Tag: Parenting
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Six Hands on the Handlebars
My parents were separated. They only stayed that way for two years. Two very important, sometimes scary years. I took comfort in my visits from my brother. He always wanted to play. Six years older than me, a jokester, my closest confidant and life coach during my formative years. One fine rainy day while he…
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Rumors
Rumors are the shards of glass that fall from the shattered chandelier of adolescence. They stick in your feet as you try to walk by them with your head held high and scar your hands when you try to clean them up. When you get dressed and try to go about your day, they constantly…
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Cliques vs Friend Groups
Ladies, hear my words and rethink your attitude toward other women! Cliques still kill me. I’ve never understood the need to stand shoulder to shoulder with other women and make other people feel unwelcome. But it doesn’t mean I don’t want to be accepted or that I’m somehow immune to the sting of rejection. When…
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Grains: Sensitivities beyond wheat | PCC Community Markets
There is little to no medical controversy over whether wheat and other grains trigger allergies or sensitivities. They do. Where controversy enters is in the areas of incidence and symptoms to grains other than wheat. — Read on www.pccmarkets.com/sound-consumer/2011-08/grains_beyond_wheat/ Another good article on grain sensitivity.
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The Snack Epidemic | Parents
Cookies at school, crackers for car rides, chips after sports … This around-the-clock nibbling is hurting kids’ eating habits — and their health. — Read on www.parents.com/recipes/nutrition/kids/the-snack-epidemic/ I think there might be a lot of us out there but we are too afraid to say anything. Afterall, nobody wants to be that parent. But look…
Disturbing Clarity 