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 emvaro

If you’re lucky, you have people in your life who push you. Not, like, off a cliff (avoid those people) — but who push you to be better than you were the day before. My friend Amanda is one of … Continue reading It’s her fault I illustrated a book

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3+ME: Kids, making adults chuckle since … well, since kids were invented

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 emvaro

There used to be a TV show called “Kids Say the Darnedest Things.” It hasn’t aired in years, but if you’re around kids, you get a firsthand experience of this sentiment all the time. Since I met my stepkids in … Continue reading 3+ME: Kids, making adults chuckle since … well, since kids were invented

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Three+Me: Before they were my stepkids, they were my boyfriend’s kids

July 1, 2017April 16, 2018 emvaro

You know how some dogs get scared when there’s fireworks?

Well, two years ago, that was me, as terrified as a puppy on the Fourth of July.

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Three+Me: With school out, schedules can be harder to stick to

June 24, 2017April 16, 2018 emvaro

Ah, another glorious piece of plastic in my wallet. I’ve been meaning to get one for months, and finally took the plunge last week.

A library card in our “new” town. (Realize we’ve been in our apartment for over a year. I procrastinate.)

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Three+Me: Sentimentality vs. the space it takes up

June 17, 2017April 16, 2018 emvaro

Couch. Coffee table. Fog machine. Disco lights.

If you took a tour of our apartment’s living room recently, these are some of the things you’d have seen.

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Three+Me: The days you just can’t make breakfast

June 10, 2017April 16, 2018 emvaro

It was a Sunday, and I woke up at 6:30 a.m. The jetlag from the honeymoon still hadn’t worn off.

But awake or not, I had no intention of getting out of bed.

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Three+Me: A wedding when your brand-new husband has kids

May 27, 2017April 16, 2018 emvaro

The wedding happened. Leading up to it, I was excited, but also a little scared. What would my fiance’s kids do?

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Three+Me: With stepmoms, Disney got it wrong

May 13, 2017April 16, 2018 emvaro

It was almost Mother’s Day, and I’m not a mom.

I never wanted to be a mom, actually. Girlfriend? Yes. Wife someday? Absolutely. But mom? No thanks.

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