Category: Family
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To My Future Daughter-in-Law: Please Don’t Hate Me!
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: There are days when I wish I could crawl inside my son’s brain just to see where and how he comes up with some of the things that come out of his mouth. At 7, his brain is always working. Getting him to bed at…
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No Girls Allowed!
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to play with my oldest brother’s hair. Mel is 15 years older than I am so, when I was 7, he was already an adult of 22. By the time I was 10, he was an old man in my eyes…
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Why Some Animals Eat Their Young
I have discovered why some animals eat their young. I didn’t just discover it. To be honest, I’ve known it for a while. If you have children – especially if they’re past that cute toddler stage when their whole worlds revolve around you – then you know what I mean. Some days you almost wish…
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Parents Who Fail to Teach Respect, Fail Us All
Dear Readers, Today’s blog is completely different from my normal blogging style. Usually I try to bring you the witty day-to-day goings on of my family and, specifically, with my children. But I saw a story on The Today Show this morning that has me so angry that I can’t seem to think past it.…
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A 21st Century Wilma and Betty
If you’ve ever been around teens, you know that – once they hit about age 14 or 15 – the only thing on their minds is what kind of car they’re going to get. They start scoping out the car lots in their early teens and some of them even start making…
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No Parking!
People who know me know that I tend to be a bit “quirky” about certain things. That is to say that there are some things that really bug me and I seem to turn into a completely different person when someone inadvertently steps on one of my pet peeves. Probably the biggest pet peeve I…
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Quips and Quotes Friday – June 15, 2012
Mr. Moneybucks At 7 years old, Braden has more money than he knows how to handle. He has no real concept of money, so I’ve confiscated most of it from him and placed it in a safe place so that it’s there when he’s ready to use it. And, while he has no concept of…
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Mastering the Art of Reverse Psychology and Occasional Manipulation
Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower As the mother of two children, I’ve learned over the years the importance of manipulation. Now, don’t start frowning…if you’re a parent, you know you’ve done it. Call it reverse psychology or…
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What the…What? Why Matthew Inman is My Hero!
Good morning, Friends! It’s What the…What? Wednesday and I’m so excited to be back this week so I can bring you this next story! What’ve I got for you? I found today’s story completely by accident. I was out surfing the web last night – not even looking for material for today’s blog yet –…
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