How Do I Raise a Food-Conscious Kid Who’s Not A Total Jerk?

“Hey, Mommy,” she said, scolding me. “These Goldfish aren’t organic.”

Lauren Harkawik
Nov 7 · 3 min read

I was in a room of family members — people I look up to as parents and humans — when my daughter came in the room and crossed her arms into a cartoonishly sulky stance.

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Lauren Harkawik

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Essayist, fiction writer + local reporter in VT. She/her.

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