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Ruth's awesome. I'm so glad you were able to work with her. And she gave you great advice. (Says this person whom publishers despair of being able to pigeonhole. 😄 )

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Loved this post and the 5 buckets idea

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Keep writing- it’s refreshing to see the everyday moments captured by you.

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I thought you were going to say the 17MO ran out naked, because that has happened here 😂😂

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This is true for me too. And very freeing! I have the same fears.

Subscribing!! :)

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I enjoy your writing so much, in all buckets! As a parent of older kids (11 and 6), I enjoy remembering the absurdity and hilarity of the younger years (as well as the difficulties), and the way you write about them is always a delight. And you truly have a gift that not everyone has to write equally well about silly, funny things and deep, important things. Please do keep it up. :)

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That overall description really does fit, and highlights why I so enjoy your writing.

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As an “experienced” mother and a relatively “inexperienced” grandmother, I enjoy your blog. My brain didn’t stop when I became a mother; in fact, it expanded as I followed the interests of my children and we explored the world together.

And you are correct: a 17-month-old is a different being than a one-year-old. In fact, a four-year-old is different than a thee-and-a-half year-old and a four-and-half-year-old. A lot of growing happens during those six months!

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YESSSSSSSS

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Five buckets sounds like a solid plan. It’s a mix of the late Jeanne Robertson with a very welcome literary twist. Thanks for brightening my day as I hear your voice reading these essays.

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I like the 5 buckets idea – in fact I already subscribe to it! Except it's 4: my Substack tagline is "Family, faith, reading, writing ... all that good stuff." I think pretty much everything I write fits one of those categories. Your blog has a nice mix and I'm always interested in whatever you write!

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Oh the five buckets thing is helpful! I think I would define my five buckets as books, history, faith, parenting and mental health - which all feel disconnected but maybe aren't? I love where we overlap in interests and where we differ - here's to the years of writing short form through the chaos of parenting!

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