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Unique Community Service

Aug
31
Posted Tuesday, August 31st 2010 at 11:41am
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After a Texas teenager recently broke her curfew, her dad came up with an original consequence. He placed an ad in a local, Dallas-Fort Worth newspaper offering his daughter's free baby-sitting services. It read: "Want a FREE BABYSITTER for a night out?" It goes on to explain that his 16-year-old is being punished for coming home late and offering 30 hours of free baby-sitting.

What you See (Early) is What you Get (Later)

Aug
22
Posted Sunday, August 22nd 2010 at 2:39pm
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New research in an upcoming issue of Social Psychological and Personality Science reveals that our personalities don’t change much throughout our lives; in fact, personality traits observed as early as first grade are strong predictors of adult behavior.

Big Boys

Aug
11
Posted Wednesday, August 11th 2010 at 11:43am
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One summer evening during a noisy thunderstorm, a mom was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked in a tiny voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"

The mother smiled warmly and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't, dear," she said. "I have to sleep in my room with Daddy."

Ripping on the Cord

Aug
4
Posted Wednesday, August 4th 2010 at 12:37pm
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It’s hard enough to psych up most kids for the first day of school without adding terror to the elevated potential for drama.

 

The morning of the first day of school:

 

“Mommy and Daddy have a present for you. It’s a very special, big boy backpack.”

A Slippery Getaway

Jul
28
Posted Wednesday, July 28th 2010 at 11:25am
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Standing in the market’s check-out line, my home away from home, I smiled at a little girl, about 2 ½ tops, in the cart directly ahead of mine. She dropped her eyes coyly, nonchalantly kicking her feet and nibbling away on samples, or “tastes,” courtesy of accommodating staff behind the hot food and bakery counters.

 

Surviving First Love Again

Jul
21
Posted Wednesday, July 21st 2010 at 5:14pm
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The two teens standing waist high in the ocean, gazing at the horizon, didn’t know anyone else existed. The sweethearts looked to be around 16, however, the older I get, the younger kids look to me, so I’m guessing. Arm in arm, stealing kisses under a brilliant blue sky, they were lost in their own hormone drenched world. Ahhhhh, young love.

 

What’s the Opposite of “Mom of the Year?”

Jul
14
Posted Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 9:11am
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While out for our usual (em)power walk along Miami Beach’s shoreline at sunset, my blissful senses and I suddenly came under assault. The shrill voices of two little girls pierced the tranquility.

 

Something Stinks

Jul
7
Posted Wednesday, July 7th 2010 at 1:38pm
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It’s been quite awhile since I’ve bought diapers. As a matter of fact, it’s been some time since I’ve even meandered down the baby isle of a grocery store. So for all I know, Johnson & Johnson’s latest diaper rash cream contains a breakthrough formula that prevents (“the appearance of”) cellulite later on in high school! I hope I didn’t give marketing geniuses any ideas.

 

Words from the Wise(Ass)

Jun
30
Posted Wednesday, June 30th 2010 at 7:11pm
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The following are a couple of choice quotes about mothers by two influential thinkers of their times.

  "Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own."
-- Aristotle

 

  "Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother to hear at your trial."
-- Sydney Biddle Barrows (aka, the “Mayflower Madam”)

A Bi-Coastal Comparison

Jun
23
Posted Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 at 8:21am
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Having spent my formative years on the west coast, where it’s always 78 degrees and sunny, I got to witness the most beautiful sunsets over the ocean. (It pains me to admit that like most things commonplace in your life, eventually sunsets, too, can be taken for granted).

 

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