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<\/a><\/div>\nWhat are you up to this weekend? New York\u2019s weather is beautiful, and Toby starts baseball tomorrow. I love watching my kids play<\/a>. Also, for everyone who\u2019s been asking, our annual baba\u00e0<\/a> discount code is coming up on Monday! Please check back then, if you\u2019d like. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few links from around the web\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cThe sex sabbatical that redefined my \u2018sexless marriage.\u2019\u201d<\/a> Great essay. (NYMag)<\/p>\n Remember the movie \u2018Freaky Friday\u2019? A sequel called \u2018Freakier Friday\u2019 is coming out<\/a>!<\/p>\n What a pretty date night dress<\/a> (and it\u2019s on sale).<\/p>\n My favorite pajamas<\/a> are on sale, too.<\/p>\n Many Cup of Jo readers recommended Laurie Colwin\u2019s novel Happy All The Time<\/a>, so I picked up a copy, and I love her descriptions of twitterpated young men: \u201cHe wanted to turn Holly into water and drink her.\u201d<\/p>\n Omg, microwave sticky toffee pudding<\/a>. (NYTimes gift link)<\/p>\n How do animals sound across languages<\/a>? I remember singing a duck song<\/a> in France when I was little and saying \u201ckwan kwan,\u201d instead of quack. This was so cool. (Via Kottke<\/a>)<\/p>\n Chappell Roan goes country<\/a>!<\/p>\n Ted Lasso is returning<\/a> for a fourth season, set in Kansas.<\/p>\n My sister Lucy\u2019s Ask Me Anything<\/a>, including a brilliant parenting hack, what surprised her most when her husband Paul died, and the pants that make her feel cool. (Big Salad)<\/p>\n Sounds about right<\/a>.<\/p>\n Plus, three reader comments:<\/p>\n Says Tara on when did you feel like yourself after having kids<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m up reading Cup of Jo at 1:29 a.m., instead of before kids, when I\u2019d read at 3 p.m. at my job lol. I feel like I\u2019m treading water. My neighbor used to text me daily that I left my car door open. I left my keys in my door so many times postpartum, I bought a keyless entry. That\u2019s what motherhood is. Tiny steps forward and backwards. I am not the version of the girl I used to be. I have white hairs coming in. I miss the way my boobs looked before they were put to work. They have dropped, so far down. Never been more mammal than as a mom. But he picks me dandelions every day, and we put them into a jar with water. We are a solo family, and tonight, we read a book about his family, which is just Mama and Lennox. Tonight, for the first time, he said, \u2018Lennox has NO DADDY JUST A MOMMY.\u2019 He was SO happy and gave me the biggest hug. Impregnating my self was the best decision and whew I will never be that girl reading Cup of Jo at 3 p.m. on my work computer because I had all the time in the world, but no dandelions.\u201d<\/p>\n Says Katherine on my messy road to stopping drinking<\/a>: \u201cIn the messy middle right here. Downloaded the Less app<\/a> on Sunday. Today is day three without a drink \u2014 that\u2019s as long as I\u2019ve gone without one in years. I am thinking about quitting outright. I am also thinking about moderating. Whatever it is, I am thinking about it constantly. I needed to read this today. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n