2/12/2013 1:20 PM
Once upon a time, a long time ago, white people hated black people. Then that Luther guy had a dream and made it so they could like each other. If it wasn’t for him ...
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1/28/2013 11:00 AM
Driving with impressionable ears is a struggle.
On the way to school, I want to listen to the morning shows, but the hip-hop station is recapping the ratchetness ...
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1/17/2013 8:35 AM
I’ve always appreciated parenting advice from my family members. I have a huge family, and if one of my kids is sick, hurting or going through a phase, chances are, some ...
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1/10/2013 12:41 AM
Walking in the house at nearly 1 a.m. to find your 3-month-old wide awake can be a little frustrating. After an 8-hour shift at work at that hour, sleep is much more ...
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1/1/2013 8:30 AM
We are “hit them back,” parents. I know, I know, this theology will probably make my daughters’ teachers groan, but my children will always have permission to fight fire ...
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12/24/2012 12:00 PM
“Oops, sorry Mom,” “Sorry, Mom, that was an accident,” and my personal favorite “But Mom, I said I was sorry!”
My daughter has mastered every insincere way to apologize ...
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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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12/3/2012 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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11/25/2012 10:58 PM
What do you get when you mix guilt, exhaustion and crazy postpartum hormones? Horrible parenting decisions. I should know, I’ve been making a lot of them lately. Like ...
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11/10/2012 4:21 PM
Now that my maternity leave is over and my husband has resumed his share of the parenting duties, his number one complaint is “she doesn’t like me!”
Usually coupled ...
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9/22/2012 8:22 PM
Saturday at 7 a.m. I was quite pleased that I wasn’t going into labor. After all, I had a schedule to keep. My mom was flying in at 10, I was scheduled for work at 3 ...
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9/17/2012 8:00 AM
No, the mom factory is not closing, but we will be restructuring our services in the next seven days. This is the message I’m trying to drive home to my husband and daughter ...
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