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I Chose You: A Letter To My Trans Child

Dear Trans Child, I chose you. I received a call asking if I would be willing to foster you. They said you were an animal lover. They told me that you were quiet and quirky. They said you were a good kid who had gotten some tough breaks. They told me you were transgender. Without…

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Yes, There is Such Thing as Hashtag Etiquette

With millions of users sharing information and photos on social media every day, it can be an overwhelming task to make sense of it all. Because of the sheer volume of data being shared, Twitter users began using hashtags – the # sign before key words in their tweets – to help others find their posts.

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When Too Much is Too Much

We sent our kids to summer camp last month. I am very happy to share with you that they survived and I survived them being gone. The week leading up to camp was extremely stressful and jam-packed with activities, swimming and parties. I was in survival mode. The camp posts pictures of your kids while at camp. I noticed my daughter, who is the most joyful and happy girl in the world wasn’t smiling like she usually does. Of course I began over analyzing it and feeling so bad that maybe she was sad at camp. When the kids got home, my daughter mentioned to my husband that I didn’t pack any chapstick and her lips were very chapped and it hurt to smile. I had forgotten how important chapstick is in the mountains. Another point for mom of the year!