Courtenay Harris Bond

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I don’t know if it is due to an undesirable hereditary trait or some kind of chemical change, but insomnia seems to have attacked my sy ...

7 years ago

Courtenay's daughters Georgia (9) and Jane (6) (photo courtesy of Courtenay Harris Bond)

Philly Parenting

The daily grind: What to make for dinner

My oldest daughter, the only one of our three children with a sophisticated palate, rarely gets to sample the diversity of dishes she was ...

7 years ago

Philly Parenting

Making our escape

My mood was almost festive – we would have no childcare responsibilities for the next three days and be alone together for the firs ...

7 years ago

Living among the beasts of suburbia

Finally released from the captivity of school, our children have resorted to one of their fav ...

7 years ago

Philly Parenting

When your kids manage to amaze you

One of the ways that children render their existence tolerable to their parents — giving us the stamina to endure their fiery outbursts ...

7 years ago

Philly Parenting

Learning to let my kids make a mess

I am up at 3 a.m., looking at our rain-slick deck and wondering why I cannot sleep, a fairly frequent occurrence in my middle age when wo ...

7 years ago

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From reporter to potty trainer, is this what success looks like? Yes.

I used to fantasize about investigating heroin epidemics and sex-trafficking rings. Instead I am writing about toilet training and tantru ...

7 years ago

Philly Parenting

I was over the moon to go stargazing with my son

“What’s a spring fever?” my 5-year-old daughter recently asked as she contemplated our backyard Magnolia tree that was ...

7 years ago

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In the depths of consumerism, I got a holiday lesson from my son

Seized by a fit of holiday consumerism last Saturday, I made a trip to the Ardmore City Sports, whose liquidation signs had been inspirin ...

8 years ago

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Tap dancing through middle age with the Cherry Tarts

Trying to lure in enough neighbors to make an adult dance class take off, a friend recently circulated an email invitation for “Fun ...

8 years ago

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Soaring high: Capturing a fleeting moment

I drove back and forth to the Wynnewood Giant three times over the course of two days, piling water bottles and juice boxes, bags of pret ...

8 years ago

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When your heart cracks open

I remember when I was pregnant with our twins, now 8, several years before our third child was even a possibility, and a friend told me t ...

8 years ago

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