The first negative phone call we ever received from a teacher came when Caroline was only five years old. “She’s being bossy.”, we were told. At the time I was appalled and immediately over-reacted feeling sure that Caroline would never have another friend. We talked to her about the importance of her friend’s feelings and […]

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them” -Lemony Snicket

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You know those weeks when you feel like the same thing comes up again and again in different ways? This week’s theme seems to be ‘child choice vs parental decisions.’ On Monday, I had a conversation with a  friend about children choosing or not choosing their own outfits. I commented that I am totally in […]

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A few months ago, my friend Patty introduced me to the group Clickin Moms. Patty is a super talented photographer so I was anxious to look into anything that provided inspiration for her. I have enjoyed the group and many of the photography prompts but my favorite thing arrived in the mail earlier this week. […]

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So earlier today I posted what turned out was a rough draft of this post. I had copied and pasted the text from my friend Shana and an old version of my post went out. Thank goodness, a friend called and asked if there was something I wanted to tell her. Had I taken off […]

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