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05/19/2014
Because She Wasn't Murdered... ...We adopted our little girl just two months ago, after having had her in our home through foster care for nearly two years... More >>

Tags: AbortionAdoptionMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingResponse to a CommentSocial IssuesValues
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05/19/2014
Provocative Children's Clothing I was browsing the girls section of a local sporting goods store with my two children my daughter 5 and son 2, when I ran across this scantily dressed, dare I say, 7 year old... More >>

Tags: AttitudeParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySocial IssuesValues
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05/16/2014
Drinking at School Dances ...I thought you might like to see an email I JUST got from my daughter's parochial school regarding their prom next week... More >>

Tags: ParentingResponse to a CallSocial IssuesTeens
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05/12/2014
Middle School Phone Wars The verdict is still out whether or not the MTV effect will work on my sixth grader... More >>

Tags: EducationInternet-MediaParentingSocial Issues
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05/12/2014
Why It's Important to Eat with Your Kids Some years back, I remember a television actor making a public service announcement suggesting parents have dinner with their kids maybe once or twice a week. I was flabbergasted - there actually had to be a public service announcement to tell people this?! More >>

Tags: HealthParentingSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomTeensValues
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05/09/2014
Social Media Indiscretions When I first got onto Facebook, it was a thrill to connect with old classmates, family and friends. After 6 months, I found this was an easy way to make terrible decisions... More >>

Tags: AdulteryAttitudeBehaviorInternet-MediaSocial IssuesValues
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05/08/2014
Using the Degree I Worked so Hard to Earn Twenty years ago, I was a childless, 20-something, ambitious, college-educated newlywed clawing my way up the corporate ladder in Southern California... More >>

Tags: ParentingRegarding Dr. LauraSocial IssuesStay-at-Home MomWoman Power
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05/07/2014
Selective About Who We Serve ...About once a month, we have a new customer who will make a purchase online, and then they burn up our phone line or e-mail address venting, ranting, name calling, etc... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorJobSocial IssuesValues
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05/07/2014
Customers Are NOT Always Right! I have had 3 customer service type jobs over my career. The best example of your point that the customer is not always right was my job as a concierge at a New York City hotel... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorJobSocial IssuesValues
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05/05/2014
To Raise a Disciplined Child, Be a Disciplined Parent ...Fearless Parents know discipline is the fine art of doing things you don't want to do when you don't want to do them... More >>

Tags: AttitudeBehaviorParentingPersonal ResponsibilitySocial IssuesStay-at-Home Mom
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