Laurie Nigro
Laurie Nigro: Calm in the face of ‘calamity’? Not!
Life throws unexpected circumstances our way. Even in the kitchen. It's how we respond to them that matters.
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Laurie Nigro: Driving yourself crazy — it’s not for every mom
Shuttling kids from activity to activity sometimes feels like you're spending more time behind the wheel than a cross-country trucker.
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Laurie Nigro Man-stink: the struggle is real
Man-stink clearly spans generations, race, and class, leaving no one safe. Cornering the market on Febreeze wouldn't make a dent.
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A mom’s guide to separation anxiety
The five stages of letting my child go away. Far away. Like, multiple states away. Where I can't be there to console, rescue, and/or feed him in a reasonable amount of time.
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Laurie Nigro Martha Stewart be damned — let’s just say ‘it is what it is’ and enjoy the holiday
We may dream of perfection, something out of Martha Stewart magazine — then reality interferes.
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Laurie NigroHe should just admit I’m always right
His life would be so much easier if he'd just listen to me in the first place.
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If I can’t see it, it’s not there: Why dirty socks, wet towels, boots and other things are left where they...
For people who lack object permanence, once they walk out of the bedroom, the wet towel that they left on the bed ceases to exist. Same with the boots shed directly in front of the door. Or the dirty socks on the radiator.
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Confronting our personal demons, laughter is often truly the best medicine
People who suffer are not to be ridiculed or mocked. It is not okay to laugh at their pain. Except sometimes, it's ok to laugh with them.
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Laurie NigroWhy my upcoming 20th anniversary trip will in no way resemble my honeymoon
After sun poisoning and surviving an attack by a crazed school of angel fish, Laurie's honeymoon took one more crazy turn. The 20th-anniversary trip should be a piece of cake, right?
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Laurie Nigro The many ways loving IKEA furniture can test your marriage (especially in winter)
The box with the DIY assembly couch weighed 97 pounds. It didn't fit in the car. It was sleeting and there were many miles between the store and our home. What could go wrong?
