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Why is it that time after time moms stay well while the whole house gets sick? I mean, the walls can have a runny nose and mom keeps trooping along. Is there some special mommy immunity? It makes me think there must be a child birthing ceremony that takes place in the heavenlies that bolsters moms… Read More »
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I must confess, the first teababblers healthcare protest I attended I was appalled. I couldn't believe that the teababblers could stand there in the public park and say that according to the constitution no one is entitiled to free healthcare. Come on, I thought, just… Read More »
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Did you know interruptions consume 28 percent of an average workday? It's true. And interruptions can be even more time-stealing if you're working from home and not setting limits. Case in point: The other day I was working from home. That's typically a great place… Read More »
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Today one of my friends had one of the
toughest moments in all of Motherdom…the day you first drop of your
baby at child care. Dun, dun, DUN! What an awful moment. I remember
the first time I dropped off. I had returned to work weeks earlier
but Paul had been home for several weeks with a baby Ava… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (2) | Blog
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There was a time last fall when my 4-year old son and I happened to be sick at the same time. While it might sound crazy to someone who isn't a parent, most of you will get that the norm for us is to pass a bug back and forth for what seems like an eternity rather than both of us battling it at once. But this time, there we were, a bed full of misery and wadded up Kleenex.
It wasn't until about 24 dreadfully long hours in that I realized that although I'd given my son his medication like clockwork, I hadn't taken anything myself to ease my own symptoms. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (8) | Blog
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As the mister walked out the door this past week, I was battening the proverbial hatches, waiting for the storm to bear down upon us. What would it be this time? Chicken pox? Stomach virus? Febrile seizures? I pictured myself a baseball catcher, squatting behind home plate, glove in one hand, punching my fist into it, as if to say, “game ON!”. Read More »
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My kid was home sick from school yesterday. He'd picked up the stomach bug his younger brother had a few days prior. My kid, he was up all night puking his little tum out (which means that I was up all night cleaning up after him).The next morning, he was still a little pukey and unable to hold... Read More »
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