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Alone time: here's a collection of all of our articles filed under alone time

Category: Humor
Stick a Fork in It
Ten technological marvels that help me ignore my kids.
By Brandy Stoner
A Danish company has developed the EdisonSalvo socket, an electrical socket that will probably not fry children who stick forks in outlets. (It’s shock-resistant, not shock-proof!) I and my siblings had hours of fun sticking objects in...read more
Category: Columnists
Rugrat Reprieve
Rest here for a minute.
By Rachael Brownell
Signs that it might be time to have a Mommy Break include but are not limited to: Laughing inappropriately when your kids get hurt, hoping your husband trips on the wet towel he left on the floor, burgeoning rage when you see that someone moved your...read more
Category: Columnists
What's the Matter With Mommy?
West and Rewaxation at Wast, or, A Taste of the Empty Nest
By Kelley Cunningham
I recently found myself living the dream that kept me alive all those years when my children were small and ever-present. Those days when I couldn’t even sit on the toilet without a note passed under the door…“Mom can i hav gum e bears?...read more

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