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Mary Lanaux Katzman
Mary Lanaux Katzman

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Feb 10, 2022

Whole30 helped me break these 4 food habits

I just finished my second Whole30® — the program that helps you reset or restart your health goals in the form of a 30-day elimination diet. I did it because it was time for a health reset after the free-for-all coping mechanisms ushered in by the pandemic. Coping mechanisms that…

Health

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Whole30 helped me break these 4 food habits
Whole30 helped me break these 4 food habits
Health

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Mar 17, 2021

How I’m getting out of my own way to write

When I was pushed out of the workforce last Summer, my quality of life got infinitely better. I was free of a job that was making me miserable, I could focus on parenting during a pandemic, and I could spend time thinking about what I could do for myself to…

Writing

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How I’m getting out of my own way to write
How I’m getting out of my own way to write
Writing

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Published in A Parent Is Born

·Feb 16, 2021

When Kids Burst Your Snow Bubble

Expectations + Parenting = $!@#* — It’s a snow day in Alabama. And while an event like this isn’t unheard of, it’s only an every-few-years occurrence. The last significant accumulation in our town was a few days before my daughter turned three. …

Parenting

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When kids burst your snow bubble
When kids burst your snow bubble
Parenting

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Published in A Parent Is Born

·Nov 13, 2020

My Kid Is Scared of Substitute Teachers

Which can only mean one thing — it’s genetic. — Experiencing Kindergarten the second time around as a parent is awesome. There are adorable pictures posted to a private classroom Instagram account. Hearing the daily updates of “I got a sticker!” “I knew all my sight words!” “I was the table captain today!” are an absolute delight. …

Parenting

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My kid is scared of substitute teachers
My kid is scared of substitute teachers
Parenting

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Sep 11, 2020

Rocking Chair

As I rocked my babes to sleep, Nursed them, soothed them, prayed they’d keep. I thought all sorts of scary things, Thoughts that gave every fear wings. Only sometimes those thoughts went silent, And moments here my only quiet. …

Poetry

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Rocking Chair
Rocking Chair
Poetry

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Published in A Parent Is Born

·Aug 20, 2020

To the Class of 2033

Your class will rise and adapt to any challenge, because you’ve proved these past five months that you can. And you’re only five years old. — Right now, you are five and six year olds. Your parents have been telling you about Kindergarten for months now, and the first day is finally here. It’s time to see for yourself what the big deal is. A new school, a new teacher, new classroom, new friends, new school…

Education

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To the class of 2033
To the class of 2033
Education

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Mary Lanaux Katzman

Mary Lanaux Katzman

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Taking my first steps into a writing career. Blogging at homeontheedge.com

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