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Dating for Moms - Tip #2

I'm one of those closet introverts posing as an extrovert.  You know what I mean?  When I tell people that I'm an introvert, they spray spit on my face with the force of their exub[...]

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That Boring Bio Kid

When our son was four and a half years old, he went from being our only child, an adorable blond-haired, blue-eyed chip off his daddy's DNA-strand, to The Invisible Boy.  When we b[...]

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Weekend Link-Love

If you’re like me, throughout the day, you’re scrolling and clicking and reading while you wait in a carpool line, wait at swimming lessons, wait in the line at Starbucks, or sit a[...]

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Dating for Moms - Tip #1

You're waiting for your daughter at ballet and spy a potential friend.  If you aren't sure how to start up a conversation with another mom, try staring at her from across the room.[...]

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Weekend Link-Love

If you're like me, throughout the day, you're scrolling and clicking and reading while you wait in a carpool line, wait at swimming lessons, wait in the line at Starbucks, or sit a[...]

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The Worth It of Parenting

I was sitting here in my closoffice (closet+office) trying to organize my disorganized thoughts and words, when I heard my daughter crying in her room.  This week has been one of t[...]

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Be An Omelette

I care a lot about relationships.  I'm always trying to link people together or plug people into projects.  I'll meet you and say something like this: "Oh that's so awesome!  I [...]

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Indoor Girl Rides a Bike

Her loins burned and her thighs quivered. Sounds like a line from a girl porn book.  Er, not exactly at all.  But I'll get to that. In my mind, I imagine that I'm this earthy m[...]

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Dating for Moms

You get married.  You conjure up some kids.  You've kissed dating goodbye. Or have you? When you show up at the park for the first time with your little ones spilling out of [...]