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The Picky Eater

by MsWonka on November 23, 2009

in Family/Life, Health

I can’t stand picky eaters!  I can’t relate to them, am bored by them and want them to just shut up and eat!
My daughter is a picky eater.  Wouldn’t that be my luck.
She loves bread, butter, bacon fat, cheese, more bread, noodles, potatoes.  You get the idea.  All the wrong foods.  All the foods that [...]

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Last weekend my 10-year-old daughter pulled out her loose tooth, smiled and said, “You owe me a dollar!”
Needless to say, I was less than thrilled with her choice of words. Kids!
“You’re too old for the Tooth Fairy with a statement like that”, I said.
Then I got to thinking, when do other parents stop being the Tooth [...]

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Damn Public Schools

by MsWonka on November 14, 2009

in Family/Life, Health

Here we go again.  I just discovered my 10-year-old daughter has lice again!!!
Can you believe this is about the 6th time in the last year? I’m so sick of this, it isn’t even funny.
DAMN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
The last time she had lice was late last spring before she got out of school.  I quickly got that [...]

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What kid doesn’t like to play in the mud?  While my 10-year-old daughter’s friends are busy texting their friends and listening to Miley Cyrus music, my daughter still loves to play in the dirt and mud.
I think it’s important for parents to let their kids be kids for as long as possible.  Today’s kids grow [...]

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Kids. Can’t live with ‘em. Can’t live without ‘em. What parent hasn’t felt this way? Some days you pull your hair out in frustration with their behavior, other days they’re the best child on the planet and you can’t hug and kiss them enough.
Take my almost 10-year-old daughter for example. [...]

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A few months ago my 9-year-old daughter and I went in for joint haircuts. I went first since my daughter never cares for this particular grooming event.  When it came time for her haircut, it was less than a minute before the sylist whispered to me that my daughter had lice.
What???  My daughter has lice!!!

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