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I wear many different hats. First and foremost, I'm the mother or four children ages 15, 12, 11 and 6 and step-mother to another beautiful 6-year old. I worked as director of a non-profit pregnancy resource center for 7 years and was recently working as the

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Parenting: 2 of 130

It's 7:00 A.M. Saturday morning. No soccer practice. No baseball games. Just the rare luxury of not waking to the alarm clock. Yet here I am. I'm awake because Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" is blaring from somewhere within my home. My groggy mind struggles to make sense. Must be my teenage daughter. What is the point of an MP...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death of a loved one: 135 of 562

Snap Shots in my head the pictures flash color black & white focused not me sitting on your lap you untangling my fishing line us walking through the woods vacations Christmases birthdays graduations weddings grandchildren son brother husband father grandfather uncle invincible infallible courageous but still human in my hea...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Newborns and heaven: A discussion of baptism as a requirement: 13 of 26

According to the Catholic Church, baptism IS a requirement to entering heaven. Although a newborn is free of any actual sin, everyone is born with original sin. Original sin is a consequence we all face because of the first sin by Adam. Baptizing a newborn cleanses them of original sin, thus making them eligible to enter hea...
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horses: Food management: 3 of 6

Horse owners often fret over the weight of their horse. Optimal weight equals optimal health. And while most worry about keeping the extra pounds off of their equine friend, some of us struggle with putting them on. Horses struggle with keeping weight on for a number of reasons; old age being the primary one. Health related ...
Health & Fitness > Pediatrics Curing eczema in children: 1 of 2

There is no cure for eczema; only prevention and treatment. It is estimated that 10 percent to 20 percent of children are affected with eczema; a red and inflamed itchy rash believed to be caused by an overreaction of the immune system to certain environmental triggers. Eczema is not a constant condition but one that comes a...
Health & Fitness > Pediatrics Growing pains in children: 2 of 3

It's the middle of the night and you awaken to the screams of your 4-year-old. You rush to her room to find her holding her leg and crying in pain. It's likely your child is experiencing growing pains. Growing pains are painful muscle aches that tend to affect younger children between the ages of three and five and then agai...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Relationships between young men and older women: 9 of 12

Men often enter into relationships with older women for the same reason women enter into relationships with older men. They are seeking things like: maturity, experience and stability. For the family-minded man, an older woman may also be more open to marriage and children. Especially since many young women are choosing to p...
Relationships & Family > Online Dating Assessing online dating: 16 of 21

The divorce was final, and I thought it was time to stick my toes back into the dating pool. Things were a little different this time around. I was over a decade older and had children. It wasn't only about finding the right man for me, but about finding the right man for US. So I was ready to date; now what? I wasn't exactl...
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce Child support: Is it worth it: 5 of 5

Paying child support and being a good parent do not necessarily go hand-in-hand. You can't force a man to be a father or a woman to be a mother. Not wanting to be a parent to a child does not, however, negate financial responsibility. Unfortunately, some parents do try to avoid paying child support. This puts the burden on t...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Fertility & Infertility Issues Birth control pills: How to: 3 of 3

It's supposed to be easy. Take a pill; avoid pregnancy. Yet between four and nine percent of women get pregnant each year while using the birth control pill. These unplanned pregnancies are due in a large part to user error. There are several different ways to begin taking the birth control pill.Your doctor will recommend th...