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Growing Pains

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Written by Jen Wednesday, 09 June 2010 14:10


My husband walked into our son's high school graduation ceremony and remembered he left his wallet at home. And because I'm equally guilty of having less than $1 in my purse, he actually had to borrow money from my father to purchase a bottle of water. The timing was quite appropriate.

Yeah, kids can empty the pockets pretty quickly, especially teens.

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A Mom by Any Other Name

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Written by Jen Friday, 28 May 2010 13:04

The boy never studied for a spelling test in his life and yet he doesn't know how to spell his mother's name. It's the most ironic of injustices, yet one that truly explains every mom's somewhat invisible position.

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Making Mother's Day

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Written by Jennifer Redmond


Mother's Day is like New Year's Eve. Some of us look forward to it. Some of us hate it. Those moms seasoned enough with motherhood's ups and downs would rather be asleep.

And so it goes.

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Coming to America

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Written by Jen

With all the talk lately about illegal immigration, it's easy to overlook those who follow the prescribed steps to attain legitimate U.S. citizenship. Though the near nightmare in Times Square enhances the wariness of an already prickly population, the vast majority of those who seek refuge in our country do it for one reason: freedom. They yearn for it because they have lived without it.

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The Funny Convention

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Written by Jen Friday, 23 April 2010 01:06

Two years is a long time to wait for a good laugh and a big piece of cake. Ok, I got a whole lot more than that from last week's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop at the University of Dayton, dubbed "The Funny Convention" by my family. Three days packed full of information and a new outlook on what I want to do when I grow up made the adventure well worth it.

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