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Coffee+Crumbs: Goodbye Grade School

I don’t want to open the email. Nooo you can’t make me. The subject line makes my blood run cold. …

Melanie DaleJune 15, 2021, 10:31 amJune 15, 2021 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Out Damn Spot

“Stop washing your hands so much,” the dermatologist tells me in February of 2020. I went to the dermatologist because …

Melanie DaleApril 27, 2021, 11:23 amApril 27, 2021 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: All By Myself

“I am alone. I am utterly alone.” I was 11 years old and felt seen watching Winona Ryder write these …

Melanie DaleApril 27, 2021, 11:15 amApril 27, 2021 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Falling to Pieces

There’s this word puzzle I work every morning. It has letter tiles like Scrabble but it’s a solitaire version I …

Melanie DaleFebruary 15, 2021, 1:39 pmFebruary 15, 2021 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Scream Queen

She’s a screamer. I’ve tried everything but two-year-old Evie just needs to yell it out. I pick her up. She …

Melanie DaleFebruary 15, 2021, 1:33 pmFebruary 15, 2021 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Explaining 2020 to My Grandkid Someday

“Grandmommy, tell me the story of 2020,” the little girl begged. “Are you sure, sweetie? The story of 2020 is …

Melanie DaleJanuary 5, 2021, 12:45 pmJanuary 5, 2021 0
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Lighten Up #132: Calm the H*ck Down

Our series “Lighten Up about Parenting,” wraps up today, which is perfect because, drumroll please, Calm the H*ck Down is …

Melanie DaleDecember 8, 2020, 6:10 amDecember 8, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #131: Alex Dale

After a brief hiatus, we’re back with the penultimate episode of our 10-part series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and in …

Melanie DaleDecember 1, 2020, 6:05 amDecember 2, 2020 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Conversations in the Land of Nod

When my kids were little, I looked at the bleary-eyed older parents around me with pity. They spoke of weekend …

Melanie DaleNovember 11, 2020, 12:19 pmNovember 11, 2020 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Maybe I Could Fake My Own Death

I keep fantasizing about faking my own death. After—how many months of lockdown? I’ve lost count—this seems almost reasonable. Surely …

Melanie DaleOctober 14, 2020, 9:17 amOctober 14, 2020 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Flat Colorado

The thing they don’t tell you is how Colorado is flat. As a kid from Ohio, I always pictured mountains …

Melanie DaleSeptember 24, 2020, 12:03 pmSeptember 24, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #130: Osheta Moore

We are in our 10-part series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and in each episode, we have not one but two …

Melanie DaleSeptember 22, 2020, 6:00 amSeptember 7, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #129: Alli Worthington

We are in our 10-part series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, this series is cool …

Melanie DaleSeptember 15, 2020, 6:00 amSeptember 7, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #128: Lorren Lemmons

Today’s podcast is sponsored by a bag of frozen riced cauliflower that I found in my freezer, because in a …

Melanie DaleSeptember 8, 2020, 6:00 amSeptember 7, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #127: Sarah Hauser

We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, let me tell you why …

Melanie DaleSeptember 1, 2020, 6:00 amAugust 23, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #126: Jamie Sumner

We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, let me tell you why …

Melanie DaleAugust 25, 2020, 6:00 amAugust 23, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #125: Bronwyn Lea

We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, let me tell you why …

Melanie DaleAugust 18, 2020, 6:00 amAugust 18, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #124: Kara-Kae James

We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you missed last week, let me tell you why …

Melanie DaleAugust 11, 2020, 6:00 amAugust 2, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #123: Jennifer Fulwiler

Today I’m kicking off a new series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and let me tell you why I’m so excited. …

Melanie DaleAugust 4, 2020, 6:00 amAugust 4, 2020 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: Parenting in the Buff…y

We decided to spend the apocalypse introducing our kids to our favorite TV show of all time, Buffy the Vampire …

Melanie DaleJune 22, 2020, 1:41 pmJune 22, 2020 0
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Coffee+Crumbs: On Cloth Diapers and Coming of Age in the Age of Coronavirus

My son just turned thirteen. His grand plans to take friends to a fully-immersive virtual reality experience are scrapped until …

Melanie DaleJune 16, 2020, 2:47 pmJune 16, 2020 0
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20 Ideas for Zoom Calls BESIDES Talking about Coronavirus

Greetings from my basement. We’re in week seven of lockdown and I’m noticing a pattern. I get so lonely I …

Melanie DaleApril 29, 2020, 11:35 amApril 30, 2020 1
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Lighten Up #122: Knox McCoy

Today I’m talking with Knox McCoy, swashbuckling co-host of The Popcast with Knox and Jamie and author of the new …

Melanie DaleApril 21, 2020, 6:05 amApril 19, 2020 0
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Lighten Up #121: Sophie Hudson

Today to wrap up our series Lighten Up about Pop Culture, I’m talking with Sophie Hudson, author of the new …

Melanie DaleApril 14, 2020, 6:15 amMarch 15, 2020 0

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