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Author Archives: Kristi Campbell

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.

My favorite way to relax is sitting on a beach, but that’s not always an option. I enjoy being in the mountains, but let’s face it… most of the minutes I have to simply relax happen at night, when work is done for the day and my kid is sleeping. That’s when I binge watch. […]

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It’s the 4th anniversary of 1000 Speaks, where writers and bloggers from around the world gather their voices to raise awareness, compassion, and to remind each of us that our experiences matter, and that we never know another person’s story. Yvonne Spence began the 1,000 Speaks movement, and continues to spread mindfulness, compassion, and awareness. […]

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One random day, I didn’t want to go to school. I can’t remember how old I was but think I was eight or nine. Close to my son’s age, although back then having a friend who was six months older was a big deal somehow, so me making a sweeping generalization about the ages of […]

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When it comes to life hacks as far as food preservation, decorating, or Lego storage, I’m not the best go-to person. But there are things I’ve realized are life-hacks when it comes to being a better human. 10 Ways To Be A Better Human 1. You are enough. So are most people. We each do […]

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There are times when I see my son playing alone and I think “I should’ve had another baby.” It hits me hard and deep – a guilty ache flooding my entire being. There was a time, when he was two or three years old – we tried for a while to give him a sibling. […]

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