parenting
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At my house.
Boys and girls wear shoes differently. After looking at Miss A’s shoes: She might be getting a little big for these – I see a little more wear near the toes. Let me check. After looking at Al’s shoes: What the world?!? How did he get a BIG GAPING HOLE in the bottom of this Read more
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Building robots and other things.
I am working on a project with my 13 year old, Nat. We are building a robot while all of the other kids are doing Summer work and school. We look at the instructions. I give him guidance and he does it – a little bit every day so nobody gets frustrated and nothing gets Read more
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Morning Revelation.
I have been having some serious challenges with my oldest son. He is getting older and feeling the need to test the boundaries that his father and I have had firmly in place all of his life. He wants to question and when we tell him to do things, he wants to explain and have Read more
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Things I don’t want to pass to my kids.
I realize the value of learning from one’s mistakes, but this can be especially tough to come back from when money is involved. I read about the top financial mistakes parents pass down to their children (I also learned about a publication called Forbes Woman, and I thought I was pretty savvy concerning such things Read more
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