Archive for June, 2013
Surf’s Up, Dude! Review of D6 Surf Skimmer! – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
June 19th, 2013
D6 Surf Skimmer
It’s new. It’s innovative. It’s taking beaches by storm. It’s THE must-have skimboard product for kids.
It’s the SurfSkimmer.
This summer is the perfect time for families to connect at the beach, get kids moving and introduce action sports to those who have always wanted to shred like their ...
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Don’t Cry Because It’s Over by Margaret Hart
June 18th, 2013
I don't do well with death. I would argue no one does, except for maybe an undertaker. Even if you know it's coming, are you ever prepared? For me, there's something about death that makes me really uncomfortable. I think that's because I usually start to take stock of my ...
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You Sure Waited a Long Time to Get Started by Melissa Swedoski
June 18th, 2013
It's a tricky business, this later motherhood life. On the one hand, you feel so supremely blessed to have this child(ren) who you can love, hug, snuggle, cuddle, nourish, teach, inspire, support and laugh with, when you perhaps thought you never would.
But then there's the trick of time. You feel ...
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A Single Mother’s Father’s Day—by Jamie Levine
June 17th, 2013
I am a very fortunate single mother by choice because I have an amazing father who is a significant presence in my daughter’s life. Jayda’s Poppy Jack—whom my sassy six-year-old now simply calls “Jack” (a name which he happily accepts because as long as she’s addressing him, he’s thrilled)—loves Jayda ...
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Later Dads: The Blessing That They Are by Heather Bowles
June 15th, 2013
Good Saturday evening, Later Moms and Dads. I hope you're taking it easy in this heat! Today, as I sit here typing this, deciding what to say to and about my partner in parenting, he is across the room, reading to our daughter. Without his diversionary tactics, I fear I ...
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Much Obliged by Peggy Bogaard-Lapp
June 15th, 2013
“Growin’ up leads to growin’ old, and then to dyin’. Dyin’ to me don’t sound like all that much fun.” -John Mellencamp, The Authority Song
I was a later child myself. My mom was 32 when I was born, Dad was 40; I was 14 years behind my sister and brother. ...
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Superman Does Laundry by Sharon O’Donnell
June 15th, 2013
I went on line to write a brief blog when I realized that a blog I'd written several weeks ago never posted but was still in 'draft' mode, even though I thought I'D published it. Thus, I will publish this one today. This worked out well because I've had a ...
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My Math-Challenged Son by Robin Gorman Newman
June 14th, 2013
Another school year has flown by....though it didn't exactly feel like flying while we were in it. It was actually a challenging year school-wise for a variety of reasons, one of which is my son's extreme challenges with math.
I'm a creative person, so numbers are not my strength....though I can ...
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Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Do Dads’ Need Friends? by Allison Silver
June 13th, 2013
A few weeks ago a few other moms and I were chatting. We have been attempting to get our husbands together so they can have a chance to meet each other and hang out but with varying work schedules and family commitments it has been a bit difficult. While we ...
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A Tribute to ‘Daddy Later Than Sooner’ by Dina Ramon
June 13th, 2013
Since Father’s Day is on Sunday it’s all about Daddy this week, especially the ‘later than sooner’ Dads out there because they’re also part of this older, first-time parenting experience and undoubtedly share many of the same emotions and concerns as ‘later moms’…like staying physically healthy and mentally sharp for ...
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