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Weird Parents R Us
Blog
By Jen
On our refrigerator is a magnet touting a great truth: "The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well." (Credit goes to Joe Ancis, a magnificent mind in the world of fridge magnets.)
Or so I always believed.
Parents can “ask nicely” too!
Parenting
By Fran Hendrick, PCC
There are some people in our lives that we just love doing things for.
When Aunt Jane calls and asks for computer assistance, it's a pleasure to give her the answer she needs; more than she needs, in fact. You might even find yourself calling her back to make sure everything's working for her.
How to Live Your Career With Intent
Career
By Julie Bauke
How many times have you been at a party and someone innocently asks, “So what do you do?” Many of us mothers hesitate because we wear so many hats. If you left a career to raise your children at home, this can be a particularly uncomfortable question. But we all know that our children will grow up and we’ll be faced with the reality of using our time and talents for many (hopefully) more years. Do you have a plan?
When life throws you chickens...
Humor
By Jennifer Redmond
You know when you're limping around and some sympathetic person says, "oh, no! What happened?" And you want to say something dramatic like a runaway car ran over your foot but that's ok because you pushed your neighbor's toddler to safety just in time.
Flying with Mom
Humor
By Jennifer Redmond
Most published work on traveling with kids focuses on the kids. Little people are traditionally not the easiest to tote from here to there. I've written my own piece on the subject (see Advice:Parenting:Family Car Vacation) and Inspired Mother has more to come from other authors so be sure to check the magazine home page soon. Traveling with children is apparently a hot topic.
But what happens when mom is actually the problem?
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