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Oops! I Forgot!

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Written by Karen Hossink

ForgetfullCookIt was time for dinner and I was happy. I was making one of my favorite meals, Pork Chops with Orange Rice. I especially love the orange-flavored rice and was looking forward to enjoying this meal with my family.

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Euphemisms

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Written by Anni Gibson

LeavingNestI’m going to write a book someday. I’ll call it Parenting Euphemisms or Everything About Childrearing That No One Really Talks About. It will be filled with gloriously helpful tidbits that your mother – in fact no other mother—dared tell us, lest we women run like hell from pregnancy and all that comes after it.

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A Fitting Tribute: Celebrating a Mother who showed her son how to succeed in life

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Written by Rodney D. Coates

CoatsChessA little more than a week ago my mother passed, and while I am saddened that I will no longer have her to talk to, I am more than happy to celebrate her life. I am, if nothing else, a momma’s boy and as such have benefited not only from a mother’s love but wisdom as well.

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One Mom’s Search for Healing

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Written by Kay Chenevey

FrustratedMomLike many of today’s health-conscious, middle-aged adults, I am careful about reducing the amount of preservatives, additives, artificial ingredients and trans fats in my diet. Yet, I am slowly poisoning myself to death.


Daily, I inject fresh toxin into my system. Not by consuming, but by complaining, whining, ranting about my teenage daughter’s latest digression.

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A Mother’s Weather Forecast

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Written by Susie Lloyd

RainyDayFor your day today, sunny, with low humidity. Temperature hovering around 80 degrees. It’s going to be gorgeous, so get out there and enjoy it.

The TV weather babe clinched it with: Have yourself a great one!

Weather people are notorious for their mistakes. No matter how often they get it right, the rest of us prefer to remember the time they forecasted a baseball game and it was called on account of Christmas.

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