One of the rare times we weren't clustered around a map, each pointing in a different direction.

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When a Turtle Mom travels, she takes her shell with her. Very convenient…for her.

I don't know about real turtles, or other Turtle Moms, but this Turtle Mom does not have a great sense of direction. I can get lost in NYC (with numbered streets). I don't worry too much when I'm alone, because I can use the exercise of heading the...