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4 Things about childhood that have changed forever
4 Things About Childhood That Have Changed ForeverClick To Tweet HOUSE GUEST: Lauren Cormier of Oh, Honestly! I am giddy this week because I snagged one of my FAVORITE Bangor Daily News Mom Bloggers...
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Henry Ford was wrong: sometimes when you think can’t…you can
HOUSE GUEST: Kristen Mae aka Abandoning Pretense is sharing her work with Housewife Plus!! *go…Click To Tweet HOUSE GUEST: Kristen Mae from ABANDONING PRETENSE! I just had to pinch myself to make sure...
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Hell hath no fury like a preschooler bored
Hell hath no fury like a preschooler boredClick To Tweet Before I reveal the epically ridiculous stunts that my preschooler committed today while visiting his grandparents let me first give a round of...
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DIY last minute kids halloween costume problem solver
DIY Last Minute Halloween Kids Costume Problem SolverClick To Tweet I have a ridiculously smart 4YO. I’m not bragging here, he out wits me at least 18 times a day, folks. This clever child of mine can...
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Step 1: Preheat the oven Step 2: Hose down the cat
HOUSE GUEST: The Outstanding Comedienne Vikki Claflin is chilling with Housewife Plus!Click To Tweet Do you know what I love more than anything? Laughing. Laughing can cure darn near anything; broken...
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7 Lessons of motherhood
HOUSE GUEST: My fav BDN writer is sharing 7 lessons in motherhood today!Click To Tweet Even newspaper reporters have fans and I am a fan of ROOTED IN ME writer Natalie Feulner. Her work covers issues...
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Crawling after my toddler with no pants
HOUSE GUEST: Toni Hammer Tells A Funny Poop Story! Click To Tweet Everyone loves a poop story, right? Well, if you’re a parent you do and chances are you probably have a few of your own to share! This...
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5 Ways moms ruin a good time
5 Ways Moms Ruin A Good TimeClick To Tweet There is a new phrase at my house that my husband and children love to toss around. Whenever I start to cross a line into the territory of nagging or...
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10 Things to do when you’re stuck inside during a snowstorm
10 Things To Do When You’re Stuck Inside During A SnowstormClick To Tweet I think of snow as Mother Nature’s glitter bomb. It is lovely to look at from behind the safety of a window but once you enter...
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5 Tested parenting hacks for a successful timeout
My kids can be real turds. There are many moments in a day when I find myself wanting to threaten a timeout, but I bite my tongue and find more clever ways to get my kids to behave because let’s face...
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What are you spending for back to school shopping?
My son is entering kindergarten in less than two weeks. *dramatic pause* While we keep him clothed and shoed (shoed?) with fairly nice threads already, my husband and I decided that our kid should have...
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I’m not ready for kindergarten
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The reason I didn’t cry when I took my son to school
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How this teen gave a TEDx Talk and changed the world
photo credit Tracy Page What if I told you that a kid as young as four years old has what it takes to change the world? That’s exactly how old Aidan Thomas was when he told his mother that he wanted to...
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Five killer stress busters that made me a better mother
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If a play date wasn’t Facebooked then did it happen?
This past weekend I witnessed the most beautiful and bizarre event. Our family met up with three other families to go sledding and NO ONE FACEBOOKED THIS. So, I wonder, did it happen? Over the...
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This is why we can’t have nice (environmentally-friendly) things
Once I had my own children, it was easy to develop an affinity for fellow mothers — to commiserate with them over sleepless nights born of 2 a.m. fevers, mealtime struggles with picky eaters and the...
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How to make Moth Broth and wow your kids this summer
A luna moth is found on the stone steps outside a home in Hancock County in June of 2016. It was attracted to the porch light overnight and remained there in the morning. (Aislinn Sarnacki |...
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Bottle-flipping is a thing and parents everywhere are deeply annoyed
Remember the cup song craze that had kids everywhere slamming cups on tables while clapping their hands to a beat that only they could hear thanks to the movie Pitch Perfect? Well, that has been...
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My phone rang at 4:35 a.m. this morning. I didn’t answer it because I just knew it was the school robot calling to tell me the news that schools have been closed for the day due to treacherous weather...
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