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How Having Kids Boosts Your Self-Esteem

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Having kids is great. You get to clean them, feed them, pay for them, and love them for a really long time. And kids are wonderful at building your self-esteem! Take the following stories, for instance: I was giving my 9-year-old son a hug and a kiss as he went to bed. Isn’t it amazing [Read More]

5 Family Friendly Films You May Have Missed

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Now that my kids are older, ages 9 and 6, we enjoy watching movies together. It can be a challenge, though, to find appropriate movies that appeal to both boys and girls,  9-year-olds and 6-year-olds, and parents and kids. The following 5 movies are flicks we all like and, for one reason or other, aren’t [Read More]

This is Normal at My House

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BK (Before Kids), I probably would have freaked out at images that I now consider normal at my house. Like this: It’s a Very Hairy Caterpillar made out of pantyhose. It’s so ugly it’s cute. And it’s now living on my kitchen counter for who knows how long. Or there’s this image: It’s my 16-year-old [Read More]

Back to the Future: From Braces to Invisalign

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I’m a child of the 80s. I wore jellies and neon. The first rock concert I ever attended was Rick Springfield, with Corey Hart as his opening act. I got a perm (again and again). I spent at least a year of my life saying “Totally” in every sentence. And I wore braces for two [Read More]

You Want One Word to Describe Me?

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I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite TV shows is The Middle. This ABC gem focuses on the Heck family living in Orson, Indiana. The mom, Frankie, has some great lines every week as she lovingly and realistically raises her three kids. The following is an excerpt from her job interview for a dental [Read More]

Priceless

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I know this type of spoof of Mastercard’s “Priceless” tagline has been done to death. Whatev! It fit perfectly with what I was feeling after this weekend!   600 miles in the car with a family of 4. 2 nights at the Hilton. 6 am wake-up call for an 8 am baseball game. 39 degrees [Read More]

A Brother, a Sister, and an American Girl Doll

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Once upon a time, I had two children. They loved each other. Maybe because they were 3 1/2 years apart in age and different genders they got along for many years. Then, my older child, a boy, entered 4th grade. Suddenly, his little sister was “lame”. This coincided with my daughter’s uncanny ability to push [Read More]

THE Question of Our Time

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Breast or bottle? BPA-free? Pacifier or no pacifier? When to wean? Organic or not? Cloth or disposable? Cry it out? Private or public school? How much TV, if any at all? Snuggie or bathrobe? No, dear readers, these are not the pressing questions of our time. The REAL question, the one that keeps me up [Read More]

Parenting Classes That YOU Wish Were Offered

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You guys are awesome. Not only do you humor (and honor)  me by reading my blog, but you chime in with the best comments. Take Friday’s post on Parenting Classes That I Wish Were Offered. I listed a few classes that I’d like to see and then you guys suggested numerous awesome classes here and [Read More]

Parenting Classes That I Wish Were Offered

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Remember when you found out you were going to be a parent? You signed up for classes on bathing your newborn, breastfeeding, installing a car seat, etc. Well, here are the parenting classes that I wish were REALLY offered. These would have been so useful! How to buy birthday presents for 9-year-old boys. In this [Read More]

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