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Let us be lovers,
We’ll marry our fortunes together.
And we walked off
To look for America.
Gloria and I long ago married our fortunes together. We had about a buck-fifty between us when we met nearly 25 years ago at Boston University. It seems like a different lifetime. So much has happened. Cross country moves. Job changes. Living. Two children growing up in a blink. It’s all going so fast. For one week, we decided to slow it down. So we packed up the car to go see America. Just like the Simon and Garfunkel song which has been playing on a loop in my head. We drove. The majestic stone caverns of Zion. The peaks of Grand Teton still dotted with snow on the first of August. The beauty of Old Faithful and the sulphur pools of Yellowstone. We put hundreds of miles on the car on side roads and backstreets through Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming… looking for America…. More
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Make back-to-school season special with a new family tradition! It’s never too late to start a new tradition, and back-to-school season is a great time to start. Whether your kids are hesitant or thrilled about getting back to school, the anticipation of something fun to mark the occasion can help up their excitement and make the day go smoothly. Here are some of our favorites!… More
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You’re halfway through your weekly grocery list, contemplating whether you should get the mayo with olive oil or without, when the familiar shrieking of your child jolts you away from the ingredient list. The public tantrum was building slowly over the past 30 minutes, and you did everything in your motherly power to pacify and deter. But the angry tears, the piercing howls, and outright defiance of your authority have left you angry and embarrassed – again…. More
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That adorable baby with their thumb in their mouth…truly a precious sight to behold. But, what happens when that habit continues a bit too long? Should parents become concerned? After all, they will grow out of it anyway, won’t they? Well, not necessarily. Childhood sucking past age five is a habit; a habit that has roots in the very earliest days of life. Childhood sucking is a pleasurable activity from day one, often associated with early pleasurable innate physiological responses. This is the essence of why it is so hard for some children to stop their habit easily…. More
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It might be the hottest month of the year, but that isn’t stopping us for taking on your most pressing mom concerns. This month we tackled everything from parenting techniques to milestone prep. We also provided a summer survival guide that will come in handy during those long days with the kids at home along with some great tips for conquering those back-to-school blues…. More
