Abigail Mnookin
CommentatorAbigail Mnookin is a former biology teacher interested in issues of equality and the environment. She is currently organizing parents around climate justice with 350Vermont, and lives in Brattleboro with her wife and their two daughters.
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Last month, I unknowingly dropped my wallet while carrying my young daughter out of a caf茅 in downtown Brattleboro. We鈥檇 crossed the street to look for a鈥�
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Last fall, my family joined a supper club. Every Sunday, my wife and I cook a meal for three other families, and deliver it on Monday before 6 p.m. On鈥� -
Imagine a day in the life of a typical toddler: wake up next to synthetic-stuffed animals, put on a disposable diaper, change into polyester clothes,鈥�
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I loved Halloween when I was growing up. I鈥檇 spend weeks, if not months, planning my costume and plotting the best trick-or-treating route where I鈥檇 get鈥�
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My mom jokes that when she found out I was going to marry Laura, she struggled more with the fact that my partner wasn鈥檛 Jewish than she did with the fact鈥�
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The week the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, was overturned, my wife, Laura, legally adopted our one-year-old daughter 鈥� even though Laura鈥檚 rights as a鈥�
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This time of year is full of celebrations, from Fourth of July picnics, parades, and fireworks, to family reunions and that other summer staple, the鈥�
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While I鈥檝e been at home with my baby daughter this year, I鈥檝e discovered how saving money can also mean building community.Recently, I babysat for a鈥�
