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Should You Go to Jail If Your Teen Drinks?
The story I’m about to tell is not unusual. But it’s personal, tragic, and common, repeating itself almost every day throughout our country. We parents need to pay better attention. Three summers ago, a picture surfaced of then-candidate for Maryland governor, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, at a party attended by his teenaged son. The…
My Mommy Mantra: What Were You Thinking?
Lately I feel as if not a single day goes by that I dont say to at least one of my children, What were you thinking? I swear it feels as if it is my mantra – in a one week period I found myself saying it at least once to each of my children.
Valentine’s Day With Kids: Keep It Simple
Despite the fact that Valentines Day can be a bit of a contrived holiday, kids love it …
Five Reasons Not to Feel Guilty About Me Time
Perhaps you always talk about doing it, but it never seems to happen. Why is it that you just cant bring yourself to schedule that facial, or spend a Saturday afternoon reading magazines in a coffeehouse, or finally get that Moms Happy Hour to come together?
5 Reasons Not to Feel Guilty About “Me Time”
Perhaps you always talk about doing it, but it never seems to happen. Why is it that you just cant bring yourself to schedule that facial, or spend a Saturday afternoon reading magazines in a coffeehouse, or finally get that Moms Happy Hour to come together? Though its sometimes hard to take the plunge, here are five reasons why taking time for you – and your friends – is something that you owe to your family as well as yourself: