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Category Archives: Healthy Family
Walking and Chewing Gum
My supernatural klutz powers are as strong as ever. I’ve always been a klutz–that saying about not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time? That’s about me. But this week has been a veritable showcase of … Continue reading
Honest
Like all parents, we have been stressing the importance of honesty to our children. But every time I told one of them to always tell the truth, I felt like a fraud. And I couldn’t understand why. In the past … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Family, Living, Uncategorized
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Everybody Remain Calm, That’s The Most Important Thing
OK, so everybody can relax now, Poison Control tells me that compact fluorescent light bulbs do not contain toxic levels of mercury. And how might I have come into this information, you may well ask? Sit down, this is going … Continue reading
Posted in Bathroom, Healthy Family, Kids' Room, Mother of Invention
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Pretty Every Day
A girlfriend once told me about a couple she knew that didn’t believe in complimenting their daughters on their appearances. And if anyone dared to mention how pretty the girls were, those compliments were violently rebuked. Excuse me, but exactly … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Family, Kids' Room
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Media Schmedia
Melissa over at Shakesville has a biting series called Assvertising, highlighting all the many ways, shapes, and forms advertising insults, degrades, and devalues women. All women, everywhere, not just the ones who are aware of and sensitive to negative message … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Family, Living
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I Don’t What To Think About This
Still “down in my back” as they say around here, so Nana came over to watch Pumpkin while I walked up to get Monkey at school. On our way home we saw, and heard, something rather disturbing: a boy of … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Family, In front of the neighbors, Kids' Room
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My Humiliation Is Complete
I threw my back out today. Actually, as much as it hurts right now I wish I could throw it out in the dumpster sitting in my driveway. But, alas, one cannot live without a spine, lest one become a … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Family
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