From the category archives:

Family Fiasco

Tonight I wasn’t in the mood to cook dinner.
I know, shocking, right?!
So we decided to go get Subway.
For once, it was easy for all 7 of us to decide on where to eat.
1. It’s close
We don’t even have to leave our little subdivision.
There’s a Subway just a few blocks away from our house.
It’s next [...]

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B volunteered to work the “Hope 4 Haiti” table at his school’s carnival.
My niece wanted to volunteer, too.
I email B’s teacher to see if Niece can help, too.
Teacher thinks it’s a great idea.
She calls them “amazingly compassionate“.
Turns out B, his friends and Niece have to walk around with a can asking for donations.
They decide to [...]

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What goes through a mom’s mind when her son calls her to pick him up early from a sleepover?

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Recent studies show that having siblings is bad for a child’s self esteem!
You don’t believe me?
Well, it comes from a reputable source -
My Childhood!
Today I received an email spam about some e-book to “Protect Your Child’s Self Esteem”.
I was curious and took a look at the site.
I then proceeded to follow links to read more [...]

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The Girl had lessons in school this year about “touching”.
There was a guest speaker who talked to the kids about all sorts of safety issues.
Bike safety.
Car safety.
Personal safety.
The personal safety lessons were great.
They went over good touch and bad touch with the kids.
They worked on empowering the kids to say no.
They discussed telling an adult [...]

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