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Family & Parenting

Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Cutiebeauty

Do you ever?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Baggio

How about creating our own fairy tales for children ?

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Childfree Domain

Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by SkotlandSkye

The entitlement is staggering.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 16, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain

Teach Your Children Well... at any age.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 16, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by OpposingOpposum

A PSA for those with elderly relatives. Please, PLEASE stop sending your elderly relatives out alone to deal with their financial/important paperwork business. The amount of elders I see, befuddled and entirely lost trying to navigate these issues ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 16, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Twisted185

Panera granted me a birthday coffee, this morning. ? Shari's has granted me birthday pie. ? My kids have granted me... little portions of young ribbery, and harass my aged ego. Little assholes!?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 16, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Orbit

Anyone else have trouble dealing with religious family? I called my mom and got inundated with 20 minutes of nonsense about a red heifer, the 3rd temple in Jerusalem (which they can't build until after the rapture, she says), Trump, and grace giving ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by genessa

LINKMoveOn Petitions - Shut down the immigrant children's prison

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Family & Parenting

Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by JamesJay

Uninterested in Christmas

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Family & Parenting

Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by pepperjones

There is no greater feeling of fear and hopelessness than your first born child, 16 years old, missing curfew and not answering his phone. (He's never broken curfew before. He's one of those "good kids" you hear about.) For the last hour and a ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by LadyAlyxandrea

So, because I'm in massive pain from throwing out my back, I did what anyone would do. Downed a fifth of whiskey. Then I was laying in my mama's bed watching shaft with her and I fell out of bed. Dislocated and relocated a shoulder and just general ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 12, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by THHA

When biological family members think they have some special place in your life due to that biological connection . . . . Despite the fact that they are racist, abusers of others who are weaker than themselves, have no respect for the truth, or ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 12, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by CuriousCreature

So, last night I decided to tell my youngest(she is eight) that the Elf on a Shelf(which is one of the dumbest things ever) was just a doll. She was quite upset and I felt like a jerk telling her,but I also feel like a jerk for going along with the ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 11, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Jjlh19u8

If your kid was gay. Yes or no and why?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 10, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Twisted185

Gingerbread house time!

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Family & Parenting

Dec 10, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by AmmaRE007

THUNDER BAY has been called the killing fields of Natives.. Young teens body found..

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Family & Parenting

Dec 10, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by ronin73

Look what l got over the weekend!!! My brand new granddaughter has joined the family. Let the spoiling begin.......

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Family & Parenting

Dec 10, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Secular_Squirrel

I keep getting told to wait it out, I keep getting told that we can't afford this custody battle, that my stepson will eventually come out about being molested by my mother in law and that things will sort themselves out when that happens. We are ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 9, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by JesseBoren

I went to my fathers funeral today. Really tough and very surreal. I feared I would be the center of attention and it didn't let me down. It was worse than I imagined. Many of the family only learned of me there at the funeral. I really expected to ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 9, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by godef

Any suggestions for an Xmas gift for a young man in boot camp? He will be done in January and then will leave shortly after that to serve in the Marines.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 9, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Marcie1974

Just got done with my youngest’s senior pictures. Of course I got nostalgic and was choking back tears. Sometimes I wish I was cold hearted lol

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Family & Parenting

Dec 9, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by ClaytonE83

Have a new little grub crawling around? I'm offering custom portraits of your babies for the holidays. Only $50 each! ❤️❤️❤️ I'm getting booked up fast, order now!

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Family & Parenting

Dec 9, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Druvius

I'll just leave this here ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 9, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by zblaze

LINKRules Are for Schmucks: Death with Complication - TheHumanist.com

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Family & Parenting

Dec 8, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Spongebob

Money in relationships

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Family & Parenting

Dec 7, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Tomfoolery33

I said I would write some more about my brother Geary, so here it is. We met sometime around my 1st grade year. His grandparents lived in the same neighborhood I did, and Geary's dad, a committed drinker and carouser, left him at his grandparents' on...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 7, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by JesseBoren

Thanks for all the support over my father's death. It's sad to hear how common my story is because it's always felt like I was the only one. It's not anything I would wish on anyone. I couldn't really understand why I was afraid to be around him ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 7, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Schmoppo

I wish I believed in hell, I truly hope people that scam the elderly would somehow be set on fire then put out and re-lit repeatedly. I’m pretty sure my dad is being scammed but he won’t give any details, just how he’s gonna buy a new Mercedes...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 6, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by DianaGuarino

Pet lovers! The shelters are full of dogs and cats that need homes. It would be a beautiful gesture to Foster a pet in dire need of a loving home for the holidays and the winter months. You will not regret the love and appreciation they will return ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 6, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by WarmFluffy

