7/31/2012 8:00 AM
After many years of grocery shopping for a family, I am tired of it.
I don't know how my mom did it. I can remember her leaving early Saturday morning and returning ...
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7/30/2012 7:05 AM
Baby questions of the week:
What is the easiest way to make a child take their medicine?
How can parents stay calm when a child is sick?
What situations ...
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7/28/2012 9:00 AM
Some things children just don’t want to know about their parents.
Details of conception being at the top of that list.
So, it’s with a cringe I read the latest ...
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7/27/2012 10:36 AM
A young co-worker wasn’t so thrilled with me blurting out her plans to go see One Direction in concert recently.
“Thanks for blowing my cover,” she said. “I didn’t ...
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7/27/2012 9:15 AM
My grandmother had just bought a new house and was having a polite, but awkward conversation with the previous owner, who was sitting on the couch and refusing to leave.
At ...
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7/26/2012 2:50 PM
I saw the Batman movie at the Imax last night with two grandsons in their late teens and a son-in-law.
During the movie, a man in the theater caused a little consternation ...
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7/26/2012 11:50 AM
My 8-year-old son wants to play tackle football in the fall, and I’m overwhelmed.
Growing up in a small town, I signed up for the softball team or the basketball team ...
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7/25/2012 11:38 AM
Kids who watch a lot of television are more likely to have weight problems later in life, according to recent research.
Yes, and kids who go swimming are more likely ...
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7/24/2012 8:00 AM
On Friday I was having a girls night out -- dinner and shopping -- with my 12-year-old. Like many preteens, she doesn't keep up with news, but she stays abreast of pop ...
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7/23/2012 7:05 AM
Baby questions of the week:
What should family and friends do to help mothers prepare for the hospital visit?
What are some of the more unexpected things mothers ...
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7/20/2012 1:27 PM
The flashing lights of a fire truck lured us outside and down to the corner, where our neighbors were huddled together, trying to figure out what was going on.
Somebody ...
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7/19/2012 4:58 PM
I look forward to the coming football season not because of the Sooners or Cowboys, but because of sturdy, scrappy Will Walton.
The collegiate and professional sports ...
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