parenting

The best years of my life were spent as a stay at home mom. I will forever cherish those beautiful, blessed moments with my babies. I sometimes wish I could go back to those days, not to change anything but to appreciate them more. Now, when I try to call them and they don't pick up or I try to schedule time with them but they are too busy, I wish I had realized how wonderful those moments of singing, playing, crying, changing and feeding were before they were gone.But, isn't that how life is......

I recently saw this ad and I had to rewind it to watch it again and again, with a tissue.

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Our children know us by sound and by sight when they are babies. Change something about your appearance and your child might try and keep you at arms length and could be very unsure of you. My daughter Emily never knew me without a mustache and needless to say, when I shaved it...she was not happy and kinda freaked out when she was 18 months old.

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When I was in school, the bullies were on the playground. Today, they stalk their prey on Facebook and other social media sites. Cyberbullying has led to an increase in teen suicides and many other problems. One school district in California has begun to monitor the social media posts of their students to identify potential problems and stop them before they become a problem.

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We have seen a lot of these videos, but as a dad myself, this one is something special. I cannot imagine ever being in a position to miss all of my kids' events and activities. Army SSgt. Brandon Pickett knows that feeling all too well. Pickett was on his third and final deployment.

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While scrolling through my Facebook news feed this morning, I saw a post from my friend Jessica. It was a link to a 3 minute commercial that moved me to tears.

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Marijuana use is on the decline among Indiana youth, as a new study finds that children in Grades 6-12 are continuing to partake in less of the drug than they did at its peak in 2008.

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Does your daughter have a 'Barbie' Power Wheel? I see lots of little kids in our neighborhood cruising around the driveway in their power wheel, but what if you you could supe that baby up into one fine, sleek, mean and fast street rod? Who knew you could even do that?

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Ok, this video proved two things to me. I'm a freakin' idiot and this kid is not only the smartest kid ever, but quite possibly the cutest too. :-)

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Zach Hodskins might be the most amazing basketball player you have never heard of. Hodskins is a very gifted star point guard for Alpharetta Milton High School in Georgia and is absolutely deadly from three-point range. Hodskins was born with no part of his left arm below the elbow and he refuses to let get in the way of him playing the sport he loves so much.

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Every morning, we ask for you to put your birthdays and anniversaries on our Facebook page. Today, a listener and member of our Facebook family, Jill, gave me a great idea!

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I have talked about dancing with my dad many times. Captain Morgan is THE best dancer. At BOTH my wedding receptions, dancing with my dad was one of my most emotional moments of the entire night. He has danced with me since I was a very little girl. I don't like to think about the day that I won't be able to dance with him. But, as he get's older, the reality of our dances ending is very real.

A friend of my family sent me this video. This young woman staged a VERY emotional wedding reception, Father/Daughter dance with her dad who is battling cancer to insure that she would NOT miss that special moment with him. The moment was recorded so that when her special day REALLY arrives, her dad will be there, dancing with her. I can TOTALLY understand. Grab a tissue before you watch it.

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Unless you have spent the last week joyriding on Mars atop the Mars Rover, you know that Prince William and Kate Middleton had a baby boy, George Alexander Louis, who will one day be King of England. Nothing unusual about a royal birth, but what IS unusual is the fact that Prince William has opted to take a two week paternity leave, which could set a precedent for men worldwide.

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