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Is My Child Being Bullied? How Do I Help?

When I walked in to my daughter attempting suicide due to extreme bullying, I was horrified and heartbroken. Most of all, I was surprised and felt guilty that I had missed that anything of this magnitude was happening in her life. Bullying has been around forever, heck, I was bullied as a kid, but bullying…

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My Son’s, Um, Interesting Idea Of Where Babies Come From

When my daughter was five, she starting asking questions about how babies are made. How does a baby get in a mommy’s tummy? How does a baby get out of a mommy’s tummy? I’d been to several parenting talks by various experts, who all gave the same advice: answer the question asked, and only the…

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It’s A Toy?

The following is a guest post by Stuart Perkins of Storyshucker

It was still cold the day I noticed that in spite of an unyielding winter determined to wear out its welcome, the local hardware store has taken a leap of faith by filling its storefront and walkway with a grand display of all things summer. I saw birdbaths, a gleaming row of new lawnmowers, and a stack of wading pools depicting smiling cartoon elephants …

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Was Justin Bieber’s Dad An Accomplice?

By now you’ve probably heard that Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami this morning on charges of DUI and resisting arrest.The 19-year-old was allegedly drag racing in a yellow Lamborghini when he was stopped by police.”Bieber smelled of alcohol, repeatedly dropped F-bombs and refused to cooperate with a police officer who had ordered him to put his hands on his car during a cursory pat down,” according to USA Today.But perhaps …

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How the School’s “Drug Lady” Scared Me Straight

The Drug Lady came to 8th grade this week. You may think Im joking, but thats what the kids at our school call the prevention specialist who visits our 13 and 14 year olds for a week each year as they prepare to face high schools chemical perils. One student saw her in an airport security line and called out Hi, Drug Lady! which led to a long visit in a private screening room and the Drug Lady missing her flight. True story. I love the Drug Lady almost as much as the kids do.