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{Exclusive} A Father’s Day Post From The Young Daddy

I've been trying to get my husband to contribute a post for years now. And finally, finally, finally, he's written something for me to share. Yay! Check out and comment on The Young Daddy's (lol) first post: Tara has been trying to have me to write something for a LONG time! I told her that I would write something for Father’s Day. Hope that you all enjoy! The importance of a father or … [Continue reading...]

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On Father’s Day, We’re Making Lemonade

By Alicia Harper This week the Father’s Day celebrations are in full force. Every store that I enter, every other commercial that I see, and every other person that I talk to, the topic of discussion is, you guessed it, Father’s Day. And rightfully so. Fathers deserve to be recognized for all that they do. This single momma is totally cool with that. But, earlier this week, for about 12.8 … [Continue reading...]

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5 Years Down

When my husband and I met, he already had his bachelor's degree and was working on his Master's. As the first in his immediate family to graduate from college, he wanted to make a career out of helping other people make it to college. Of course, I found that very appealing. So we talked for a long time. We lived in the same dorm so we saw each other all the time. We were "just friends" for … [Continue reading...]

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Why Do We Say “Moms” When We Mean “Parents”?

                        I was minding my business the other day, watching TV, when I came across what I thought was a funny (albeit stupid) commercial: Haha, "typical dad" can't get away from his power tools and uses them to drill holes in the chicken. Funny. But then the tagline gave me serious … [Continue reading...]

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