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My name is Annette van de Kamp, I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and fell in love with an American. Now it is twelve years and two children later, and I continue to find myself in Omaha, Nebraska. I am a free lance writer for the Jewish Press, where

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Funny children quotes: 2 of 19

I am at the store with my daughter, and after we pass through the clothing section, we walk past the underwear. "Mom", she asks, "what's a bra for?" Oh boy. I consider brushing her off, but there will be other questions later in life that I might want to lie about, and I need to build up some credit. When I answer very truth...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Movies about pregnancy: The good, the bad and the ugly: 1 of 1

Hollywood discovered a long time ago that babies are marketable, as is the experience of pregnancy. If you are pregnant, there are certain movies you will want to avoid, and some others you'll want to watch again and again. It all depends on your mindset. My personal attitude towards baby raising was -for the longest time- d...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Parenting: 73 of 130

We all like to tell stories. I grew up with stories all around me; my father is a prime example. At times, this causes problems: he is of the conviction that it doesn't matter so much whether the story is true or not, as long as it is compelling and entertaining, usually at a tremendous emotional cost to whoever the story is...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) Parenting in the new millennium: 14 of 20

I am afraid of the Play Station. I am also afraid of the X-Box, Game Cube, and Game Boy. I know that in the past, many parents have agreed with me that having these kind of devices around your children is not necessarily a good idea; and if you must own them, you should limit the time they spend on gaming or they'll turn int...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development How to create calming and effective bedtime rituals for children: 9 of 10

It's ten pm and I just finished putting my children to bed. Now, this is not as bad as it sounds; they are out of school due to some type of teacher training, so they don't have to get up early tomorrow. At least there's that. Of course, who am I kidding: they won't sleep in. Not much, at least, and not long enough to avoid ...