Category Archives: Family Relating to Self

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My Grandma is One Hundred Years Old – Mel, Actual Unretouched Photo

“My grandma looked tiny and fragile in her hot pink jacket and permed white hair. But I sat close to her and we had a little private conversation…”

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IMs: What’s a Mother to Do? – Ruth Marcus, Washington Post (use BMN)

“Big Brother, meet Big Mother”

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How to Successfully Homeschool – Chewymom

“I have known a LOT of homeschoolers. I have seen it done well, and I have seen it done poorly… The theme to my tips is HAVE A GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM!”

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Do not call me; I’m dead – MSN Money

When you’re dead, telemarketers can’t call you, but they still try.

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Child’s Play is Work.

A nifty site called Guilt-Free Homeschooling has an article about the importance of play in children’s education.

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Kids say the darnedest things.

ChewyMom has a cool category on her blog called “quote of the day“. She keeps track of all the funny little things that her kids (and occasionally her husband) say each day and share it with the world. I particularly like the cute things that her 3-year-old daughter says. Here are a few samples…

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Be a good example — they are watching you.

Gretchen Engle continues her defense of childraising, insisting that it often contributes to the sanctification of on one’s own behavior and attitude.

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Parenting a Person.

TulipGirl has some great family links on an August 26th post. [Her site has just graduated to a Resource for the Family page. ] Here’s a post about applying the golden rule to parenting.

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Look back and laugh.

MSN’s family section has a pretty funny article on embarrassing baby moments.

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Fathers do good.

Rich Lowry’s tribute to fatherhood expounds upon the cultural utility of having intact families and intact marriages, as well as how the culture has suffered when it doesn’t.