It was bound to happen. And I totally understand. It’s part of the terrain of blogging, of writing about our personal lives and opening up our experiences to the world wide web. A few readers have recently written and asked about 1 of 8 and the guy she dated for quite a while, a relationship chronicled on my blog through…
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Oh, can I relate to this question…. Hi Julie. Please help me. I need advice… This may sound silly (or maybe you know exactly what I am talking about), but the children are driving me c-rrrazy in regard to food. Yes, food. I feel like I spend 90% of my waking hours telling them whether or not they can…
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there lived a family with a bunch of little kids. The mom spent a fair amount of time researching how to best run a big family. She made beautiful color-coded schedules and cooked meals for the month ahead of time. Things ran by the clock and routines were established. Daily…
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Running is my ‘thing’. My escape. My way of keeping myself fit enough to chase around the people who populate my household. And one of my brothers had this insight; it’s one of the few things in my world that represents the opportunity for a ‘closed loop’ each day, a goal I can complete. Wise, that brother of mine. And…
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When I started having kids, I had some goals. Usually of the spiritual, academic and well-mannered kind. But there has been something that has become increasingly important to me over the years. And that is the development of friendships among my children. My two brothers and I are dear friends. Love them dearly, in contact with them often, count them…
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