Category: Advice
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Mom Guilt is a Liar
I have friends that grow, cook, and make almost everything from scratch that their kids eat. They are amazing. I salute them while I rip open a box of macaroni and cheese and add an extra few tablespoons of butter. It’s Annie’s Organic on a good day…otherwise we are not above the 19-cent variety. A…
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Family Vacations: How to Make Realistic Goals
Usually when we travel together everything runs like a well oiled machine. If you oiled a 1950’s tractor with urine. We are a very slow moving machine that smells like pee, is what I’m trying to say. It is a longstanding tradition in my family to create stressful family vacations. My grandpa used to pile us…
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Dinnertime Madness: Why it’s the Worst, and How to Survive
They say that family dinners around the table are very important. I completely agree. Mostly because it’s character building. It’s very important to learn how to feed people that do not want to be fed, while attempting to have meaningful conversation. It’s kind of like highschool math…it’s unclear HOW this is going to help you…