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10 Years After September 11th
The phone rang a little before six am. It was the first full week of school, and I hadnt gotten used to waking up early again yet, so I was still in bed, enjoying the last few minutes of sleep before my alarm went off. My husband I had been trying to get pregnant for the first time, and that morning was the first day that I would be able to take an early pregnancy test. I had the test and the directions all laid out on the bathroom counter, and Id gone to bed feeling excited and anxious.
Life Lessons I Learned From Bruce Springsteen
“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth.” – William W. Purkey
How to Answer Your Kids’ Not-In-The-Book Sex Questions
Be warned. There is going to come a day in your parenting career when you will open your mouth to give advice to your kids and nothing will come out. The lack of words is usually because you arent sure what to say or you simply dont want to say it.
My Son’s Lazy Eye is Torture!
Over the summer, I wrote about how my son was diagnosed with Amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye, and how the treatment for it involves wearing a hideous patch over one lens of his glasses while playing a special video game designed to strengthen his other eye.
The Cough Conundrum – Stay Home or Safe to Go Out?
Lets face it. If you have been to your childs school or daycare over the past several weeks, you have undoubtedly heard a contagious chorus of coughs and sniffles. The unfortunately inevitable virus swap reaches its peak during the winter season and on average, a young child will have 6-10 colds per year. I am most commonly asked about the symptoms associated with the common cold and flu, including a runny nose, cough, and fever.