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11 Reader Comments on Pets
If there’s one thing I know about the Cup of Jo community, it’s that we love pets. If a house tour features a shy cat or snuggly dog, I need to wait only three minutes until a flood of “But what is the cat/pup’s name/backstory/zodiac sign?!”… Read more The post 11 Reader Comments on Pets…
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What Over-the-Top-Precautions Did You Take as a New Parent?
The other day while texting with a friend who’s a new mom, she shared a confession that made me want to reach out and hug her… “It’s way easier to do activities with the baby when my husband is with me, because I feel more confident with the support.… Read more The post What Over-the-Top-Precautions…
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Qualities I Am Looking For in a Partner
Born and raised in China, Yinfan Huang is an illustrator and writer who has been published in The New Yorker. She has won awards from American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, and World Illustration Awards.… Read more The post Qualities I Am Looking For in a Partner appeared first on Cup of Jo.
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The Many Lives of My Zillow Alter Ego
This summer, on my family’s first international trip together, I was taking a solo walk through Ireland’s Killarney National Park. The sun was setting, and the path had turned golden green, flanked by linden trees so thick with bees I thought at first that someone had mobilized a drone army.… Read more The post The…
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What’s on Your Last-Gasp Summer Checklist?
My college-age daughter, Abby, was on her own working in Chicago for most of the summer, so when she came home to New York for the briefest of windows before heading back to school, I asked her an important question: What do you need to eat while you’re here?… Read more The post What’s on…
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9 Readers Share Their Beautiful Tattoos
My friend Alison lost her dad a couple years ago, and she is planning to get a shrimp cocktail tattoo to commemorate him (and his love of the dish).… Read more The post 9 Readers Share Their Beautiful Tattoos appeared first on Cup of Jo.
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A Scavenger Hunt Parenting Hack
The other day, Anton and his friend were lounging around the house. “There’s nothing to doooooo,” they lamented. “We’ve done evvvvvverything already.” When we were growing up in Michigan, my own mom would have waved her hands and said, “Go play,” and I would have grumbled off to read my book between the back of…
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What Small, Inexpensive Things Make Your Life Better?
What random items make your life easier? This morning, my friend Andy was telling me about his beloved rice maker. “You get three-quarters of dinner done by throwing in some rice and pushing a button,” he mused as we walked down the street.… Read more The post What Small, Inexpensive Things Make Your Life Better?…
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Ratatouille Lasagna
“When the pandemic began in March 2020, my freelance work went away, suddenly and completely,” writes recipe developer Caroline Chambers, aka “Caro,” in the introduction to her new cookbook What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking.… Read more The post Ratatouille Lasagna appeared first on Cup of Jo.
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What Are You Reading Right Now?
I was looking for something to read at the bookstore McNally Jackson the other week when I saw Willful Disregard on display. The staff described it as “a novel about love and texting,” two things I enjoy.… Read more The post What Are You Reading Right Now? appeared first on Cup of Jo.