Category: Parenting
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The Broken Bunny
In an adventure to the craft store, my oldest daughter fell in love with a broken bunny. Anxious to pick out a craft in preparation for what could be yet another snow day tomorrow, she and I both decided that a cute little cloth bunny would be the perfect guinea pig for us as we…
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The Nutty Noodles
Any parent familiar with what a toddler taste bud debate of a disaster dinner-time can be no doubt, like me, takes solace in a predictable lunchtime menu. PB&J, or some variation of, with fruit of some kind. That’s what they eat every day. It’s not the worst thing in the world, but I have to…
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The Dirt
A mom of two little people, there’s always something to clean. Constant crumbs on the floor, fingerprints on the stainless steel appliances, the TV’s (that they never touch), apple cores hidden in the van, toothpaste caked on the sink, boogers wiped in random places, things crayoned on that shouldn’t have been…you get the drift. Our…
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The Snowball
When I got back from kindergarten drop off this morning, as I walked through the garage…I felt a “thunk,” followed by an unmistakable giggle. Snowball. I should have known better than to let my guard down after a fresh snowfall. Lo, my three-year-old, loves snowballs. Born with comedic timing, her little antics often revive me…
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The Sick Day
On more than one occasion, as of late, I’ve witnessed mother’s stating complaints on behalf of their children about missing school. After a longer-than-usual Christmas Vacation this year due to snow and colder temps than we’ve had here in Ohio in 20-some years, seems there were a lot of kids that were ready to go…
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