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My name is Tina Kelleher, I'm the wife of a stay-at-home deadhea.. uh, I mean dad and mother of a beautiful 2 year old little boy. I'm originally from Boston, MA, but spent several years living in northern Vermont before relocating to Washington state in March

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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Accepting people for who they are: 1 of 69
Perception is reality. If there's one truth in life that I've learned thus far, that's it. It's the reason why two different people can walk out of the same movie theater with completely different viewpoints on what they liked and hated about the film they just saw. Take the movie "Harold and Maude", for example. I know as ma... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor Should you have an epidural or natural childbirth?: 1 of 44
When I was younger and thinking about someday when I'd have kids, I always said that I'd take as many drugs as they would give me. It never occurred to me that those drugs could also affect the baby.When I did find myself pregnant with my son at 30, I started my research on everything having to do with pregnancy, labor and bi... More..
Entertainment > Movies (Other) Harry Potter: Should parents allow their kids to watch it: 1 of 34
I had heard of the Harry Potter books, but I didn't know how widespread their popularity was until I overheard some co-workers of mine talking about how excited they were about the new book due out the following week (it was the 4th book). The age ranges of these women ranged from twenty-something to fifty-something, none of ... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Why does love ... fade?: 2 of 36
True love doesn't fade. Love is a living, breathing, dynamic entity that grows and changes over the years. If you take it for granted and forget to nurture it, it can die without so much as a whisper... but it doesn't just fade like a photo sitting in the sun too long. What some younger people think of as love isn't love at a... More..
Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Does technology impoverish the mind?: 4 of 53
As someone whose age matches Microsoft's, I can truly claim that I grew up in the Computer Age. My first system was a Commodore 64; it played games like Buck Rogers on a cassette tape. I remember taking computer classes in 1986 where our "mouse" was a triangular cursor on a black screen and we were taught how to move it by ty... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Working Parents Working mothers raise working daughters.: 1 of 8
When I was a little girl, I used to tell my mother that I wanted to be just like her. I wanted to have a daughter of my own, but no husband because I wanted to raise her my own way. I looked up to her for doing what no other moms of my friends did, not understanding that being a single mom was not the ideal. She appreciated m... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Traditions & Themes Creative ways to personalize your wedding: 8 of 27
The saying "You've been to one wedding, you've been to them all" doesn't need to apply to you and there's no reason why it should! Your wedding day is all about you and your soon-to-be-spouse, individual people with your own personalities, styles, interests, histories and heritage. Investing some time into the planning stages... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Sleep Issues Survival tips for new parents: How to get extra sleep while caring for babies: 6 of 13
The first thing new parents need to know is that all attempts to make your child give you more sleeping time within the first few months is time wasted. The baby doesn't need anything about his/her behavior altered, you need to find a way to work around your baby's feeding schedule. Babies' stomachs are only the size of their... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What kind of person are you: 24 of 50
I'm the kind of person that makes friends easily, but only with those who make the attempt to become my friend. I'm the kind of person that's wary of new people because I trust first and suspect only when I have no other choice, making me particularly susceptible to being taken advantage of by those who don't realize what the... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Sleep Issues How to get baby to sleep: The 5-10-15 method: 6 of 8
My sister-in-law recently came out for a long holiday weekend visit with her 3 year old daughter. While here, she marveled at how effortlessly our 2 year old son goes down, both for a nap and for the night. As she and her husband have struggled with their strong-willed daughter from day one, she asked how we managed to work s... More..