Weekly Roundup: “Get Me Through the Next 5 Minutes,” DWTS 500th Episode, and What Moms Can See

Parenting Roundabout

Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.
Catherine's library find is a book of short essays whose title, Get Me Through the Next 5 Minutes, really spoke to her at this moment in time. Mentioned: Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick; The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green; the song "The Next Ten Minutes" from the musical The Last Five Years (movie version with Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan; COVID version with Skylar Astin and Shoshana Bean).
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Terri's random recommendation is back on the shelf for a few more weeks while we finish out the season of Dancing with the Stars. This week was the 500th episode, but we found the celebration pretty lackluster, with very few pros and stars returning to the ballroom. You're better off heading to YouTube to catch some of the all-timers: Anything from Maks and Meryl Davis's season, Nastia Lukin and Sasha (subbing for Derek) dancing a Charleston to "Honey I'm Good" in a subway car, Iman Shumpert and Daniella doing a creepy contemporary, and Bobby Bones' winning freestyle. Also mentioned: Alan Bersten's new puppy, Jeff.
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In the archives, we discussed what moms can see (from 2022).
Next week's lineup:

• Lost S1 E20, "Do No Harm," on Tuesday, November 19
• Shrinking S2 E3, "Psychological Something-ism," on Wednesday, November 20
• Weekly roundup on Thursday, November 21

Until then (and anytime you're in need), the archives are available.