Karen Latimer
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Preventing Them From Moving
Do you want your kids to stay close to you when they are grown? Here are some suggestions.
Only Have Kids in the Wedding if you are Type “B”
Picture this -- my wonderful, almost sister-in-law, asks all three of my young girls (3, 5 and 6) to be flower girls. I try to put a look of sheer excitement and joy on my face, a failed attempt to mimic theirs. Inside, the terror begins.
Advice to My Daughter As She Plans Her Wedding Day
I am a long way off from planning another wedding. When one of my girls gets engaged, I want them to enjoy every moment -- not turn into bridezilla.
The Easter Bunny WAS Here
In my house, we don't call our private parts by their anatomical names, despite the experts who say we should. We don't swear around the kids -- intentionally. And, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny come every year!
Adopt the Oplatek Tradition — For Laughs and Maybe a Tear
You may not be surprised at some of the silence because it is, admittedly, awkward and forced. I guarantee you will be surprised at some of the beautiful, thoughtful things you will say and hear -- even to and from your mother-in-law.
Keeping Your Family Safe in the Spring
We are just getting over a nasty flu and cold season. Strep has been running rampant in my children's schools. Everyone I know has a lingering cough. We just need winter to end, and all our ails will be cured, yes? No.
Have Germs, Will Travel
We are sharing intimate quarters with hundreds of other people, many of whom are snotty kids, some of whom are ill, some of whom will become ill within the next 48 hours, and therefore, are at their most contagious. It is the frenzied equivalent of a bacterial and viral rave ...
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