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Apparently, I’m Embarrassing
The summer my daughter turned eight, we bought a book called Fun Things To Do In Los Angeles (or something like that). She didn’t go to day camp on Thursdays, so every Wednesday night we’d pore through the book, looking for a fun place that we could go to the next day for what we…
The One Thing Single Moms Should NEVER Share With Their Kids
Dating with kids can be challenging. And thats whether youre recently divorced or youve already endured two years worth of Starbucks dates, and whether your kids are two or twenty-two. But your children can also be helpful in your quest to hook up, especially if you recognize their wisdom …
My New Family Rules: Please Don’t End Up Dead Or In Jail!
Two distinctly different pieces of paper taped inside one of my kitchen closet doors recently caught my eye. It is amazing that I could see anything in that mess, actually. I long ago ceded that 10 by 6 foot cave to the coats-snow boots-dirty laundry maelstrom of life with three teenagers, four cats, and a 75 pound shaggy black dog.However, since the kids open these doors 20 times a day, the closet doors have …
3 Life Lessons We Can Learn From R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps
If you grew up in the ’90s, you probably remember Goosebumps.Written by R.L. Stine, the horror fiction series for children was known for its sweet cover art, scary titles and super cool 3-D lettering on the front (it was bumpy, like Goosebumps, get it?). But the iconic books aren’t just about thrills and chills – no, no. There are some underlying life lessons that kids can find buried beneath all the gory and gruesome monsters, ghosts, aliens and more. Don’t believe me? Check out a few things we can all learn from our favorite spooky tales:
Too Much Stuff!
My husband and I moved into our current home not quite thirteen years ago. About two weeks afterwards, some faulty electrical wiring caused a fire that destroyed a good chunk of the house. Luckily, nobody was hurt, and we didnt lose anything that couldnt be replaced. Photos, videos and keepsakes were all spared.