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Kids and Sports
, Kids and Travel
, Parenting
on June 18, 2008
You don't see the old 'Mom's Taxi' joke as much as you did when I was a kid. The parent act to lampoon - the sports pack Mule. The bags that parents carry about with newborns with the ...
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Health
, Kids and Sports
, Kids and Travel
, Parenting
, Safety
on June 12, 2008
Summer has arrived here where we live and the temperatures have been hovering around the 100 degree mark the past few days. We are going to get a small reprieve and just low 90s for a few days - yippi...
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Parenting
on June 9, 2008
I hope to highlight some of the exceptional parenting blogs out there. Have you ever read Dream Mom's blog?
While she'd never ask for sympathy or pity, she is an amazing woman who is a single...
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Parenting
on June 8, 2008
Today is a rough day for my daughter. She's dealing with several disappointments and while my heart goes out to her, she unfortunately is responsible for the problems. It's a rough lesson of c...
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Parenting
on June 1, 2008
Cellphones are everywhere aren't they? I knew when Disney got in the market for cell phones, the trickle down to kids would be fast and furious.
My daughter can use my phone as well as I can, s...
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Parenting
on May 31, 2008
Have you ever had to talk to a 'one upper'? They are the people who can always top whatever story you have to tell. They are the people who know someone who can sort out every issue. They thin...
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Parenting
on May 22, 2008
I was driving around our neighborhood today delivering our newsletter. I came to a cul de sac and there was this young lady, maybe 13 or 13, sitting on the side of the curb. She was crying as quietly ...
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Education
, Parenting
on May 13, 2008
My daughter is a slow starter in the morning. Getting her out of bed in the morning is a major excavation project. She's been late to school so often this year that we got a note from the school.
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Parenting
on May 9, 2008
So often when sitting around with friends talking about parenting and our kids, we end up back to the discussion of discipline.
I would not presume to tell anyone how to parent but I wish I had a poc...
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Parenting
on May 8, 2008
As parents, our lives revolve around our kids. We (hopefully) made the choice to procreate, and now we are committed for life. That's just the way it is.
There's a high level of commitment ...
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At Home
, Gadgets
, Parenting
, Safety
on May 5, 2008
Candy and Lou are a rather handy duo in our home. They arrived about three years ago and haven't stopped working yet.
Candeloos are safe, portable lamps - ones that are perfectly sized for sm...
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Parenting
on May 1, 2008
Today our daughter is Ten! Double digits!
For us, the phrase 'our daughter' means more than just my husband and I - it includes her birthparents.
Our daughter was adopted and we have a f...
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Parenting
on April 24, 2008
This morning I saw the coltish long legs of a pre-teen rolling out of her bed this morning. At almost ten, she's growing longer and more lanky. It's like someone stretched her out. She's s...
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Parenting
on April 22, 2008
Have you ever thought about what experiences you want your children to have in life?
Not just the small things or the values you impart, but what events, places and activities do you want them to o...
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Kids and Sports
, Parenting
on April 21, 2008
We are here, three hours away from home at this soccer tournament. Yesterday was brutal and they just got hammered, 8-1 and 5-1. UGH.
This soccer program is good but $500 a year is a lot for soccer...
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Entertainment
, Fun for the kids
, Kids and Travel
, Parenting
on April 19, 2008
The train was an hour late and we saw muskrats in dirty water collection on the other side of the tracks. I feared this was a harbinger of a bad trip.
The seats for roomy and the table was very handy...
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Fun for the kids
, Parenting
on April 15, 2008
Oh happiness, your name is Monkey Joe's.
We've had several of those inflatables bounce play centers in the area over the past few years. Good fun, the kids wear themselves out jumping, hurl...
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Parenting
on April 11, 2008
My daughter's stitches from hand surgery are coming out next week finally. We had a bulky dressing on for awhile but we are down to just regular bandaids at this point and we add padding for whe...
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Parenting
on April 10, 2008
There comes a time in each family when you have to decide how many children you want - or even if you want children. Of course there are always 'oops' babies but for the most part, we all ma...
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Parenting
on April 10, 2008
Play is the work of children, and it is serious work indeed!
I was recently talking to a father with children similar in age to my own. We were discussing the 55 inch Mitsubishi 1080i Rear Projectio...
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Health
, Parenting
on April 9, 2008
"I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in...
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Entertainment
, Family
, Finances
, Fun for the kids
, Parenting
, Planning the Holidays
, Politics of Parenting
on April 7, 2008
I was born in 1970. I have vivid memories and grainy photos of the birthday parties of my youth - backyard events with games and cake and once, even a party at local McDonald's. The idea was mor...
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Education
, Parenting
on April 5, 2008
We live in a booming part of the country - the Raleigh/Durham area. People are pouring in for the good jobs, great schools and pleasant suburbs. We are in the McMansion zone. People fill the suburb...
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Parenting
on December 25, 2007
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I'm very happy with my husband, although there are times, when I wish that he could be sweeter or more romantic, just like Ilda Ruth Southey's husband. I'm not complaining nor compa...
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Parenting
on November 30, 2007
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How many times have your little-one's screamed in pain whenever you try taking off plasters or band-aids? Even I wince in pain whenever I take mine off, at times when I accidentally cut mys...
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Fun for the kids
, In the Spotlight
, Parent Watch
, Parenting
, Recall News
, Safety
, Shopping
, Toys
on November 17, 2007
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With so many toys recalled this year, I'm already quite skeptical in buying my kids new toys. Choking hazards, excessing amounts of lead, "date-rape" drug effect are just some of...
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Fun for the kids
, Parenting
, Safety
on October 29, 2007
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Halloween is just a few days away and we parents should be up on our toes not just with last minute costume changes, but also making sure that our kids are safe when they go trick-or-treating...
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Parenting
on October 5, 2007
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Could it be true, that a kid's behavior may depend on his siblings? A study conducted on 451 families in the U.S. with two kids says so.
A child will either grow up quarrelsome or gentle d...
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Parenting
on October 1, 2007
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My kids are bilingual. I grew up bilingual. My husband didn't.
Growing up bilingual was normal for me, since everyone I knew were bilingual. I assume my sons think The same way. But for...
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Gadgets
, Kids and Travel
, Parenting
, Safety
on September 18, 2007
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It is not advisable to leave your child or children alone in a room, sleeping or otherwise. Since their is always a possibility of something bad happening such as possibility of fire, kidnappin...
