I have a rule of thumb- if I see a couple of kids seated at a card table in their steaming hot driveway with that cute misspelled, handwritten "Lemanade 25c" sign, I stop. Do you?
Man! I really wish I had come up with this, I really LOVE it. I was looking around the inter-webs and found this great post. It is called, "24 people who are really nailing this parenting thing" by Tanner Ringerud. It is a great compilation.
Remember the ice cream truck "Turf Wars" that got Gloversville national attention? If you don't the driver of the "Mr. Ding-A-Ling" ice cream truck filed a complaint against competitor, "Sno-Cone-Joe", saying that they were harassing him. I think right now that driver wishes that his rivals were his biggest problem.
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So as spring and summer have arrived so has my kid's sports games. It feels like I'm at come sort of game everyday, soccer, softball, etc. I really do enjoy watching the kids play and rooting for my daughters and their teams...
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I am a stay at home Mom. I love my kids and I think it's important to be there for them as much as I can. However as of the end of summer, two of my three children are going to be in school full time, leaving just my two year old at home...
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Next week my family and I are going on an early summer vacation to Disney World.
While we were talking about the trip my Wife pulls out a kid's backpack she bought ..with a leash on it. I'm sure you have seen these things, I know they are very popular at theme parks...
Here we are, that time of year, High School graduation. Such a bittersweet time for parents. Celebrating the accomplishments your child has made and at the same time, about to send him or her into the big wide world, never really sure of how they will do...
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My 20 year old son and I live with my significant other and have for some time. My son came to me the other day and said now that he is working 2 part time jobs he is going to buy a truck. I told him it is going to cause trouble because my S/O isn't pleased that he doesn't help around the house, physically or financially and he should probably put his money towards s
Here is a story we talked about on the show today. It really isn't hard for me to imagine that these "parents" would not think this idea all the way out, and maybe think to themselves it is a perfectly good and safe idea. Some people just are not that bright. What is hard for me to believe is that they somehow thought that this would not be something other drivers would call 911 about. T
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I have a 16-year-old daughter who just started going out with her first 'real' boyfriend.
My husband is completely paranoid about it. Way more than I am. He's taken to chaperoning EVERYTHING they do, whether it's watching a movie, hanging out in the backyard, or going for a bike ride...
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I am a Sophomore in college and my question is this, how do you deal with over controlling parents? I mean, why won't they let me make my own decisions, even if they're the wrong ones?
They are constantly asking me about my GPA, when I'm home I still have a curfew, I'm not allowed to enter into any contract without my Father's approval, not even a cell phone...
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