Tag: children
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The Wit and Wisdom of Braden (3rd Edition)
Some days I wish I could step back in time by about 35 years…back to when I was only 7 or 8 and the world made perfect sense. Or, I assume the world made perfect sense. It seems to make perfect sense to my almost 8 year old son. Just this morning Braden informed me…
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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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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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Duct Tape Fixes Everything!
Duct tape (sometimes called duck tape). It’s probably one of the world’s most amazing household repair tools. If it can’t be fixed with duct tape, then it can’t be fixed. We’ve used duct tape to fix all manner of different things in our house, and we’ve recently learned that it comes in designer colors. No…
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Learning to French Kiss
One of my favorite things about little kids is how their interpretations of the world around them are so much different than ours as adults. My daughter, Amber, is now 16; but,when she was little, she came up with some real doozies. It’s not difficult to imagine my surprise and distress when she came home…
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