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Katia Riddle
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Do We Have to Share Everything?

Rethinking the Division of Labor in Modern Parenting
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When I explain to people my parenting situation—that my husband travels a lot for work, and that I do most of the school drops-offs/pick-ups, doctor appointments, dinner prep, bedtime, and middle-of-the-night puking cleanup for our two small children—a look of mixed horror and pity often washes over their faces. “How are you coping?” they ask, […]

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Together We Can

Black Parent Initiative Helps African American Parents Embrace Identity
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Aly’ce Brannon-Reid—a cheerful, impassioned 25-year-old North Portland woman with light brown skin, curly black hair, and a master’s degree in nonprofit leadership—insists that she not be identified as an “expert in parenting” for this article. Fair enough. However, for many parents in Portland, she’s provided expertise that has fundamentally changed their relationships with their children. […]

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The Secret Weapon

Are Moms Behind the Changing Cannabis Culture in Oregon?
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Moms, it turns out, had a lot to do with the legalization of marijuana in Oregon. On October 17, 2014, a group of cheerful-looking Oregon mothers stood holding their toddlers and elementary-aged children in front of a table covered with signs that read “regulate it,” and explained to the world why they were for cannabis […]

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Dancing on the Edge

The Everyday Struggle of Middle Class Parents
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When their son, August, was a baby, Kate Holly and her husband Joel started renting out rooms in their four bedroom house—located in the Lents neighborhood—in order to increase their income and cover childcare costs. “The first time we did it, I was sleeping with one eye open, thinking of all the things that could […]

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Where’s My Universal Preschool?

The Case for More Publicly Funded Family Programs in Oregon
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Parents of young children in Oregon face a tough financial paradox: They earn less than the national average, but pay more to raise their kids. This has been proven numerous times over the last decade in different studies—the most recent being an audit released in December by the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, which found […]

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