Bits & Bobs
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3 Reasons to Call Another Parent
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“Let me talk to ‘the’ mother first” Even the most independent teenagers get excited qbout planning their social calendar, but they forget one thing, and that is, to clear the events with their parents first! 1) A matter of technicality If I am going to drive, or give up my weekend nights, …
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Happy Birthday and “The Potato Chip Flip”
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The Potato Chip Flip Here is an ode about Ms. Mar-e-ott who once stole the show with food in her pot. Appetizers were ready and waiting in the fridge but truth be told, t’was the potato with a ridge that was waiting to unfold. The family…
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Favorite Teen Expression…And the Winner Is…
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If you have a teen just “hanging out” this summer you may have heard some choice one liners. My all-time favorite, “I’ll do it later.” Do what later? Clean the bathrooms, vacuum, put your make-up on, or play video games? I think it’s a catch-all phrase. It seems to work for anything. Remember that “Mr.…
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I hear you now, Mom.
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Today is the day my mother died, 33 years ago. I would give anything for my mom to be here with me now. Although, it wasn’t always like that. I wanted nothing to do with her and God knows, as I am sure many others do as well, that I was not the best daughter. …