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18 Excellent Gifts For Kids That Aren't Even Toys

Gifts are good things! But, too much of anything isn't good. A great way to combat is excess is to shift to gifts that aren't toys.
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To The Furious Mom In The Target Parking Lot

I see the fury in your eyes as I roll slowly past, looking for a parking spot. I see your rawness and it shocks me, not because I'm judging you, but because it's all too familiar, that look, that feeling. I've been there -- believe me.
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8 Things Adoptive Parents Should Never, Ever Do

I am acutely aware that for me to gain my family, two women across the world suffered a massive loss. I can't imagine their pain. I don't know what I would say to them. But I won't ignore that they exist.
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Halloween For Kids In The '70s Vs. Today

At 6:34 p.m., your mom buckles you into the back of the Range Rover. She drives to the first neighbor's house and waits in front of it until precisely 6:37 p.m., when she gives you permission to unbuckle and go up to the first door.
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What You Need To Know About 6-Foot Trick-Or-Treaters

I thought it was all about big boys, who should have known better, shaking me down for candy. Then again, some things don't make sense until you've lived them with your own child -- and not a moment sooner.
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The 9 Most Overlooked Threats To A Marriage

I feel bad for marital communication, because it gets blamed for everything. For generations, in survey after survey, couples have rated marital communication as the number one problem in marriage. It's not.
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17 F'ed Up Things Kids Have Actually Done

Believe us when we tell you that there are many other parents out there with kids waaaay more f'ed up than yours. Want proof? Here are 17 anonymous submissions from parents who gladly wrote down "The Most F-Ed Up Thing My Kid Has Done."
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An Open Letter to My Friends Who Don't Have Kids

Here's the ugly truth: We suck at doing it all. The moment the doctor handed me my crying newborn, it all stopped. I was not just Janie. I was Janie, the Mother of Sullivan. I became a mom, and for a time, I didn't care about anything else but my kid.
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Why I Want My Sons To See Me Naked

I've never refrained from changing clothes in front of them, or leaving the door open when I shower, or nursing babies without a cover. Because I want them to see what a real female body looks like.
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9 Things Never To Say To The Parents Of A Newborn

Now that I have a 1-month-old child again, it has become abundantly clear that there are times when people just don't know what to say to me.
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