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by lisahassanscott
June 16, 2016

Who is the Other?

It’s been on my radar screen for a while to take the children to the zoo. […]
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by lisahassanscott
April 21, 2016

Just like a teenager: embracing language that connects

“Just like a woman.” Someone actually said this abhorrent phrase to me this week. It’s 2016 […]
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by lisahassanscott
April 14, 2016

Just do your best

This week I have been painting fences. We share a boundary with no fewer than six […]
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by lisahassanscott
January 28, 2016

“When I was your age…” — connecting with our children through empathic memory

I promise, I’m really not a bad cook. In fact, I love cooking. For the past […]
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by lisahassanscott
November 26, 2015

The Lies We Tell

On Friday morning last week, one of my children came downstairs with blue teeth. I didn’t […]
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by lisahassanscott
November 12, 2015

The Sky’s the Limit: getting through challenging parenting moments

Over the weekend, a friend asked me what my children’s ethnic heritage is. (Answer: complicated.) When […]
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by lisahassanscott
September 18, 2015

Baby seagulls and other annoyances: watching those thoughts

Every time I unfurl my Yoga mat or try to sit in quiet meditation it’s the […]
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by lisahassanscott
September 10, 2015

Bopping to your own beat: parenting without comparison

“Wait. Am I even facing the right way now?” One of my Yoga students this week […]
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by lisahassanscott
May 14, 2015

Wonder

We were sitting at the table crunching our cereal yesterday morning—the twelve year old, bleary in […]
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by lisahassanscott
October 23, 2014

Seeing and being seen

Shortly after I had my first baby a friend from work visited me. She spent plenty […]
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