10 Mar
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Just because you’re here doesn’t mean you’re present.

You're looking at me. Your lips are moving. You're answering my questions. You make the appropriate mmm-hmm's and ah-ha's. You're sitting right next to me. Where are you? Have you ever sat next to someone or even engaged in a convers
25 Feb
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Should Your Children Sleep in Your Bed?

Posted By: lee in Parenting    
Dear Truthparlor: I just had a fight with my best friend because her 8 year old daughter is still sleeping with her and her husband. I was trying to rationally tell her that it's not normal or healthy for anyone. I hate that we argued about it,
20 Jan
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Giving Advice About…

Posted By: lee in Life Lessons, Parenting    
One of the best pieces of advice came from a rather surprising source when I was about 7 months pregnant with my first son Nicholas.  I was only 21, working for peanuts at American Airlines, but loving the self-proclaimed notoriety of being the youngest instructor t