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My toddler is a thief and a scoundrel

Something’s been happening to my sweet boy the last few weeks. I can see the gears turning in his head as his cognitive awareness builds…

Oct 27, 2022

bag of chocolate chips inside a diaper bag

Oct 27, 2022

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Invisible Illness

Maybe She’s Born With It, Maybe It’s Circumstance

My antidepressants hadn’t stopped working, the rest of my life had.

Mar 2, 2024

Maybe She’s Born With It, Maybe It’s Circumstance

Mar 2, 2024

The ‘New Normal’ kinda sucks

An unbiased, scientific review of life in these United States

Feb 6, 2023

The ‘New Normal’ kinda sucks

Feb 6, 2023

I’m trying therapy for my insomnia and it is not what I expected

The psychologist on the other end of the video call is exuberant over the topic of sleep science. Seriously. I feel like I have a personal…

Oct 1, 2022

I’m trying therapy for my insomnia and it is *not* what I expected

Oct 1, 2022

Book Review: Mom Brain

Parents, drop what you’re doing and read this book

Sep 13, 2022

Book Review: Mom Brain

Sep 13, 2022

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Family Matters

Supporting my friend through childbirth helped heal my trauma

I didn’t realize how much emotional weight I was still carrying

Aug 1, 2022

doctor holding a baby

Aug 1, 2022

Five ways you’re not being as green as you think

And what to do instead

Jun 1, 2022

a chalkboard drawing of a person throwing something in the trash can

Jun 1, 2022

If being a “Bookcloak” is wrong, I don’t ever want to be right

I’m not late to the party, I’m early to the next turning of the Wheel

Apr 1, 2022

If being a “Bookcloak” is wrong, I don’t ever want to be right

Apr 1, 2022

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Invisible Illness

My Compassion Is Failing Me Where It Matters Most

I don’t care like I used to, and that actually matters

Mar 7, 2022

girl helping boy up from the ground

Mar 7, 2022

Boomers: Please stop being weirdly macho about parenting

A reflection on parenthood then and now

Feb 14, 2022

Boomers: Please stop being weirdly macho about parenting

Feb 14, 2022

Laura Marie

Laura Marie

38 going on 99. Giraffe aficionado and nap enthusiast. I write about mental health, books, baking, and other randoms. Publishing monthly-ish.

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