My daughter is going through a period of her life where she really wants a brother or a sister. She told me this week that she has an imaginary sister and an imaginary brother. I heard her playing with them several times this week.
It kind of breaks my heart. I would have wanted one more […]
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by onecleardot
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Yesterday I wrote about school busses and their general safety. I referenced the very sad accident in Cottonwood, Minnesota that killed four students.
This morning I saw an article on the St. Petersburg Times website about a report of an attempted abduction. This is just one more issue that makes me leery about letting my daughter […]
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by onecleardot
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When I look at parents who have their kids in ballet, soccer, piano lessons, and various other activities, the first thing I wonder is how in the world they are affording it all. Holy cow. It’s not inexpensive to have your children enrolled in extracurricular activities and lessons.
I had my daughter in swim lessons over […]
Posted on February 19th, 2008 by onecleardot
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My daughter got a coupon in the mail for a free dinner at Sam Seltzer’s for her birthday. I was psyched. I had also received an e-mail coupon for a Onion Blossom for only $1.99 with the purchase on an entrée. If we go in during early bird hours, we can get out with a […]
Posted on February 18th, 2008 by onecleardot
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When I was young, I took ballet, gymnastics and jazz. I finally ended up in soccer and that was where I stayed until I developed more of interest in the arts and started spending my free time on the newspaper staff and at punk show in Washington, DC.
So, somehow it had not occurred to me […]
Posted on January 17th, 2008 by onecleardot
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Here’s to parents who stick to their guns! As the mother of a four-year-old, I am already seeing how hard it is to stay on track once you set down rules and try to fairly dole out discipline. Love for my daughter often threatens to trump the punishments she has justly earned.
I feel so empowered […]
Posted on January 9th, 2008 by onecleardot
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I was just watching a video story on CNN about a little boy who prevented a four-year-old girl from being kidnapped by yelling and tugging on her as she was being carried away. The whole thing was caught on security cameras outside the doors of the children’s apartments. I was shocked at how cool and […]
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 by onecleardot
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