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10 Things My Mother Was Right About

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10 Things My Mother Was Right About

Your daughter may not be ready to say this, but we found one who is. Enjoy these sweet words from a smart college senior. And easy with the ‘I told you so’s.’ You’re still a role model.

By Maria Davison

For the last few years, my sisters and I have …

17 Truths and Tips for Friendships After 17

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17 Truths and Tips for Friendships After 17

Nothing has filled me with dread and heart-clutching fear like my children making bad choices in playmates. I have glowed to see them love struck and starry eyed in the throes of budding friendships from pre-school to high school, and I have cried myself to sleep when their hearts have …

13 Things To Take to Your New Job

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13 Things To Take to Your New Job

My newly graduated daughter is starting a new job soon, and I’m trying to learn the protocol. What, I wonder, is MY ROLE in this exciting milestone? It didn’t come in the rule book, and the mommy bloggers are unusually silent on the topic.

Evidently, there is no “take your …

What I miss when the kids are home

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What I miss when the kids are home

I’ve figured out what is so difficult about these fleeting moments of summer vacation with college kids at home: I miss them. The kids, I mean.

No mother should be surprised to see very little of her grown children when they come home for summers and holidays. We learn this …

Four Free Ideas to Free Your Creative Self

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Four Free Ideas to Free Your Creative Self

Do you consider yourself creative? No matter how you answer the question, you will spend a lot of time creating today.

You’ll create an outfit, an attitude, or a way to help a friend. You’ll create a conversation or a moment to remember. You’ll make stuff. You’ll make stuff up. …

What Do You Imagine Barbie Has to Say Now?

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What Do You Imagine Barbie Has to Say Now?

Barbie haters, take a deep breath. I’m about to say something nice about the too-pretty blonde girl we blame for messing up our body images.

Playing with dolls has always been about imagining. It wasn’t Barbie’s fault that once upon a time girls wanted to imagine themselves in pink princess …

15 Ways Mom Earned a Mortar Board

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15 Ways Mom Earned a Mortar Board

Moms of people graduating from high school and college, celebrate with me!

This is the first Mother’s Day without an offspring at home, but believe me, I’m celebrating. I’m celebrating my own graduation from the most demanding stage of life in human existence: parenting children into adulthood.

As I scramble …

Three Things a Mother Knows First

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Three Things a Mother Knows First

From the tenth row in the college theater, I saw it. As my daughter stepped to the front of the stage with her three fellow performers to belt out the stunning final chorus, something caught my eye.

Just to the right of her nose, my daughter’s right cheek was ever-so-slightly …

Motherly advice is heart-healthy

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Motherly advice is heart-healthy

Now that February is over, I am rethinking “Heart Month.” I typically celebrate February by giving Valentines to unsuspecting acquaintances and painting hearts for my friends and loved ones. I have tried not to get sucked in to the heart health movement that seems to make “Heart Month” a clinical …

It’s Your Birthday Until You’re Happy About it

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It’s Your Birthday Until You’re Happy About it

Why is it that our most special days are often disappointing?

Maybe it’s because the anticipation messes with our heads. Or maybe it’s because our friends and family are all self- absorbed cheapskates. Or maybe we just run out of time. Twenty-four hours is hardly enough time to celebrate the …