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If Jill Atogwe says the jean skirt is a go, then I support it 😏😏 but i can’t bring myself to do it, it’s giving conservative bible college vibes 🤣🤣

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Ok, but what kind of jeans ARE we supposed to be wearing?? On the hunt for a new style and I feel lost, which feels so wrong because I literally sold jeans at The Gap for two years in college 😂. Also, is it just me or is it really hard to find something without a raw hem?? Like, why? *crisis rant over*

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I just shared with a friend that I secretly like to hear when other parents mess up because then I don’t feel so alone. Crushing it alongside of you. Also, VERY fun when my worlds collide-- shoutout to @ElizabethJanuzzi and her wonderful gift of words! 💛

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That denim skirt is so cute, and now I need a Zara shopping date. Also, laughed out loud at the gyno reference.

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Oh wow this is like my anxiety dream come to life. Love the humor you found and glad you survived!

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This is the way.

Signed, a fellow crushing-it mom who has more stories like this than are quantifiable.

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This made me laugh but also stressed me out. You're killing it! You survived. They're back in school! Celebrate all the things.

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Jan 11Liked by Ashlee Gadd

Oh no i can just imagine the disappointment! 😔🫣 Glad ice cream still makes up for it!

I've been devouring the Thursday murder club series - so good and so fun!

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Well this was a delight and much needed laugh. What I’m wearing: joggers from Soma. What I’m reading: Mother Daughter Murder Night. What I’m cooking: beef bourginon (https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beef-bourguignon-recipe-1942045.amp). Just bought my first wide leg denim.

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This wins the internet today.

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You know I feel like this is 100% something that I would do! 😆 My youngest has Reading Club the next 12 weeks after school, and I’ve literally set an alarm for every. single. one.

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About to start a reread of “Bird by Bird” myself!

Also... the stress! But also the laughter!

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I'm halfway through Ken Follett's newest novel, Armor of Light, and it is a delight as always. And tonight I'm making SkinnyTaste's sweet potato beef stew, one of my very favorite winter recipes! 🥰

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AHH the horror! This makes me feel better for dropping Chloe off at school in regular clothes last Friday because I thought it was a non-uniform day. It wasn't. She refused to take her coat off at school and her teacher contacted me and asked me to please bring her a change of clothes. SIGH. I'm just right there with you, friend, in the *crushing it* AND in the not having any food even though I'm always grocery shopping. I started wearing my mom's old Wrangler denim midi skirt last year. I love the length of yours!

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This is a hilarious story, Ashlee. The kids will probably find it funny one day.

In high school, my parents and I both thought we had off for Columbus Day. Guess who showed up to school the next day and learned that, nope, school was open! 🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m sure my mom felt like she was crushing it as well.

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Thank you for the shout out Ashlee! And I love this, although sorry about the school calendar screw up. Wait until they are in college. They don't go back to school until late January!!!!

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