I Could Parent Without It…But I Just Don’t Want To.
As parents in the current age, we’ve all heard and probably have said: “We didn’t have stuff like that when were young and we came through just fine.†Yes, we did, but how much more fun is life...
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How 3 Baby Boys Taught Their Mommies to Survive
For most of us, we are lucky if we see or experience one miracle in our lifetime and even then, we often don’t know that it is happening. I know I never had until this spring but now I can say, I...
View Article‘Cuz It’s Hot
It is hot, and I love it! Summer is not merely my favorite time of year, it is my favorite of everything. Last night our family camped in the backyard, all four of us in the tent, and had a blast. The...
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Submit your child’s art, writing, etc. for the “Mom and Dad’s Fridge” blog
Is your child the next Vincent van Gogh, William Shakespeare or Emily Brontë? That’s just what the Areavoices “Mom and Dad’s Fridge” blog is for. Submit an image of your child’s drawing, poetry,...
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In small quantities, fear is a good thing!
The summer that Leah was about 18 months old, and probably the next summer too, every time I tried to take her swimming I spent about 3/4 of the time trying to coerce her into actually getting into the...
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Back In The Ring
I just got punched in the face. By a professional. It felt pretty darn good! Many moons ago, when I lived in the northeast neighborhoods of Minneapolis, my old buddy Johnny and I started working out at...
View ArticleRobbing my kids of joy…one holiday at a time.
This isn’t really what I pictured when I mentioned that I may start doing some “hot topic” posts. But apparently Halloween is a bit of an issue for me. I have written past posts about why my family...
View ArticleMost important meal of the day.
Magazines are a standard in our house. Personally I read a bi-monthly, 2 monthlies, and a weekly, with a random Sports Illustrated thrown here and there. Most of the mags I read have at least a few...
View ArticleHalf Of All Parents Are Men
Hi! I am a man. And a parent. Which exists. But not in the Fargo Forum. The new SheSays section has received a lot of backlash from readers, but I have yet to notice a reaction from the group with...
View ArticleSelf-Mutilation
Recently, my seven year old daughter looked up from lunch and said, “Mom, I want to get my ears pierced.” Hm. I looked at Aaron, and asked what his thoughts about that particular subject were. And, as...
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