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1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1220+ words) The workday ends. The parenting shift begins. For many new parents, leaving work doesn’t mean the day’s responsibilities are finished. There is still a baby to feed, dinner to figure out, laundry to handle, bottles to clean, and a morning…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (229+ words) Lately I’ve struggled to recognize the difference between people wanting to be with me and needing me for the moment. Friends hang out with me after I help them with a situation they need me for, rather than going out…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1598+ words) I used to think a productive day was when I checked everything off my list. Work accomplished. Messages replied. Goals for the future. A little bit of progress on the person I wanted to be. And then motherhood arrived. And…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (578+ words) While it may not feel like fall, pumpkin patches across Santa Barbara have officially opened for the spooky season. The Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch is open daily at 308 S. Walnut Lane through Halloween on Oct. 31. The pumpkin patch features hayrides, farm…...

19+ hour, 34+ min ago   (556+ words) One day, two worlds, and a very tired mom My day starts before the day actually begins for everyone else. The morning rush. Waking up early, getting the kids ready, packing their tiffins, making sure nothing is missed. By the…...

20+ hour, 55+ min ago   (140+ words) She’s fifty-one and hurts all over. “It’s not bad,” she says, “just constant. Like a toothache but everywhere.” Most of her life, until now, she continued, was flying from one place to another for work. She hadn’t worried about her…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago   (1246+ words) AOL.com A dad who works from home recently shared his story about feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities piling up around him. He is a stepfather to a two-and-a-half-year-old who stays with the family every other week, and he is…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (631+ words) The pressure cooker gave a cheerful whistle, adding its own rhythm to the morning news playing on the TV. In the kitchen, Bhanumati balanced on one foot, her laptop open beside a tidy pile of green beans. Just as a…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (343+ words) Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch has reopened at 10100 Jefferson Blvd. in Culver City, bringing back its mix of pumpkins, petting zoo animals and seasonal rides for another fall season. The patch began welcoming families on October 2, and the sprawling lot is…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (91+ words) Choose a topic and options, then print the worksheet. Each worksheet comes with its own answer key. Create printable sixth grade math worksheets in seconds, with an answer key for every worksheet. Choose from 16 topics built around the main sixth…...