I wrote a post over at my Baltimore Parenting Tweens Examiner site on the 2010 Census. I listed tips on how to explain the U.S. census to your tween. It got me thinking… I don’t remember completing the 2000 Census.…
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Helping Teens Deal with Illness
I posted this as a response to a mom on the Momster Facebook page. The mom recently had major surgery. Her daughter did not visit her in the hospital and has not spoken to her mom since she got home.…
What Kind of a Mom Are You?
Cozi posed a question on Facebook. What Kind of a Mom Are You? Here’s my answer: I”m none of the above, but a little of three. I am a nontechie Chief Technology Officer who likes gadgets as long as they…
Dinner
Dinner is a given. Dinner must be cooked. Dinner is always cooked by me. I would prefer to eat out. A frozen pizza sounds like dinner to me. All of the above statements make sense to me. How to solve…
Pondering Passion: What Are You Passionate About?
A passion is not something run of the mill, but something extraordinary. But, what is “extraordinary” anyway? Certainly people have been described as extraordinary…Mother Theresa…Rosa Parks…Nelson Mandela. Tourist traps can be called extraordinary…Taj Mahal…Great Wall of China. Can an ordinary…
