12/17/2012 7:05 AM
Sleeping in on Saturdays didn't used to have guilt attached to it.
Doing housework on weekends was less of a chore when it wasn't as necessary to finish it immediately.
Why ...
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12/14/2012 1:22 PM
Mine were probably the same as every other parent’s . . .
1. “How far is Sandy Hook Elementary from my own kid’s school?
Roughly 1,425 miles.
“That’s ...
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12/14/2012 8:46 AM
As a mom of two girls, the Pepto-Bismol pink that denotes girls toys makes me ill. The blatant gender-stereotyping by major toy companies is wrong on so many levels, ...
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12/13/2012 12:00 AM
Great stories are timeless, seamlessly crossing generational lines.
One such story is J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel The Hobbit, which has sold 150 million ...
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12/12/2012 8:46 AM
Recently my younger daughter had to do a 'cereal box book report.'
My mother, who was trying to help her with it at one point, was not amused. 'What's wrong with ...
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12/11/2012 8:30 AM
I was getting the full angry face: top lip in, bottom lip out, furrowed brow. Collette was mad. We had a standoff. I won, and now she was giving me the stink eye.
It ...
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12/10/2012 7:05 AM
1. Changing routines is asking for trouble.
I am starting to discover why more experienced parents like firm bedtimes and firm house rules: They're so easy to break ...
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12/6/2012 12:00 AM
There was talk at my house this week about taking the grandkids to the Tulsa Christmas Parade Saturday evening.
Tulsa is the only city I know of with two Christmas-season ...
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12/4/2012 7:00 AM
With all the things on your to-do list this month, I hope you will make a little time for a seasonal classic or two. Family Christmas movies are great way to get into ...
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12/3/2012 11:30 AM
Christmas can be a confusing time for a kid. It’s certainly raising a lot of questions around my house.
“At Granny’s church, they told us Santa was evil,” my daughter ...
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12/3/2012 9:05 AM
There was once a time when my daughter would whine if I put her down even for a moment.
Now, she will be upset if she doesn't get to move around on her own.
Then, ...
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