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As a mom, I’m aware of my own amazing mystical abilities within my family – the X-ray vision, the omniscient…
Parenting is hard. A friend of mine says unless it’s extremely challenging, you’re probably not doing it right. And that…
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Many families struggle to rouse sleepy children in the morning, but what if you have the opposite problem? If your…
This past Thanksgiving, our family of five and a few friends ate dinner on folding tables and camp chairs alongside…
