From the monthly archives:
I recently received an invitation to my 20th class reunion. Has it really been 20 years! This invitation came with mixed emotions. Do I really care to go? It may be fun, but why bother? Ten years ago I was part of the committee. It was very exciting. I couldn’t way to see the [...]
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We recently took a family vacation. Key word ‘family’. Before we left I explained to my 12-year-old son that he could use his phone on the way there and back (20 hour trip each way) but once we were there it was a ‘family’ vacation and I expected him to spend time with his family [...]
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When I was a kid we could eat sugar on Sundays. Yup, Sundays. I have no idea what the significance of Sundays was, but that was the rule. Although, we had Kool-Aid in the refrigerator at ALL times. Not sure if back then they realized that Kool-Aid IS sugar! Anyway, sweets were limited to a point when [...]
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Recently my 10-year-old daughter asked me a question. She said, “You diet and you exercise, and you don’t eat a lot of sweets, right?”. I said, “that is what I try to do, yes”. She said, “Does that mean you have anorexia?”. She has been reading a book about growing up and all the good [...]
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The drama with young girls seems to be getting younger and younger. I have been dreading the thought of my 10 year old starting middle school next year, but never did I think that my 4 year old would face the cattiness that goes on in preschool! She tells me how this one won’t be [...]
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I am one of those germaphobe people. I have hand sanitizer everywhere; car, purse, desk, kitchen, my kid’s backpacks. My hands are dry as a bone because I overdose them with hand sanitizer. I never used to be like this and am not sure what started it. Maybe it was having kids and being obsessed about them [...]
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It’s a fact, kids are on cell phones. It’s a fact, a large percentage of kids are abusing cell phones. It’s a fact, not all parents are aware of what their kids are doing on cell phones. We all know that kids can get into real trouble in this day and age with the technology [...]
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What is the perfect age gap between children? Doctors recommend having at least two years between pregnancies to avoid complications. They also state if there is more than five years between pregnancies the risk is also higher for complications. Psychologists recommend waiting at least three years for lots of different reasons such as conflicts between [...]
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When I was a little girl sleepovers were the best. There was something so fun about spending the whole night with a friend. Now here I am with kids who want to sleep at their friend’s houses. Boy has the coin flipped. I completely understand the excitement they have to spend the night at their [...]
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Do you really care if someone is heading out to walk their dog or about to jump in the shower? I do like Facebook, really, but some of the things people post as their status really amazes me. I am waiting for someone to post about their last bathroom event next! Another thing that I [...]
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