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The amazing hug.
I read about this incredible reviving hug and thought about the moment after each of my children was born and the midwives put them on my chest so that I could hold them close at the end of their journey into the world. My mom had always told me that when I would hold them Read more
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Another oil spill? In the Gulf of Mexico?
Wow. When I first started seeing links to stories like this on Twitter, I had to check the date carefully, because I just knew I had to be looking at an old headline, or a new story about the old spill. Not so. Sigh. Read more
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Psychosis drugs for preschoolers?
About seven years ago, I was talking to one of my sister’s friends who, at the time, worked as a counselor with kids, including some who had been medicated for ADD, ADHD, and other challenges. He was telling me that he was having to make lots of calls to parents to suggest that dosages be Read more
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Read to kids, log free miles!
I’m not a big US Airways flyer (though if I get enough miles, something tells me they would definitely be used :), but I think this is a really great opportunity to spend more time reading with my kids. I’ve found some really good books at the library for Max and Little A and I Read more
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