Laura Wheatman Hill

Writer, playwright, parent

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Butterflies and dragonflies and peonies and cuddlers. We had some serious chats today and got outside for a bit. https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_YYu-BUlY2AUCs0R-gd0JKkCZSWVPtS0wecw0/?igshid=kip0uch5ba0p

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Good morning. Hopefully it's okay to post something silly. "If Quarantine Happened in the 90s" #linkinbio #quarantinelife #quarantine #coronatine #stayhome #thedreamofthe90s https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5tpygJ6MEmOic-NQPLsU27Aug9DTfJKwFnMs0/?igshid=2wvx66yry49n

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Nature faces #covidart https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyGT8VhF75jM3o3Rd0EG-y-YNh-tvZNetO0lU0/?igshid=dxshlr84e0bz

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Update: apologies to my neighbors who heard me screaming at my children to stop hitting each other and then me with sticks. We are all taking a calm down inside. But look at this beautiful peony that popped today! #coronatine #stayhome #ugh https://www.instagram.com/p/CAviLBuBsKlAapPnRc3Ukg6R_aKVNPhY0E0Hz40/?igshid=m73583sfas4x

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This is the point in the quarantine when the homeschooling activity includes Wesley throwing dirt clods at the ground and I'm trying to avoid mediating the fight about which kid owns which rocks that they found in the yard. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvfSf9hXP0P_lXV_Kfm1qQRe0HLHKV0qYhsM00/?igshid=13j6mea3w0zab

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Does anyone else feel ready to read news and then try to read some news and then get so overwhelmed and existentially depressed that they have to go stare at a tree while their children wrestle in the grass on this beautiful morning in #coronatine which promises to be summer like? https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsvBrFhEg8_O33VlceTe2tZyHU0F2wPU9prCU0/?igshid=14rdgwa8s9f9

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Productive #rainbowwalk https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoSyP2hCFj6WKYeYe7DHxdW81ijhnY0TrPAOY0/?igshid=1rrls63s4qzeo

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I've been training for 10 years for someone to ask me my professional opinion on The Hunger Games. Today is the day. #linkinbio #fbf me ready to take on Snow. #thehungergames #theballadofsongbirdsandsnakes https://www.instagram.com/p/CAfsWVthw76bm-8w-aNafkb2we9fldLMjKgGMk0/?igshid=1cp7xeocx1rd4

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New article from @thesyndromemag link in bio https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdGh_hBJKuOhbQKmkT6-eGwLBsI7Rx62YAnso0/?igshid=1fkmgx42l80bk

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Spring will come again. See stories for more #flowers #springtime #springathome https://www.instagram.com/p/CAOBp1ch1YR6X4OFDp4VvRsN9wA02Frx_icGQo0/?igshid=ft6ayyvhx4ho

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My Baby Has a Day & Night Personality

"During the day, she’s nearly a person. She makes yummy noises when she eats people food and can clap her hands and crawl and stand up and pet (grab) the kitty. But at night, The Creature emerges. I’m not saying The Creature is bad, it’s just, not quite the same as the daytime version of…

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Thank You, Boobs

"I sobbed. I blubbered. I was breathless, unable to utter a sentence. My husband insisted on video chatting with me from work. He praised me for being strong but I was going to miss spending time with that sweet little baby, who always held my hand as he fed."

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So…You Purchased a Bounce House

"The kids are bored, you said. They’re watching too much TV, you said. They’re driving you crazy, you said. So you purchased a bounce house."

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How to Keep Your Marriage Alive (in the Time of Covid) • The Syndrome Mag

Stuck at home with your spouse during isolation? No need to social distance from your significant other. Follow these 10 tips for a sexy quarantine.

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Summer Is Long, And I'm Afraid This Year I'll Go Insane. | Filter Free Parents

It’s okay that we grieve this, the death of summer as we know it.Yes, survival is the goal, but LIVING, as we know it, is forever changed, too.

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My Daughter Has An Imaginary Ghost Friend. And It's Kind Of Creepy. | Filter Free Parents

The fever is gone in a couple days. But Janie didn’t go away. “The girl,” as we knew her at the time, kept showing up outside during the night.

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It's Okay to Complain Right Now | Filter Free Parents

I STILL think it’s okay to complain right now. I’m worried about our health. Our business. Our economy. Our world. And, dang it, I’m really BUMMED.