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Just when you think you have it all under control, the bad people of the world come up with one more. I am about ready to lock my kids up in my nice, safe, cozy, house and keep them safe from all the boogymen out there. But, wait! They are coming through our power lines…through [...]
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Are parents too trusting these days? Maybe just oblivious. Or…maybe too busy? What happened to ‘making sure the parents are home’? Now that we are past the ‘play date’ stage with my older two kids, things are getting a bit trickier. Bonfire parties, parties with both boys and girls, friends that I never met during [...]
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Do you remember jealousy as a teen? Of course you do. Now, you may not have been one of those super jealous people who just about flipped any time your boyfriend talked to another girl, but I think we all had some form of jealousy in us (some still do). I am starting to wonder [...]
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I finally did it. I agreed to let my son have a Facebook Page. Ugh, I know. But let me just say I came to the conclusion I would rather he have a legitimate page, me be his friend, me have his password, me set his privacy settings, and me go over and over the [...]
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We all know our kids are growing up in a super digital world compared to that of what we did. My ‘digital’ went as far as the Commodore-64 and Merlin (remember Merlin?). In no way, shape, or form did our digital worlds mean connecting with people across the world or even next door for that [...]
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I don’t know if it is just that I am getting older or maybe it is the paranoid mom factor coming out, but all of a sudden 16 just seems way to young to be driving. I remember being 16. I felt old enough. I felt in control. I didn’t feel too young. I also [...]
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We all know how mean kids can be. They can be downright degrading and make other kids feel like dirt. We try to teach our kids not to tease and to treat others the way they would want to be treated themselves. But, can teasing be a good thing if we are the ones doing [...]
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Lots of moms would shriek at the site of a Playboy Magazine in their son’s room, but really that is peanuts compared to finding the morning after pill in your daughter’s room. I remember hearing about the girls in high school who would be having abortions. I never quite understood how that all worked thinking [...]
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We all have come from different upbringings and who are we to criticize the way a friend was brought up, but as a kid I always found it strange when I heard how a friend would have a beer or glass of wine now and then with their parents. I still see this today. Some [...]
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Friends with benefits. Some people say this has been around for a long time. But, just like everything else…this is becoming more popular with teens. The Urban Dictionary defines friends with benefits as, two friends who have a sexual relationship without being emotionally involved. Typically two good friends who have casual sex without a monogamous relationship or [...]
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