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    10 Strange Skills You Develop as a Parent

    School started for my kids last week and it was the best week of my life. Okay, not the best week of my life, but pretty darn close. It was, however, the best week of my 1-year-old twin’s lives. They are blissfully free of the over-abundance of sometimes painful and questionable “love” given to them […] More

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    The Hardest Truths We Have To Teach Our Children

    My little girl, my second little love, began VPK this year. She’s four-and-a-half, and she’s spunky. She’s exceptionally stubborn, she likes things done very precisely and she is not a fan of change. No, that’s not truthful of me. She hates change. If she catches me with her bedroom furniture moved so that I can […] More

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    An Open Letter to All You Teenage Girls At the Swimming Pool

    Self-respect is a beautiful thing. Perhaps you’re too young or too busy to realize this just yet, but I can assure you that when you behave with self-respect and dignity, you are all the better for it. The beauty of our country is that we can wear what we want, express our individuality in ways […] More

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    How Can You Avoid Excessive Bank Fees?

    I’m a bonafide expert when it comes to saving money on unnecessary bank fees. I married my banker, and therefore I am not subject to any bank fees. There; that’s all you have to do. Find a banker, marry him and you will never pay a monthly maintenance fee, foreign ATM fee or whatever fee […] More

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    The Types of Parents that Teachers Secretly Hate

    Your child’s teacher probably hates you. Okay, that was kind of rude. She doesn’t ‘probably’ hate you, she definitely hates you if you are the kind of parent listed here. To be upfront and honest, no; I am not a teacher. I love my kids, but I love not being surrounded by 20 kids all […] More

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    10 Simple Ways to Make Yourself Feel Much Richer

    You don’t need a million dollars in the bank to feel rich. In fact, you don’t even need $1000 in the bank to feel rich. The simple truth is this; at the end of the day, you need your family and friends and your relationships with those people to help you feel rich. Those are […] More

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    Fashion Trends to Ditch Once You Become a Mom

    Mom jeans – no thanks, but just because you are a mom now does not mean that you can’t get some serious style when it comes to your wardrobe and your look. It does mean, however, that you should probably ditch a few trends and styles. Listen, I’m not all about telling people what they […] More

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