Did you know that table sugar started as a midevil party drug?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 6, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by noluck33

Believe in something

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Family & Parenting

Dec 5, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Secular_Squirrel

That moment when you start to look for a job that you can work from home then you realize that your rent will increase and your food stamps will decline if you get extra income........ then you sit down to do the math and find that you'd only be ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 5, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Secular_Squirrel

So, without any financial help, we are still struggling to save up $500............ I just made some calls, hopefully we can get help from some services I recently found out about. I had a nightmare last night and am not sure my conscience can ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by JesseBoren

Just got word my father has died. They took him off life support Sunday expecting him to go that night but he hung on until just a couple of hours ago. It's strange being around everyone crying when I feel nothing for him. My heart goes out to all ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by B-Ray

Raising children when one parent is "born again".

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Family & Parenting

Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain

Good Example of ameriKKKan Police.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by chalupacabre

LINKMother Allegedly Shoots Son After He Pulls Out Samurai Sword During Argument

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Family & Parenting

Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by david75090

LINKPolice: Toddler accidentally shoots mother in back - ABC News

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Family & Parenting

Dec 3, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by PhoebeCat

Facebook reminds me every time I check it out why I moved 2000 miles away. I can't believe I grew up with my family. I have more in common with total strangers.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 3, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Chooseluv

POLLAre you pro "choice" or pro "life"?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 3, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian

Would having a Drag Queen come for storytime at a daycare be acceptable where you live?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 3, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by kltuckmn

Just trying to get some of this anxiety out of my system. My daughter was unable to get a new job in Jersey so she is currently in her car (in North Carolina) with 2 kitties on her way to move back to Florida with me. The moving is taking a toll on ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by SleeplessInTexas

How young is too young for a tattoo?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Amisja

Why I don't feel guilty about celebrating Christmas 1. Its not Christian. We all know this and we know why. Think of the cave dwellers millenia ago. After the darkest days of winter, the days again start getting longer and as a Northern European ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by ErebusVincent

My cable is out. Bummer. I wish you a better evening than I am having.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 1, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by 48thRonin

This may result in some therapy but the looks on their faces is more than worth it.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 1, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Marcie1974

Feeling a little teary-eyed about a blanket I just finished crocheting. A friend asked if I’d make a Pride blanket for her daughter (7th or 8th grader?). I’m so honored to have worked on this and grateful for all the parents who love their kids ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 1, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by noworry28

Very disturbing!

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Family & Parenting

Dec 1, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by darien75

Christmas is

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Family & Parenting

Nov 30, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by darien75

Memories are all we have and all we are. Today is a day of memories for me as today is the day that 31years ago my dad left this world. As such it isn't a day of sadness it's a day of reflection on all the good and bad things that happen in a ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 29, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lucy_Fehr

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school. Teachers nor students knew it was a drill. Supposedly. My 12 yr old granddaughter was put into a closet with 9 other kids while the teacher took the rest of the students to a planning room where there was...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 28, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Simon1

So after last nights interesting discussion whats everyones opinion on this ? I know it prob seems one sided but if anyone knows the mothers point of view please post below

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Family & Parenting

Nov 28, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by DaveMania

Proud of my kid today... We've always encouraged our nine-year-old to find her own path with religion. We've told her what we think and why, but have said to her that she should make her own mind up about whether she thinks God is real and whether ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 27, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Guapacha_2001

How do you celebrate Christmas?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 27, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

You're woken up in the middle of the night by burglars in your home. What weapon do you have in your bedroom right now to protect you?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 27, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by towkneed

So my oldest son is transgender and I support that 100%. But honestly sometimes I miss having a daughter. Came across pics from 4 years ago when we did a father-daughter dance and now I'm sad. Oh well. Strange that gender is so intertwined with ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Twisted185

heart melt Joshua: Out of 12 foster moms in my life, you're my favorite. Me: 12? How many were actually good to you? Joshua: Just you. heart melt

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Diogenes1972

How do you tell children about death?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by KKGator

I'm a Great-Aunt again!!! Two hours old and almost two feet tall!!!! She's perfect!!!!

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Atlas_Rising

Is family as important as we say and think it is?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by WarmFluffy

How do you think better behaved children become that way?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Twisted185

POLLWhat's your stance on Roe vs Wade?

