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And Then There’s Christmas

Did you hug your kid today?  Did you give a friendly smile to a kid you didn’t know?When they’re little kids, smiles and hugs seem to come naturally.  Don’t much have to think about this as it seems just being…

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Who is Myrna Raeder?

College?  Every hand in the room goes up when the question is asked.Locked up behind bars? No hands.In every parenting class that I conduct for incarcerated moms at the California Institution for Women in Chino, CA, I ask these two…

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Microwaves and Frying Pans

Charlie Sheen’s twins are only 4-year-olds, and they are out of control.  Then there’s the overweight 16-year-old who beat his mom to death with a frying pan and attacked his father a few hours later. Oh, and I didn’t get…

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