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Dieting Is For The Dogs
I had lunch yesterday with a new friend, let’s call her Janice, and started telling her about Teddy’s new diet. “He’s kind of depressed because his doctor said he has to switch to vegetable snacks,...
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Our Kids Need Us to Protect Physical Education
This post reflects a compensated editorial partnership with Voices for Healthy Kids, a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. I don’t remember a lot...
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Engage Your Brain at the Science Mill
Anyone who’s ever driven through the Texas Hill Country knows that it’s an area full of surprises. Hit the road just outside of Austin and you’ll see exotic game ranches, oil derricks, and random BBQ...
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Shaping Up for Summer Camp
Ladies, a question: Do you ever wish you could attend summer camp? When you’re writing your child’s name on his underwear for his two weeks at Camp Fungal, do you sometimes wish you were writing your...
View ArticleEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex (But Didn’t Learn in Texas...
As the mom to two teenage boys, I’ve always known that I couldn’t, or shouldn’t, rely on them getting any useful sex education from our Texas public school system. And that’s okay because I believe...
View ArticleQuiz: Do You Know Proper Social Media Behavior?
If you want to become a social media guru, or at least someone who has a lot of close personal friends they will never, ever meet in real life, you must always show your best self on Facebook, Twitter,...
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Milk Money: Heifer International
Longtime readers of this blog (Hi, you two!) will remember that I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Malawi in 2015 with Heifer International and ONE. I saw first-hand how those two...
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My Rejected Parenting Magazine Pitches
I Didn’t Breastfeed and Now My Son Eats Tide Pods Navigating the Women’s March with a Poster Board Allergy Does Your Child’s Emoji Choice Predict a Future as a Serial Killer? Help! My Husband Is...
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Memories of a Fanilow Redux
Next week I’m going to see Barry Manilow in concert, so today I’m reposting this piece about the first time I saw him in 2010. Seven years ago, I fulfilled a life-long dream and ventured to the Paris...
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J’aime Paris
When my husband Chris and I were deciding where to go to celebrate his 50th birthday, we considered locations like Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, and Italy. All amazing places we’d for sure enjoy, but we...
View ArticleQuestionable Facts My Yoga Teacher Said In Today’s Class
The human foot has 2,000 bones in it. If you break one of those 2,000 bones, you will never get your Chi back. The best way to keep your foot bones safe is to put happy thoughts out into the...
View ArticleAge Is Just a Number and My Number is Who Cares
Recently a friend and I were talking about all of the activity deals we’ve seen on Groupon. Escape rooms, belly dancing, milking a goat, there’s no end to what you can do with $50 and a couple of hours...
View ArticleYour Vacation Looks Disgusting
Hey, just a quick comment to say that while you’ve been busy filling social media with pictures of your exotic trips this summer, I’ve been busy doing something else: looking at them and trying not to...
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Then and Now Kids: Help Navigating the Teenage Years
There aren’t a lot of parenting resources to address your concerns once your kids hit the teenage years. And the ones that do exist are mostly (and appropriately) about protecting your teen from the...
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You Have An Item In Your Cart, Asshole
1 p.m. Hey, there! It looks like you left something in your cart! It’s saved for you and ready to buy. The Roessler Upholstered Storage Bench is waiting for you! — 1:20 p.m. Good news! The bench you...
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a GenderAvenger
Question: What do you call five white men and no women sitting on a stage? A) Normal B) Typical C) Barfffff D) All of the above If you answered D, congratulations! You win a prize for being correct....
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The Age of Influence
I’ve experienced quite a few undignified things as I’ve gotten older. I’ve hurt my back while sneezing. I’ve been invited to check out a new assisted living center and meet “vibrant seniors” my age....
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Toys and More Toys for Tots
I’m sure most of you are familiar with Toys for Tots, the program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve to give holiday toys to children in need. They’ve been bringing smiles to faces for over...
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20 Places To Visit Before You Die (When You’re On a Budget)
The local Nissan dealership with the giant inflated ape Your town’s abandoned mall that now houses a raccoon kingdom in the Orange Julius America’s 3,401stoldest oak tree (unofficial) Your neighbor’s...
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The #ParentingPlaylist from CPTC
When I first heard that the Center for Parent and Teen Communication had put together a “Parenting Playlist”, I assumed it was a list of songs that describe what it’s like to raise a teenager. Songs...
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