Jodi Meltzer Darter -

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3:00 a.m. Messages for Mother’s Day

I recently inexplicably started the daunting task of sifting through old emails, trying to make a dent in the...

Family, Love, Mom

45 Takeaways From The First 45

I turned 45 recently, and I suddenly feel like a mom on the D-list. I am officially stalking 50...

Current Events, Kids, News

'Thoughts and Prayers' Don't Help A 7-Year-Old In Lockdown

“Today is Valentine’s Day. We had a code red at school. I was locked in a room. I thought...

Current Events, Family, Kids

12 Things That Run Through My Mind on Snow Days

Bombogenesis. In all of my long suffering winters as a native Bostonian, I have never heard this term. Blizzard?...

Mom

25 Things I Do to Prepare for the Day of My Mother's Death

My mom died four years ago today. I approach this day the same way every year. Grief rolls in...

ABOUT JODI

Writer, author, and Mommy Dish blogger who responds, on average, to 7 million kid questions a day.

3:00 a.m. Messages for Mother’s Day

May 9, 2018

I recently inexplicably started the daunting task of sifting through old emails, trying to make a dent in the 20,000 or so that have been clogging my oldest inbox...

Current Events, Kids, News

'Thoughts and Prayers' Don't Help A 7-Year-Old In Lockdown

February 15, 2018

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