HeyJaredThe Motherload
A biweekly dose of ideas, reflections, and recommendations for moms building full lives alongside the demands of modern motherhood.
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On Slowing Down, Rosh Hashanah, and a Roundup of Recent Happy Things (opens the original)
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Hello, friends! I hope your September has been off to a good start. Over here, we are crawling into the new school year – my kids only started on Sept 2, and then had no school between the 4th-7th for labor day weekend (never have I heard of giving the Friday before LDW off!). We now begin our annual marathon of Jewish holidays this month, starting with Rosh Hashanah tonight, so there will be more school outages too. But things are good, they’re happy, and I’m trying to be as productive as possi
14 Highly Effective Strategies for Parenting Your Sassy Pre-Schooler (opens the original)
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My best performing Substack article to date was about tips and hacks for parenting toddlers. Since the toddler I wrote about in that article is now a sassy preschooler, naturally my tips have evolved. (Btw, I still totally use the toddler hacks today! I’d suggest reading through those in addition to the ones below for a great combo of parenting hacks + practical tools!)I recently came across a Substack note that alluded to the idea that motherhood isn't hard, and that we should stop
Pretty Things in Paris (opens the original)
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Happy friday! Rolling into your inbox today for a bonus post – sharing all of the pretty things from my trip to Paris. If you missed part 1, I went to Paris a few weeks ago without my kids! It was so gorgeous and I loved it. In the first issue, I wrote about the feeling of taking a trip despite not feeling like I “needed” it – and considering what it means to accept help and support as a parent before you’re at burnout. I went on this trip with my younger sister, and it was truly so special.This
The Trip I Didn't Need, But Took Anyways (opens the original)
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This is part 1 of my Paris trip roundup. Part 2 is all about what I did and what I bought – stay tuned for that post next week!It was 7:30pm on Sunday, August 2, and I was walking through the gorgeous Jardin des Plantes in Paris, alone. My sister was still on the plane, on her way to meet me. I’d landed in Paris a few hours earlier, and I was feeling this pang in my chest: I missed my family. As I walked through the city and ended up in the garden, I kept having the same thought on a loop: Why a
How to Make Mom Friends (opens the original)
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Hello, friends. I know this is a cliche thing to say but somehow summer is FLYING by and I’m confused about where the time went! Since I’m not working right now, I’ve been very busy settling into our new house and community. The kids have been LOVING the easy outdoor access and we are getting the hang of garbage day and living across 4 floors (that sounds like we live in a palace – we don’t. But we are lucky to have a very functional attic and basement in this house!).On the community note –
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