A saying or rhyme to help us learn about social interaction, expectation or rule, even a past event– most of us grew up with them. You know this saying of course, “sticks and stones can
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Parental question #123 – What is this mythical thing called “Date Night’?
Getting Smart with Date Night So we know spending time together is important in cultivating a healthy relationship. This is true not just for new relationships, but those connections that have been years in the
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If Your Life Were A Movie
You remember this game right? Long car rides would often initiate this pondering for us, “if your life were a movie…..” – and we had lots of long car rides growing up and early in
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Definitions and Experiences
What a word means depends not on its inception or origin, but how speakers of language understand it. Over time, words have a way wandering. Definitions drift. Meanings alter. Most of us are aware that
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Surviving Fireworks
BOOM! Crackle, crackle, crackle…. Oh, the joy of watching bursting colors splatter across the sky. Whizzing and shooting glimmers of light dance above your head. Fireworks! This delightful spectacle of summer can be such a
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The hot season of the year’s interruption of continuity or uniformity – otherwise known as Summer Break
As a kid, my heaven was summer break. No school. Lazy days hanging out and playing with family and friends. Reading when I wanted to, not when I had to. Extra treats to help beat
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I have two interesting problems about me (well, actually a lot more, but I am sure we will get to those later). First – I am horrible at procrastinating. I mean – I can’t procrastinate.
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