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Amy Chua: Good Or Evil Mom?
By January 22, 2011 0 Comments Read More →

Amy Chua: Good Or Evil Mom?

Amy Chua, has been a name in the news for a few weeks now. She is the New Haven, CT mother with a Chinese heritage that rules her roost with an iron fist.  She first appeared on the scene in a January 8 Essay in the Wall Street Journal entitled Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior (you really need to read it). Among the things that her two daughters have not been allowed to do are: attend a sleepover have a playdate be in a school play complain about not being…
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I Got A Kindle For $1.21
By January 13, 2011 1 Comments Read More →

I Got A Kindle For $1.21

How is that for a headline. But it is true–kind of.  There is a new company I discovered locally called CityCents.com and the best way I can describe them is the child that would result if eBay and Groupon hooked up! I will preface that my total out of pocket on the new Kindle was $32.15, but I am not complaining and I wanted to share it with you before it is really discovered. They do not do a great job of explaining the process on their site, so let…
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When Humor Goes Bad
By January 11, 2011 1 Comments Read More →

When Humor Goes Bad

I am known for my less than politically correct (and often tweaked) sense of humor. This morning, a friend sent over this link asking me what I thought. I guess I am the humor guinea pig or litmus test. FAIL! While I can laugh at the most ribald joke (and feel free to tell me one or ask me to tell one) this, in my mind, really crossed a line. Yes, I know it was intended to be humor, but we all know what happens when humor goes awry–can anyone…
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11 Lessons To Prepare For Parenthood
By January 5, 2011 1 Comments Read More →

11 Lessons To Prepare For Parenthood

I can only hope to be this creative at some point. I did not write this and tried to find the author, but was not successful, but wanted to share. I think we all can relate to many of these, but perhaps the most “relatable” one is the one that it is all worth it!  Can you relate? Please leave a comment and get the conversation started! Lesson 1 1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.…
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A Drinking Conundrum For Teenagers
By January 1, 2011 5 Comments Read More →

A Drinking Conundrum For Teenagers

Happy New Year to everyone!  Last night, a group of us went out to celebrate the New Year complete with free cab rides back home! We all have kids of varying ages and the topic came up about drinking–over a beer of course!  In the last post, a good point was made to be neither too strict or too lax on the drinking front to successfully navigate the waters of teenage underage drinking. I felt it made some good points. But another topic came up and we could not…
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