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group name: parentingpains
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May 16, 2008 03:29 PM EDT --
I need to clear my head a little, so thank you for every one, who is reading this.
My five-year-old son is finishing his last year in Pre K next week. The graduation was originally scheduled for May . . . more
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January 06, 2007 09:17 PM EST --
How liberated are women really? We wanted to get out of the house and join the work force. We wanted a voice. Congratulations!!! We received exactly what we wanted and a . . . more
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September 04, 2006 10:23 PM EDT --
About 2 years ago a friend of the family reacted to my son throwing her a kiss by falling off her chair.
Since then Isaac does not just blow you a kiss, he blows you a "hard kiss!" . . . more
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October 19, 2006 09:05 PM EDT --
On the radio the other day, one of the DJs on the morning show I listen to was talking about how she had gone to a haunted house over the weekend and that she was shocked to see parents bringing in very . . . more
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October 26, 2006 09:21 AM EDT --
I recently read an article in Newsweek (9/11/06) entitled "The New First Grade: Too Much Too Soon." I have worked in elementary schools for almost ten years and it covered a phenomenon . . . more
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June 24, 2006 04:37 PM EDT --
Help! Donate Your Gather Points To A New Charity!
Now that you Gatherholics are gathering more points than ever, I image you sit there and scratch you chins wandering what to do with your new earned . . . more
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September 17, 2006 12:12 PM EDT --
This is not so much a crafted piece as a rant. Once again, I've allowed myself to be hooked into conversations about homosexuality and the alleged "sinfulness" of said state of being. I feel . . . more
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October 21, 2006 09:43 AM EDT --
Not feeling well today, I have spent my morning sitting at the computer unshowered, in my bathrobe...reading all of my mother's Gather articles..and printing them out, one by one.
This is my life, . . . more
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December 13, 2006 03:47 PM EST --
In my house we firmly believe that it is important to gain the respect of your children right away. I think that children are smarter than a lot of adults give them credit for, and if you don’t establish . . . more
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July 03, 2006 08:02 PM EDT --
Tonight I held my daughter until she fell asleep. Our normal routine is to put her to bed as soon as she gets cranky and she falls asleep on her own.
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August 08, 2006 11:36 AM EDT --
This past weekend started out rather slowly. Friday evening and most of Saturday was spent trying to read and respond to at least one of everyone on my lists articles here on Gather. As you know, it can . . . more
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September 30, 2006 09:32 AM EDT --
On the radio show that I listen to in the mornings on the way to work, they had a woman who called in to talk about how she has her 15 month old baby girl on a diet. Her child was NOT one of those . . . more
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October 07, 2006 04:50 PM EDT --
When it comes to children's toys, I sometimes wonder if I've seen it all, but I'm a realist and I know that there will always be something else. I was just watching TV with my daughter . . . more
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November 08, 2007 06:31 PM EST --
Okay...I feel like being one of those obnoxious bragging mothers today. For the past couple of days I've been feeling a bit melancholy. The holidays often do that to me. My parents . . . more
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December 22, 2006 10:10 PM EST --
My mom sent this to me in an email. I found it very touching...I teared up a bit. Thought you all might enjoy it as well.
The "W" in Christmas
Each December, I vowed to make . . . more
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January 04, 2007 05:54 AM EST --
Perhaps I just have terrible luck or maybe I have just picked the wrong doctors, but I am starting to question whether it is really worth it to even go to the doctor anymore. Since I am pregnant, . . . more
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August 06, 2006 12:02 AM EDT --
We down coast highway, setting sun, smells of salty sea and eucalyptus. Walked the carpeted curves of the park overlooking Laguna Beach. At every turn, bench and picnic table, "We came here when we . . . more
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October 18, 2006 10:53 PM EDT --
More school shootings, and the inevitable commentary on the evening news: I didn't think this sort of thing could happen here."
The heartfelt, but naive belief that murderous rampages " . . . more
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October 19, 2006 11:09 PM EDT --
I always wondered why they used the phrase the 'sandwich generation'. I've certainly figured that one out, especially now as I find myself caught in the middle between my children and . . . more
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November 02, 2006 06:17 PM EST --
I am the absolute WORST at keeping a secret. But, believe it or not I'm actually worse at lying.
So, I'm announcing to all my friends here on Gather...
We are expecting BABY number . . . more
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