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Mieke Smith 5/10/20 Mieke Smith 5/10/20

‘In this environment, laundry is my love language.’ What I want this Mother’s Day

By Raakhee Mirchandani for Market Watch

What I really want for Mother’s Day is to spend a day with a handle of Tito’s and the stack of books teetering on the edge of my nightstand. Or to binge “Workin’ Moms” and “Never Have I Ever” with a bagel and a latte, immediately followed by a showing of “Becoming” on Netflix with a burrito.

Mieke Smith 4/1/20 Mieke Smith 4/1/20

Thanks to the coronavirus, my daughter now has America’s worst teacher

By Raakhee Mirchandani for Market Watch

Circle time is not for the weak.

Turns out, you can’t really make a circle with three people, but that’s the size of my family. Plus, we already know what the other people in our circle/triangle have been doing for the past two weeks because, well, we’ve been self-quarantined and spending nearly every minute of every day together. Sharing? That’s all we do: share snacks, hopes, dreams and art supplies for the 17 crafts my daughter, Satya, and I make, usually before lunch.