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You most likely purchased a cultivar of a bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla). Some of the older varieties, such as Nikko Blue, are at the northern edge of their hardiness zone in the Chicago region and flower on 1-year-old wood, which often dies back after winter.

A therapist could help you to process this episode in your life, sort out the power dynamic and how it has affected you, and review your options now. To find a therapist, you can check the American Psychological Association’s psychologist locator database (locator.apa.org), or get a referral from your physician, or a friend.

“Here in the West,” she writes, “we often employ two types of motivation: rewards (e.g., praise, gifts, stickers, allowances) and punishment (e.g., yelling, timeouts, groundings, threats). But in many cultures, moms and dads tap into another type of motivation: a child’s drive to fit in with their family and to work together as a team. To belong.”

Graduation season is here, so if you’re looking for the perfect gift to help the recent grad in your life get a head start on their new adventure, we’ve rounded up 14 useful gifts

Seskunas’ first design for Prism, which he sold directly from his website, launched in November and quickly sold out. The lightweight, portable fireplace was designed for small, kindling fires and made to be placed in your backyard or on a patio when you need a little extra warmth. This month, Seskunas is launching a larger version through retailer Design Within Reach that can handle a more substantial fire. “When I released it, I got a lot of questions about having larger fires and being able to use larger logs, so I spent the last six months developing a larger version,” Seskunas said. “I make this product all myself. I interact with everybody who buys it directly, so I get a lot of unique feedback from people about what they are interested in, and that’s what I integrated into the new version.”

Janet Wolf, Rohe’s sister, said her baby brother’s enthusiasm for learning was apparent from a young age. When Rohe was 13, Wolf, who is 16 years older, was living in Gilgil, Kenya, with her husband, who was researching Kenyan birds. Rohe came to live with them for two months.

From roughly 1800 to the mid-1830s, the Natchez Trace saw heavy traffic from soldiers, Kaintucks, animals, wagons and more. Stands, or inns, sprang up to serve the travelers, along with ferries, stores and other services. Yet a trip along the heavily used federal road was far from a pleasant stroll. “Hardships of journeying on the Old Trace included heat, mosquitoes, poor food, hard beds (if any), disease, swollen rivers, and sucking swamps,” reads one interpretive sign, noting that “a broken leg or arm could spell death for the lone traveler.”

Maybe instead of whining about Osaka’s privilege (But she’s rich!) or clinging to custom (But the rules!), fans could view her decision as groundbreaking — an attempt to propel the sport into a better, more inclusive future, not unlike King defeating Bobby Riggs in 1973′s Battle of the Sexes.

Captoria Porter gets ready for church with her daughters Mariyah Hughes, 10, left, Myla Hughes, 4, Malaysia Hughes, 5, right, and her oldest Mi’Angel, 13, at home in Country Club Hills on May 28, 2021. Porter has seven children. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)

You and your wife should make a date to take your baby to a park, café, or playground. Sit together and enjoy your child. Tiptoe out into the world in stages, and you’ll encounter parents of young children and other people (like me) who are also fumbling, blinking, and gingerly emerging.