HeyJaredMaking it Work
Recommendations for kids, musings for parents, trying to stay sane.
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Hanging in the balance (opens the original)
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The forecast said n’oreaster all weekend, but everyone planning book fairs and birthday parties and picnics and tennis tournaments seemed reluctant to change anything until the wind was gusting so hard on Friday night, that it sounded like wolves roaming through the forest. We’ve all been gaslit by forecasts for past storms, that manifest into nothing, where precautions are overblown; it’s surprising, I find, when it all pans out.Julian says he cannot sleep when he hears unattributable noises. T
Bonus Recs #29: Fall culture drop (opens the original)
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Happy equinox to all who celebrate. With the kids back in school, temps dropping (thank god), and more time at my desk (hallelujah), I’m ready for my cultural re-immersion. Here are the art shows, books, movies, and some kid picks that I’m excited to dive into this fall. And some pottery. Enjoy! Ceramics to obsess over: <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2dqQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amaz
The tremendous work of growing up (opens the original)
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Over the weekend, we go to Staples with a checklist of items Ada needs for middle school. It’s our kids’ first time ever buying school supplies in a physical store, and the experience is frenzied; Ada’s on a school supply high and Julian is her trusty sidekick. They’re dumping items into the cart faster than we can check items off the list.2 notebooks f… Read more
Bonus Recs #28: Back to school (opens the original)
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We’re at the tail end of our last extended family trip, in Rehoboth Beach, and we’re far too tan, have battled seagulls for boardwalk fries, and Julian is sporting the unholy combination of Very Chlorinated Hair and bedhead, resulting in a verge-of-dreadlocks aesthetic. School has somehow not yet started, Dolly, Wendell Berry, and Gloria Steinem have passed in quick succession, and storms continue to sweep in: heavy lightning, flash floods, a derecho, a possible tornado. There’s a catastrophic f
The art of the extended family vacation (opens the original)
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Driving around Cape Cod, you repeatedly see a road sign that reads “thickly settled.” It’s unclear what to do with this information. Does it refer to the amount of plant growth? The number of hydrangeas in bloom? An invasive species? Is there a colony of tiny ants threatening to take over? I resist looking it up while we’re staying in Chatham, on the el… Read more
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