Tag: parenting
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Creative and Bizarre Punishment
My 10-year old stayed home from school yesterday. His asthma was acting up and I didn’t feel 100% confident that he wouldn’t have a severe asthma attack at school. By the end of the day, I was seriously wishing I’d sent him to school. My patience was at an end. Late in the afternoon, I…
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A Rude Awakening
So “the girl” is home from college. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for! She’s been gone for nine long months and has barely visited except when the dorms kicked her out for an extended vacation like Christmas and Spring Break. Oh boy have I missed her! Ya know how sometimes absence makes the…
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Revenge is Sweet!
I believe in Karma. I believe that when you do good deeds, they come back to you in the form of good deeds; and when you do bad deeds, it comes back to you in the form of bad deeds. Sometimes Karma takes her own sweet time in delivering on the goods, but other times…
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Why I Read (and Write) YA Fiction
Earlier this week I was conversing with a good friend, another author, who commented that she had difficulty reading YA Fiction. Her life has long since moved past the phase of first relationships, snotty teen rivalries, and other issues our kids deal with. I, on the other hand, love young adult fiction. I just “get…
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Testing Mom’s Good Humor
I like to think I have a sense of humor. I’m good at playing pranks on others, and I’m usually good at being on the receiving end. Usually. Last night, my sense of humor was greatly challenged. My 19 year old daughter is a freshman in college some three hours away. As most parents do,…
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