define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); General | Kate Flaim http://kateflaim.com freelance writer Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:43:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 http://kateflaim.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/K-key.jpg General | Kate Flaim http://kateflaim.com 32 32 7648376 Only yes means yes http://kateflaim.com/2013/10/only-yes-means-yes/ http://kateflaim.com/2013/10/only-yes-means-yes/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:43:15 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1443 The spate of highly publicized rape cases lately (and the disgusting victim-blaming that has proliferated) makes me so angry. I know our rape culture is hardly news, but I am sickened and disgusted that so many people still think a girl is “asking for it” if she gets drunk, etc. In every one of these … Continue reading Only yes means yes

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One day soon… http://kateflaim.com/2013/02/onedaysoo/ http://kateflaim.com/2013/02/onedaysoo/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:46:15 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1432 …I will find my way back here. I am slowly coming to grips with the daily ups and downs of life with two, with the complete lack of time to get things done, and with the incredible emotional roller coaster of parenting a 2.5 year old. But I’m finding myself thinking more about what I … Continue reading One day soon…

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Mighty Life List http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/mighty-life-list/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/mighty-life-list/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:26:17 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1411 I remember when Maggie Mason first wrote about her “Mighty Life List,” lo those many years ago. Since then, especially as she started powering through the list, I’ve started my own version many times, but I never got around to finishing it. I finally did it, which means I get to start by crossing off … Continue reading Mighty Life List

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October http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/october/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/october/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:41:17 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1400 Ellie is two months old today! I can’t believe it. I thought the second pregnancy flew, and it turns out that the baby days are flying, too (though as someone said to me the other day, it’s a marathon, but each day is a sprint). It hasn’t been easy, adjusting to two kids. I feel … Continue reading October

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Two http://kateflaim.com/2012/08/two/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/08/two/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:22:51 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1395 Tuck is two! It’s nearly impossible to remember life before he came along; and as I look at little Ellie it’s even harder to remember that my big boy started off looking like this: Two days old Here he is during Ellie’s newborn shoot (more on that later), just before turning two: Anelise Tubinis Photography … Continue reading Two

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Welcome to the world! http://kateflaim.com/2012/08/welcome-to-the-world/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/08/welcome-to-the-world/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:28:45 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1391 We are thrilled to introduce our new addition, Ellie (Elizabeth Christy, named for both grandmothers), who joined us 11 days early at 1:01 a.m. on August 2 (missing my birthday by 1 hour!). Baby salad Ben was in NC for a business meeting last Wednesday, and his mom was headed up from Long Island to … Continue reading Welcome to the world!

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As summer sweeps by… http://kateflaim.com/2012/07/as-summer-sweeps-by/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/07/as-summer-sweeps-by/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:16:31 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1387 Shelling peas Here we are, almost at the end of July, and I don’t think I’ve posted one summer meal! We’ve been enjoying the CSA, as always, of course. Tuck has finally gotten on board with corn on the cob, though I haven’t been able to budge his bias against tomatoes yet. We’ve been sticking … Continue reading As summer sweeps by…

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In which I go on for ages about a completely new topic http://kateflaim.com/2012/06/in-which-i-go-on-for-ages-about-a-completely-new-topic/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/06/in-which-i-go-on-for-ages-about-a-completely-new-topic/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:33:40 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1381 This is totally off-topic from what I normally talk about here, but what the heck. Have you read the (very lengthy) Anne-Marie Slaughter piece in The Atlantic, Why Women Still Can’t Have it All? Really interesting stuff. I chose the opposite track from Dr. Slaughter, I’m more than a decade behind her in parenting and … Continue reading In which I go on for ages about a completely new topic

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Status report: 3 weeks of Family Dinner http://kateflaim.com/2012/06/status-report-3-weeks-of-family-dinner/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/06/status-report-3-weeks-of-family-dinner/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:59:22 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1376 So here we are, a few weeks in to our new system. Overall, I’d say I’m about 1000% less stressed by feeding Tuck than I was before. I’m much less concerned about buying special foods or worrying what he’ll eat if we go out, and I’ve enjoyed the new rhythm of our evenings, with Tuck’s … Continue reading Status report: 3 weeks of Family Dinner

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On Snacks http://kateflaim.com/2012/05/on-snacks/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/05/on-snacks/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 19:11:05 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1363 We don’t, much. Snacks, I’ve found, are a major reason Tuck, at least, didn’t try things at meals. We were always strict about snacks–he had one at 10 and one after nap (usually 3:30); they were limited in size, and he never had a snack cup or anything that allowed him to determine when he’d … Continue reading On Snacks

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