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Teenagers are people too!

May 23, 2017March 21, 2012 by Shay

Over the past week, I have spoken to many on and offline about the Trayvon Martin case and one thought came up that I have heard few people seriously talk about; of course it’s easy to focus on the obvious factors that Florida has silly laws (Stand Your Ground is insane…sorry) and the clear racism …

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Categories Current Events, Parenting Tags teenagers, Trayvon Martin, views on teenagers

Education versus no education

May 23, 2017June 16, 2009 by shay subscriber

One of things I kill time doing online is looking at blogs and discussions boards where folks discuss frugal living, it seems without fail the issue of student loans comes up. I am amazed at the number of folks who claim there is no value in paying for an education and as a result have …

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Categories Money, Parenting, Random babble Tags college costs, going to college, teenagers 9 Comments

He’s almost grown

May 23, 2017January 4, 2009 by shay subscriber

Most of my friends with kids have small children, I only have 3 friends with grown children and it seems I am getting ready to join their ranks. The holidays were great as both the kids were here, however it was over the holiday that the reality that elder boy is almost an adult hit …

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Categories Growing Up, Parenting Tags kids growing up, teenagers 4 Comments
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