Tag: children
member name: Linda R.
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September 12, 2006 12:31 PM EDT --
My daughter and her daughter lived with us for several years before my daughter remarried. One day, when my granddaughter was about nine years old, she and I were watching television together. I don't . . .
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September 17, 2006 11:48 AM EDT --
Although I support efforts to keep kids safe, I'm increasing frustrated by many of the child safety contraptions which are sold to keep children in the house, out of the cabinets or away from other . . .
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September 24, 2006 08:38 AM EDT --
As I read Dee W's article on school fundraisers this morning I was reminded of an incident that occurred when my daughter was in first grade.
The school was selling some kind of boxed candies and . . .
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September 10, 2006 08:11 PM EDT --
When my daughter was about three years old, she asked me if we could go to the store to buy a baby. Because the question took me a little by surprise, I didn't have an immediate answer. . . .
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September 18, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
As a child I was taught that, when you went to someone's house, you ate what was served and said it was good. Nothing short of a food allergy would excuse you from eating what was offered. It . . .
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September 20, 2006 11:09 AM EDT --
While I was watching the real estate channel this morning, I was reminded of an incident that occurred when my son was a little boy.
It was early afternoon and the family was out for a typical . . .
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September 22, 2006 12:07 AM EDT --
My granddaughter Carlie Che is 4 ½. When she and her mom came to visit this evening, Carlie was wearing a dress over a bathing suit. She took the dress and her shoes off while she was . . .
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October 19, 2006 06:35 PM EDT --
WJXT NEWS in Jacksonville, Florida reports that a 38 year old babysitter has been charged with the murder of a two year old girl who died as a result of blunt force trauma on Monday. According to . . .
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September 01, 2006 11:09 PM EDT --
My son was about 3 years old the first time he went trick or treating. As usual my husband walked the neighborhood with the children while I stayed home to pass out candy. Everyone . . .
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September 05, 2006 11:53 AM EDT --
In addition to our biological children, we also had a number of foster children in the mid 1970's. Every Easter we had an informal family Easter Egg Hunt. I dyed and decorated dozens of . . .
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September 14, 2006 10:52 AM EDT --
When my kids were growing up, my husband always "led" the dinner conversation and did most of the talking. He frequently told stories about people in his office and often complained about . . .
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August 20, 2007 09:12 PM EDT --
After our traditional family dinners on Sunday evenings, we frequently sit around the table to chat or just enjoy each other’s company. Last night was no exception. We had just finished . . .
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September 02, 2007 12:37 PM EDT --
I glanced at the date this morning and was immediately overcome by a momentary but overpowering sadness. Time goes so fast, it's hard to believe that 35 years have past. I've lived . . .
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September 13, 2006 08:20 PM EDT --
A friend with two or three young childen comes to visit. You enjoy the conversation and the company, but you' re starting to get uncomfortable because the kids are not being supervised (making a mess/touching . . .
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September 15, 2006 09:31 AM EDT --
We have always felt that it was important for families to sit down to dinner together whenever possible. This was a positive family activity when my children were young but there was a time during . . .
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September 21, 2006 07:57 AM EDT --
The holidays can be a happy fun-filled time of year, but they can also be stressful for a number of reasons. For many families, the decision of where to celebrate the holidays can be a major source . . .
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September 26, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
My daughter and her ex-husband separated when their daughter was less than a year old (She's 14 now). Visits between dad and daughter were almost nonexistent for several years, but increased . . .
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September 29, 2006 02:16 PM EDT --
My husband and I were foster parents in the 1970's and early 1980's. During this time we had several long term placements and a number of emergency placements. In most cases the children . . .
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October 05, 2006 09:05 AM EDT --
While using the remote control to skim through cable TV stations this morning, I paused on one of several Spanish language channels and stopped to think about something forty year old my daughter said . . .
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September 05, 2006 09:01 AM EDT --
Some parents believe in protecting children from adult disagreements. They carefully orchestrate the children's view of their relationship by delaying discussion of disagreements and waiting . . .
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