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January 11, 2017 By Jodi

A Wonderfully Quirky Swedish Spring Tradition

May 8, 2017 By Jodi 1 Comment

In my last post, I wrote about a rather sedate spring tradition in Sweden. This weekend, we attended one of the quirkiest traditions we've heard of: the spring cow release, or kosläpp.

Are You a Radical Mother?

September 22, 2016 By Jodi 1 Comment

While being a mother is generally a wonderful thing (minus the sleeplessness, the poop, the tantrums, the food on the floor/walls/ceiling/radiator), sometimes being a mother-among-mothers can be a rough experience. Something about parenting, particularly in the US, frequently leads to too much comparison and competition, and often what results is an increasing sense of isolation. Experts--and even pediatricians...

Naming What's Hard: Melancholy, Regret, and Tears at Target

September 21, 2017 By Jodi 8 Comments

I cried at Target yesterday. I was standing just a few feet from the customer service lane, where a helpful employee was working on my situation. It had been a successful resupply run, and my cart was full of enough diapers, wipes, toilet paper, and coffee filters to last a couple months: I wouldn't have...

Maternity Leave in Sweden vs the US

November 25, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

In my first post about having kids in Sweden, I laid out the basic benefits of having babies in Sweden: generous parental leave; chances for social connection while home with a baby; affordable, high-quality daycare, and more. Now, I want to lay out a theory I'm developing about the benefits of the generous parental leave policy.

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