0 votes Pro-birther all the way! SAVE THE BABIES!
69 votes Pro-choice means it's none of my business what a woman does with her body.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by ponderingatheist

So I have 3 yonger step-daughters. Their father is Catholic, lives in a Catholic town and even tells the girls that they will go to hell for not attending church every Sunday. The 13 yo just told her father that she's "not Catholic" and I'm not sure ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Elixastar

The Holiday Season

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by TST_Beaver

Ok so here's my situation. My wife and I are atheists, and both of our parents are Christians. Her parents are more chill than my parents but still pretty deep into it. We want to come out to them but we know that as soon as we do, there will be a ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by bigpawbullets

So, we've been home a week. House is gradually getting back to its normal state of disarray. Thanksgiving eating frenzy over. Our good neighbor sends me an Instant Message asking to meet me out in front of our houses. So, I wander out front and ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

How does the person you ended up with compare to who you thought you’d end up with?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Vagabundo1026

Well, put this way, it makes sense.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by LadyAlyxandrea

My mom is huge into ancestry and pictures of long lost relatives and finding family. She hunted down her long lost sister that was adopted out privately at birth, she found my grandfather's estranged first son, she is eerily talented at hunting down ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by AirForceRN1

Dianna Villas and

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Family & Parenting

Nov 24, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Bikes4Fish

Text exchange with my teenage daughter.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 24, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by yayagoddess

So, I considered myself agnostic for most of my life...slipping into atheism in my early 40's (I'm 61 now). I read the bible beginning at age 8 and just could not buy into it...Even then, I thought it was the stupidest, nastiest bunch of crap ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 23, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Twisted185

POLLShould physician assisted suicide be made legal, for loved ones who're either terminally ill, or simply don't want to be here anymore?

41 votes Yes - asking someone to suffer, in any form, is selfishness.
1 vote No - Our bodies will decide when it's time for us to die.
3 votes Tough question - I don't know.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 23, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Tomfoolery33

I just found out that my brother, who was in hospice care, died last night. When I say brother, let me explain--we met when I was 5, and have been best friends ever since. He had a hard life with an alcoholic father who was married 6 times, and the ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 23, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

Tell us how you fared another Thanksgiving with Christian Trump-supporting parents?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 23, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

Dads of daughters: how has having a daughter impacted you, changed your perspective of the female mind, etc.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by AtheistReader

Flipping through some of the old pictures. Many years ago. It almost feels like a lifetime ago. When my kid looked forward to spending time with me. I must have said something funny before I took this pic. I love a generous audience

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Chaosxtheory42

Having a stressful week.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by schmiedeskamp

I've recently returned from a 3 day trip that lasted several months. My father-in-law lives a long days drive on the other end of the state. He is old & had a stroke. It sounded awful and my wife insisted we go see him "before it is too late." ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by UnpolishedGemini

POLLWhat is your favorite part of Thanksgiving?

9 votes Time with family
3 votes Traditional (or untraditional) food and drink
4 votes Time off work
2 votes Football games
0 votes Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

I hope everybody has a chance to be with family and friends today!

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Twisted185

This year's holiday is going to be, I hope, the best one ever, and I'm just TOO excited! Without going into a long and detailed story, our home has been graced with the presence of one very amazing young man. This young man, has been in and out of...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 21, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by towkneed

My youngest boys are 5 & 3. My brother and I are also two years apart. Today I texted my Mom and said thanks for allowing us to survive all those years.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 21, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

Moms and Dads, how many times a week do you share a family meal with your kids?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 21, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Geektheist

For those godless who have to deal with a religious family on Turkey Day tomorrow, may I offer "Heathen's Little Helper"... ?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 20, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by FlippantLlama

Hey guys! What things have you found that actually lure your teenagers out of hiding and into family time?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 20, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

My family goes through so many napkins! Does anybody have a recommendation for high quality cloth napkins?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 20, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by towkneed

My boys are 5 & 3. So there's a lot of lava in the world now ?.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 20, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

Married? In a permanent relationship?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 19, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Slava3

I bet your mother was the same ... that is why you turned out all right.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 19, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by OpposingOpposum

LINKThis resonates with me so much. I love that his wife is caring for him as well as their daughter. It's so easy to lose yourself in the endless work of parenting. I wish more couples cared for one another this way when they became parents ?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 19, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by AdamHoople

To the dad's out there!!

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Family & Parenting

Nov 19, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

Pouring rain here today. A little cold outside, but not enough to turn it to ice (thankfully). Homework, dinner and piano lesson at 6 tonight!

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Family & Parenting

Nov 19, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain

Is Up to the Parents... Not to Big Pharma

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Family & Parenting

Nov 18, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Freethinkingxx

Question for the community: If you were raised in a religious family, how do they feel about your non belief, or do they even know? Have you "come out" as agnostic or atheist to a few select loved ones, or are you firmly public or closeted?

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