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Kristi Rieger Campbell's passion is writing and drawing stupid-looking pictures for her blog, Finding Ninee. It began with a memoir about her special-needs son Tucker, abandoned when she read that a publisher would rather shave a cat than read another memoir. Kristi writes for a variety of parenting websites including Huffington Post Parents, has been published in several popular anthologies, received 2014 BlogHer's Voice of the Year People's Choice Award, and was a proud cast member of the DC Listen to Your Mother show. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

I hope to write a meaningful “thankful” post tomorrow, but wanted to briefly acknowledge how appreciative I am that Steve Jobs was a genius.  As we’re packing up to travel on the road for 6 ½ hours (unless the traffic is bad, which it will be as it’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and we live […]

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If you’ve read The Story section of this site, you know that I’ve given up on SoccerTots for the time being.  Plus, Tucker’s in school now and the Saturday classes have an entirely different dynamic to them than the weekday ones do.  And frankly, I’d rather find our own fun on the weekends.  Anyway, for […]

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When I read Huff Post’s article about how it’s important to have mom in the picture, I realized that I do the same.  I avoid photos of myself with Tucker because they’re embarrassing.  After all, he’s so much cuter than I am.  I remember liking photos of me at 24.  At 34.  But, not so […]

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Dear Sleep, You’re on my shit list.  We had a date last night.  As we always do.  Which is why it’s defined in our contract as a “standing date.”  I waited for you.  For hours.  You didn’t show up.  I find your behavior rude and inconsiderate. You’d better have a really good excuse for last […]

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So, um, do you notice anything different about Finding Ninee?  Go ahead, look around.  I’ll wait.  Really, I’ll wait.1  No?  Oh, sorry.  Are you on the home page?  If not, go there. Notice anything NOW?  Ok fine.  Finding Ninee got our first award!  How supercoolawesomeamazingwonderfulfantabulous is it that such huge-in-the-blogging world blogesses like Jenn from […]

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This morning, on the way to school, Fun’s “We are Young” came on the radio.  Its chorus makes me want to get up and dance with my arms in the air every time I hear it.  Perhaps my joy was infectious.  Perhaps Tucker has heard this song so often that he recognizes it. He was […]

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