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Family Fiasco

Dinner AKA The Night We Pissed Off The Subway Guy

January 24, 2010

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 [...]

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My Kid Was Performing For Charity

January 22, 2010

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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 [...]

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Studies Show Siblings Are Bad For A Child’s Self Esteem

June 8, 2009

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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 [...]

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What to Expect When Parenting Experts Fail!

May 30, 2009

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When I was pregnant I read “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” about 100 times. After the kids were born I read the rest of the books in the series. I had subscriptions to all of the big parenting magazines. I tried to prepare myself for any situation that might occur. Tried to!

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