Tag: Parenting
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His Dream Coming True
My son has waited six years to play football. He has been watching football since he was in kindergarten. For some reason, he fell in love with the game. I use to be able to amaze people by having my first grader count by 7’s. Why did he know how to count by…
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Summer Update
Summer here (not really, but it sure feels like it) and I’m trying to figure out a new summer schedule. My office hours and everything stays the same, but the kids are home. This means I don’t have to be at school to pick them up from school, practice, etc. So, my schedule is different.…
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Snow Daze
Well, I’m sitting here and we are getting like a foot of snow. They have blizzard warnings out and my kids have been home from school and they have already canceled school for tomorrow. The bad thing is, I tend not to get a lot done when this happens. I was able to get my…
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On Being in Charge
Right now I have three kids in soccer. My son’s team didn’t have an assistant coach, so I told the main coach that I was willing to help and he ask me to “be with him on the sidelines during games” and help with practices. I’m assuming this makes me the assistant coach. What I’m…
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Nothing Tougher…
We sat there each knowing what the report would bring but unable to bring ourselves to deal with the realities. We wanted to hang on to hope even though all hope was gone. She had been in ICU for two days. The pressure on her brain was at 120, it was suppose to be 20-30.…