Learning about "perfect" from our children

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As a child, you think your parents are gods.  Eventually you learn the truth – your parents aren’t perfect.  They are mere mortals who make mistakes and have character flaws. At some point while growing up we realize that authority does not equal instant perfection.  Just because I’m the mom does not mean I don’t [...]

You’re wrong, Mom

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It’s official. My daughter no longer hangs on my every word. The other day she asked me, “Mom, why do pine cones fall from the trees?” I was giddy to venture into a seemingly mature discussion about plant reproduction. And then, before I’d barely gotten the first sentence out, she turned into an irrational know-it-all. [...]

How to handle a fibber

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Today’s guest blogger is one of my heroes – a mom who brooks no monkey business and takes no prisoners … unless she has to. Writer Wendy Thomas is mom to six kids (not to mention the dogs and chickens). Those sheer numbers alone are impressive, but she handles motherhood with a grace and wit [...]