By Tara Edelschick
01/27/12
Homeschool wars? Really? Don’t we already have enough wars? Last week, I wrote a post about the primary reason our family homeschools – namely, that we want to spend more time together and enjoy the closeness and lifestyle that comes …
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01/27/12
In 2008, we decided to adopt. At first, like many couples who hear of the dreaded “one child” policy, I wanted to adopt from China. However, when we contacted our agency, the wait for a Chinese baby was four years. …
Continue reading →More »By Kathy Tuan-Maclean
01/26/12
“Oh RIGHT,” said a kid when asked to finish cleaning up the kitchen. With a scorn only raging adolescent hormones can generate, “Why does the hardest working member of the family always get asked to do the most work?” I …
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01/24/12
Unfortunately, a nasty stomach bug got the best of my nine year-old son William this past weekend. I found myself sitting with him as he lounged in and out of sleep in front of the TV. During his sickness, he …
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01/20/12
People throw around a lot of silly reasons for homeschooling. I bet you’ve heard them too. Homeschooled kids win all of the spelling bees. The Ivy League schools are overrun with homeschoolers. Homeschooled kids are self-confident, and un-bowed by peer …
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01/19/12
If you’re a parent, how many well-intentioned people have come up to you (usually when you’re frantically trying to pay for your groceries before you and/or your children explode) and said, “I hope you’re enjoying every second, it goes by …
Continue reading →More »By Kathy Tuan-Maclean
01/19/12
A couple days ago, I read a great blog by Adele Calhoun, An Invitation from God: Healing from Catastrophic Thinking. It came at the perfect time, because it’s high school midterm week and my daughter’s living my recurring nightmare. The one …
Continue reading →More »By Rebecca Cusey
01/18/12
We’ve all read lots of posts about body image and the impossible ideals in women’s magazines and movie screens. Over at my movie blog, Tinsel, I share some good news. In the upcoming action flick “Haywire,” the female lead, Gina …
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01/17/12
In our last house, each of the children had his or her favorite tree in the yard. Yesterday, the boys confessed to one of their sisters that, whenever they had to poop scoop the yard, they would dump the poo …
Continue reading →More »By Rebecca Cusey
01/17/12
I’ve finally come up with my New Year’s Resolution. Seeing as how it is currently, technically, January 17, it should probably be “stop procrastinating.” But it’s not. It’s Pay Attention. Pay attention to my email and my calendar. Pay attention …
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