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by Gloria Gamat on March 11, 2010
This morning, my first grader didn't want to get up at 6 am (his normal wake-up time on school days). That would have given him enough time at a normal pace (without rushing) to eat his breakfast,...
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by ruth on March 3, 2010
A friend of mine just gave birth and I'll be visiting her in a couple of days. There's nothing like news of a new baby's arrival to bring back memories to that time I also just gave birt...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 13, 2009
Here's a hot new website that you can checkout for free: Mamapedia.
Mamapedia is changing the way mom get insights and advice on parenting.
Mamapedia is a one-stop-shop where moms can tap into ...
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by ruth on March 15, 2009
Have you ever thought of growing your own veggies like the First Lady? You don't need an expansive lawn to start with, although if you so wanted, you could re-create the Obama's 1,100-square-f...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 29, 2008
Dear Mother Nature,
I know it's a lot to ask but could you decide if it is summer or fall for sure? My child has clothes from both seasons spread out like a fan. Normally it is just one clothin...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 26, 2008
Four years ago, I dropped out of graduate school. I was halfway through a program there but other pressing things in life took over - ie being a parent. I just couldn't do both, or at least do t...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 9, 2008
Parenting is such a subjective and scary thing. You can feel in your head you are doing the right thing but your heart might be confused - or vice versa. Humorously, some of the best and worst parenti...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on August 31, 2008
Today my husband and daughter have taken off on their own adventure. They are headed to meet his folks and brother three hours away for a football game. She's excited about having time with just D...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on August 30, 2008
I was watching Dr. Phil today and one of the segments was about a ten-year old girl who is online alone frequently and speaking explicitly with some gross older men. Having a ten-year old who technica...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on August 20, 2008
jcpenney's Pepper Pink Twin Quilt
I just got my daughter new quilts for her bunkbeds as a surprise. I was looking at the girl ones and I realized she's not a young girl anymore. The girlie s...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on August 11, 2008
Does anyone else shop as if they are feeding an army? Is there some genetic code inside me as an Irish and Italian girl from a huge extended family?
It is just my husband, my daughter and myself. But...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 31, 2008
About midnight, I was up working and I heard a small cough from the top of the stairs. Hayley was up to go to the bathroom and wandered down for a hug.
We snuggled downstairs and headed back up as I ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 23, 2008
I wrote in the past about my daughter having her friends give her donations for the SPCA instead of gifts for her 10th birthday party. They all had great fun getting gifts and we didn't feel guilt...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 22, 2008
When my daughter was heading off to her grandparents, we packed up and hit Dunkin' Donuts on the way out of town. I needed caffeine for the drive to the halfway point (and then drive back home alo...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 22, 2008
I'm 35 years old and I'm a single mother to a 5-year-7-month-old energetic boy. It has always been the two of us since he was conceived. That been said, let me just say that our relationship a...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 21, 2008
My daughter is off with her grandparents (my husband's folks) for five days. I hardly know what to do with myself.
It started out really fun but eventually it was too quiet and too lonely for us....
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 13, 2008
We'd had a long day today and I didn't feel quite right, so I decided to doze on the couch while my daughter played Mario Kart on the Wii.
When I checked my email later tonight, I found an em...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 8, 2008
She crawled into our bed about four in the morning with a headache last night. She wanted me to rub her head and I happily obliged. My hands never seem to stop doing something and rubbing is one of my...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 7, 2008
I'm making this a post on the blog because it is going to max out the comment limits and because I wanted to share about it, in what I hope is a constructive way. This is in response to comments b...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 3, 2008
There once was a time when I carried a cute little purse. All I needed was a small wallet and my keys. I favored small Dooney & Bourke bags and loved to see when new ones came out. Sometimes I'...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on July 1, 2008
Our daughter was adopted and that is something that we are happy to share about with people. However one of the things we are usually struck by when talking about it is that the language used by some ...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 28, 2008
I'm having to loosen the reins now and it isn't as tough as I thought it would be. My daughter is growing up and I've got to let her have more opportunities, slowly but surely.
Last night...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 22, 2008
Saturday was my 20th high school reunion. In fact it was exactly 20 years ago this week I graduated high school from the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. My big goal at the time was getting down...
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by Michelle Donahue Hillison 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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by Michelle Donahue Hillison 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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by Michelle Donahue Hillison 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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by Michelle Donahue Hillison 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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by Michelle Donahue Hillison 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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by Michelle Donahue Hillison 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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by Michelle Donahue Hillison 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 ...
