Tag Archives: Family

Choosing Your Battles: How do you feel about hair?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by marijean

My dear friend Carmela is my mom role model. You’ve seen the WWJD? bumper stickers? Well, when faced with parenting issues, I think: What Would Carmela Do? Carmela is mom to four girls and seems to make all the right … Continue reading →

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Posterboarding: Parental Torture

Posted on February 27, 2009 by marijean

It was a weeknight, just past 9pm. “Daaaaaaaaddy,” my daughter said, plaintively, raising a red flag. My husband, worn out after a particularly trying day at work was already in bed, reading. He’d turned off that part of his psyche … Continue reading →

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