Tag: family
member name: Allana G.
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June 25, 2007 09:21 PM EDT --
I was very studious. I loved to read, I loved to learn and, appropriately enough, I became a teacher. I begin each term by telling my students that I am a "book freak." I hope . . .
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June 25, 2007 09:29 PM EDT --
I have always been a very hands-on mom. When my boys were little, their dad was always working, and so I tried to make up for that by doing things that I thought a “dad” would do. . . .
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December 12, 2007 08:28 PM EST --
De M's article inspired this. You might want to check it out to read of her granny's take on a tough situation. http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977202022 . . .
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June 22, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
I have always been a very hands-on mom. When my boys were little, their dad was always working, and so I tried to make up for that by doing things that I thought a “dad” would do. . . .
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June 26, 2007 07:20 PM EDT --
I just came back from my daughter's "Stepping Up" ceremony which heralds the leap from pre-K to Kindergarten. As I arrived, I saw balloons gracing the yard with "Congratulations" . . .
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August 14, 2007 04:07 PM EDT --
I have an abiding faith in God and in prayer. Recently, while watching Big Brother 8, I was appalled and even a little offended that some of the players feel that God is helping them win the game. . . .
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August 19, 2007 06:10 PM EDT --
Okay, I was trying to think of a way to generate a good discussion, and I thought of mother-in-law stories. I've known people who absolutely love their mothers-in-law and people who abolutely . . .
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November 18, 2007 01:46 PM EST --
As I've been sitting, making my lists for the big day, I've been reminiscing over Thanksgivings past. We have had our share of Thanksgiving disasters. Some have been worse than others, . . .
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June 29, 2007 10:41 AM EDT --
My neighborhood is reeling from a horrific car accident. On a very busy thoroughfare (four lanes of traffic, two in each direction), someone saw a parking spot on the opposite side of the street. . . .
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February 22, 2008 08:14 PM EST --
My family and I were in church for a special occasion. The church was empty, except for us, and I naively left my bag in the back when we went up to the front. When we left the church, I realized . . .
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January 25, 2008 08:21 PM EST --
I got this in my email and it made me laugh. Hope it makes you laugh, too.
The story goes....
I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up . . .
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August 08, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
There it was on the caller ID screen: the nasty nickname I had given him upon realizing that he had the same birthday and, let's face it, the same disdain for his ex as that of the free and clear . . .
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July 01, 2007 10:48 AM EDT --
Tomorrow I am leaving, with my children and father, on our annual vacation on the Cape. My oldest son is coming along, despite the fact that for two years now he has said he is too old for "family . . .
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July 15, 2007 08:17 PM EDT --
I love school. My college experience was a little disappointing because I had expected (really!) to mingle with lots of like-minded people who wanted to go to class, then grab a cup of joe or a cold . . .
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February 20, 2008 11:36 AM EST --
My son has wanted to be an actor ever since the day I took him to see a production-for-children of Peter Pan at the local playhouse. The minute the play was over, while the other kids were probably . . .
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July 16, 2007 06:19 PM EDT --
This article was inspired by Tracey E.'s article http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977057458 and, of course, by my son.
I know what some are thinking after reading . . .
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July 23, 2007 11:06 AM EDT --
For years I had a list of "family rules" tacked up on the wall in the upstairs hallway. I had printed it out on the computer and hoped that we could make them instinctive. I . . .
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July 24, 2007 01:11 PM EDT --
Lindsay, I realize you don't know me and that you are probably being given advice from a lot of people. In fact, someone may have already said these same things to you already. Humor me . . .
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September 23, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
My daughter is turning five and has asked for a doll for her birthday. There is nothing unusual in this, I asked for dolls when I was little. As I anticipated the arrival of my beautiful daughter, . . .
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August 17, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
Today is a very special day in my family. Today is what we call "Gotcha Day!" It is a celebration of the day when all the planets were aligned, the heavens were watching . . .
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