Tag: family
member name: Suzanne A.
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December 28, 2006 09:32 AM EST --
Let me say right off the bat---I love my cats, I really, really do. I have three tuxedo cats---Schemer and Dan, who are 10 and Tommy, who is 4. They are good natured, sweet boys, beautiful . . . more
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September 02, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
I am looking for advice from those of you out there with a lot of knowledge about dog ownership! I am trying to make a big decision----should I get a dog or not? To help you help me decide---here’s . . . more
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January 20, 2006 05:22 PM EST --
Homework…the word brings dread to kids and in my case anyway, dread to me. I have strong feelings about homework, especially in elementary school. Basically, I don't believe in it. . . . more
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January 21, 2006 10:49 AM EST --
I wrote yesterday about the 10 BEST parts of being a parent. Now, to be fair, here's what I feel are the 10 WORST parts!
1. Getting out of the house in the morning---the endless grind . . . more
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April 10, 2007 09:49 AM EDT --
It’s a frantic world we live in. Every day we are bombarded with messages about what we must do to ensure our children get ahead. We need to start saving NOW for college. We should . . . more
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February 23, 2006 08:36 AM EST --
It's official---as of 7:05 this morning, I turned 40. My family all counted down the minutes with me, and sang Happy Birthday, with even my 18 month old chiming in on the Mama part. We . . . more
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June 02, 2006 09:26 PM EDT --
Aside from my children growing up to be decent, caring human beings, there is NOTHING more important to me than them learning to love reading. I can't imagine a life without books. There . . . more
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January 22, 2006 08:31 PM EST --
The other day my younger son told me that "every other kid in my class has been to Disney World". I answered in the typical adult fashion, saying "Now, you know that's not true. . . . more
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January 20, 2006 07:51 PM EST --
Here's my take on the 10 best parts of being a parents, in no particular order…
1. Answering the questions you get asked every day--- "Do toxic wastes really give you superpowers?" . . . more
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January 22, 2006 08:48 PM EST --
We'd been cooped up lately dealing with colds, and we all felt like going out to dinner. Sounds simple enough, huh? Well, not with our family. We are food people. We all love . . . more
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March 14, 2006 02:37 PM EST --
Someone once asked me if my mother was a cat person, after I told her we'd always had cats growing up. It was a reasonable question, but it made me laugh. My mother is NOT a cat person, . . . more
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March 21, 2006 07:04 AM EST --
My grandmother is 93 years old. I'm her oldest grandchild, and mother of her youngest great-grandchild. She's in very good health for her age, but I can face reality, and I know she . . . more
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March 19, 2006 11:40 PM EST --
Once a week, my younger son, my baby daughter and I have breakfast out at a local coffee shop. Almost every time, a woman comes in with her son while we are there. I would guess his age at . . . more
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January 23, 2006 09:05 AM EST --
It comes in many forms. Often, it's a phone call at an odd time---the middle of the night, the early morning. Sometimes it's a doctor making a cold pronouncement. Or it can be . . . more
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May 26, 2006 07:24 AM EDT --
When you are the parent of three kids, I do have to admit at times you think you've got this parenting thing pretty much down. I used to read the parenting magazines and books avidly, feeling . . . more
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November 29, 2006 02:05 PM EST --
Let me start by saying home schooling is a choice I deeply respect. I’ve known a lot of home schooling families, and I’ve often considered it as an option for my 3 children. Growing . . . more
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October 05, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
When mothers talk about thankless tasks, they are talking quite literally. There are untold thousands of jobs that we do and do not ever get thanked for, to say nothing of even being noticed for. . . . more
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September 02, 2007 02:39 PM EDT --
When we started telling friends about our plans to drive cross-country with our 3 children, ages 12, 9 and 2, we got a lot of interesting responses. Most were along the lines of “Wow! . . . more
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December 16, 2006 11:44 AM EST --
Baby books are full of spaces to record milestones that are deemed worthy of notice….first word, first tooth, first step, first day of school…all the places that you eagerly fill in for your . . . more
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June 23, 2006 09:57 PM EDT --
When I first met my husband, in 1991, it was between soccer World Cups. Therefore, it wasn't until 1994 when I realized I had in some ways married a very troubled man. Yes, the best way . . . more
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