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Talking About Estranged Adult Children and Some Healing Advice

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This post originally appeared on www.sixtyandme.com. Last month I wrote an article about how to deal with estranged adult children. It was in the choppy wake of Mother’s Day. Many of us were feeling the heightened sting of loss. I was surprised by the response that article evoked. I know there are many hurting moms, but I didn’t realize that the number is so huge. One mom shared, “It is awful and I’m so thankful I can at least talk about it with people who understand. I felt so  

Stress-Free Halloween Party Planning

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Have you looked at the calendar?  My goodness!  The first day of fall has passed and Halloween is not far behind.  Are you having a home party, or do you have to plan a party for your child’s school? It can be a lot of work with a lot of planning.  This year, make it simpler! To make it even easier, we have created a printable of all the items you would need to buy or find to pull off a simple party for children.  It is linked at the bottom of this post. Halloween can be a great  

A Dozen Easy DIY Halloween Costumes

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    Is your Pinterest board already filled with easy DIY Halloween costumes? Yes, it's that time of year again.  Has it caught you unprepared? There are three kinds of Halloween moms: Those who buy the lastest movie or culture themed costumes.  Money is no object! Those who are talented with the sewing machine who can whip up wonders. The rest of us who don't really sew, but we CAN cut, glue and tape.   I scoured the Internet and found a dozen cute  

Why do we carve pumpkins?

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How often do we follow traditions we don’t understand? For me, a lot! I got to thinking about the interesting tradition of carving pumpkins and decided to check it out. My father was a typical Irish-storyteller from the old sod, so I was delighted to learn that the tradition originates in Ireland. The superstition is that jack-o-lanterns containing lit candles ward off evil spirits. ‘Nuf said about that. But why do we carve them? According to the story-tellers, once upon a time  

Sports and Outdoors Christmas Gift Guide

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  Every year, people strive to better themselves physically by getting in better shape. You can accomplish this without just buying a gym membership, it can be very fun getting into shape by engaging in sports and outdoor activities, especially with your friends and family.   Many men and women take New Year’s Day as their signal to start a new fitness regimen, so giving them some sort of sports and outdoors item as a gift just beforehand at Christmas is the perfect  

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