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fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Aoife Kelly: Flu has hit my household - and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous

Our household of five has been hit hard by the virus and it has been gruelling My household (bar one) has the flu and I can attest to it being utterly horrendous.
Medicine
fromTODAY.com
3 weeks ago

Your Child Wakes Up With Sniffles. Can They Go to a Party? A Pediatrician Weighs In

A runny nose alone doesn't scare me. A lot of kids are going to have runny watery noses in the winter season. It can be from the cold weather, or it can be from allergies in the fall. A sniffle is not going to do much damage, especially with good hand hygiene.
Public health
#motherhood
fromThe Nation
1 month ago
Film

A Visceral Look at the Impossible Task of Mothering

A mother’s exhaustion and alienation intensify as caregiving responsibilities, work, and family crises strain her emotional and physical limits.
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago
Film

Mary Bronstein discusses motherhood in her movie 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'

A mother overwhelmed by anxiety struggles alone to care for a mysteriously ill child amid domestic disasters and an absent, unhelpful husband.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Send kids to school with a cough or sniffles? Some parents say no way

Since then, school policies have softened significantly. At L.A. Unified, for example, parents are directed to send their children to school if they have a mild cold or cough. The main symptoms that require keeping a child home are fever of 100.4 and above, vomiting or diarrhea, according to district instructions on "How to Safely Send Your Student to School."
Education
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

A stranger fixed my Nespresso machine when I most needed it. Decades later, I still think of her.

In 2013, on a particularly challenging morning, my coffee machine broke right after my son was diagnosed with leukemia. I was utterly exhausted and scared, needing that caffeine boost to manage my emotions and responsibilities.
Coffee
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