HeyJaredAlice Park
The Crane Mother explores intentional parenting, ambition, creativity, and family life through honest reflections on raising resilient, emotionally secure children in a rapidly changing world.
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Sunday Style: Fall Family Photos (opens the original)
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Friends, I am deep in my busy season (hence why this Sunday post is coming in a few hours later than I wanted)…I’ve been photographing families professionally for twenty years now(!!), and every fall it’s the same beautiful chaos. Three months - September through November. Twenty years’ worth of clients. Babies I photographed as newborns are now showing up taller than their dads.I absolutely love it.But after two decades of fall sessions, I can tell you the moment that stresses families out the
Sunday Crane System: Fire Yourself as Your Kid's Assistant (opens the original)
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NOW HIRING: Executive Assistant to a child.Must manage a calendar you didn’t create, track deadlines from six teachers, find the other cleat, and send the reminder text. Then the second reminder text.Hours: 5:45 a.m. until whenever you remember the thing you forgot. Pay: none. Performance review: an eye roll.If that sounds like your job description, hi. It used to be mine.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wEkA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progre
Systems for the SAHM Who Works: The 0–3 Years (opens the original)
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Happy Labor Day to every mother reading this, which is to say - Happy Monday, you are working, I know.Sunday was my favorite day of the week growing up, and I can tell you why in one sentence. It was the day both of my parents were home.They were in the restaurant business, which is a polite way of saying they worked every hour that existed. My care in between was patched together from whoever was available. I say that without resentment. My parents did the very best they could with what they ha
18 Girls' Night In Ideas, Part 2: Charm Bars, Vintage Cakes + a Chinese Fortune Telling Dinner (opens the original)
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Hi hi! Welcome back.And if you’re just landing here: I’m Alice, and I’m your creative big sister on the internet.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="698.9404296875" src="https://subst
18 Girls' Night In Ideas, Part 1 — Flowers, Mahjong, Candles + Sushi Night (opens the original)
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