Posts Tagged ‘ children ’

Why is picking the perfect kid’s birthday present so stressful?

August 26, 2011
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Why is picking the perfect kid’s birthday present so stressful?

Okay, so I admit. Picking the perfect kid’s birthday present doesn’t have to be stressful. I make it harder than it needs to be. I put a lot of thought into the gifts I give. I listen carefully throughout the year for clues about what friends and loved ones want. In short, the Virgo...

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Has anyone seen my husband’s daughter?

August 12, 2011
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When I wrote in the Marriage section at Families.com, one of my posts was about the day Wayne’s illegitimate daughter called. It happened while we were living in Florida. I wrote about it in 2007. The call probably happened in 2003 or 2004. Anyway, the girl was 16 at the time. She had recently...

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My dream of being an aunt has died

July 18, 2011
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This past weekend Wayne and I attended a friend’s 40th birthday party. They’re newer friends. We met them earlier this year through volleyball via another vball friend. They had a great group of people assembled. Most of their family, which pretty much all lives in Nashville, and tons of good friends. It reminded me...

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Four Christmases: Funny but cops out

June 20, 2011
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Four Christmases: Funny but cops out

When Wayne likes a certain movie or show a lot, he likes to DVR them and watch them over and over. Four Christmases is among the movies he has stored and has been re-watching the past few weeks. He doesn’t watch the whole movie. He just flips it on for bits and pieces. Mostly for noise as...

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Economics, Society, and the Importance of Women

June 8, 2011
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Last night I got a surprise treat. Wayne was supposed to head straight from Atlanta to Miami, but that didn’t pan out so he got to come home for a night before heading down to Miami. Yay! He told me about his training and something interesting that had been discussed: the importance of women...

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Marriages that don’t survive a child’s death

February 11, 2011
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I remember taking psychology junior year in high school and being appalled when the teacher explained a high percentage of marriages fail when a child dies. I don’t remember the stat now. And it would be irrelevant considering high school was eons ago. But I was reminded of it recently when I was watching the Today...

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