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Facebook's new messages

For about a week, pundits have been speculating on how Facebook would revamp the messaging system. The current one has gone without an update and...
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I want new parents

I have a very special relationship with my son. I know, as a parent you are just not allowed to say things like that. In fairness I have a special...
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Mommy, what's puberty...

My girl child is quickly approaching ten years old and has started to ask those questions. You know THOSE questions. It began simply enough one day...
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Rhetoric and public relations

Politicians are often accused of, or lauded, for using rhetoric during speeches. This often used, but little understood word has been a part of...
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No more whine with dinner

My little guy had an inordinately tough year last year and as the summer began to close I began to worry about how he'd fare in second grade. I...
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Mommy Guilt Confessions 1 - They still sleep in my bed

Hello fellow mommies, daddies and whoever else stumbles upon this recording of my guilt as a mommy, guilt for doing what the experts tell me not to...
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Dry cleaner therapy or the hard stuff...

Last night was the realization of a year of frustration with the 14 year old. If you have a 14 year old you probably understand frustration and if...
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Child, daughter, mother, Navajo

When I went to meet Ronalda Tome I was very excited for it would be my first interview as part of my journey (www.50in52journey.com) with a Native...
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Not just another call from school

What do you do when you get that call. It is the call that parents of little boys who like to be little boys dread all day long....you see the...
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My duties as a woman

Growing up, I received a combination of forward thinking and somewhat archaic messaging about what my duties are as a woman. It is precisely this...
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