Mama J on November 27th, 2008

It’s Thanksgiving Day in the good ol’ U.S. of A!  Messages with cartoon turkeys and horns of plenty are crossing my computer screen.  The stores display sections of brown, orange, and zucchini green criss-crossing the reds and greens of Christmas (can’t we do one holiday at a time?  But, I digress….) The question that was […]

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Mama J on November 26th, 2008

Usually I post to this blog first thing in the morning, but I mistakenly thought I could host my daughter’s birthday sleepover and still write my blog.  I’ll remember to pre-announce a change to the blog schedule when I’m hosting an overnight event in the future! Now I’m shifting gears and getting ready to host […]

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Mama J on November 25th, 2008

It’s almost Thanksgiving Day again in the good ol’ U.S. of A.  Messages with cartoon turkeys and horns of plenty are crossing my computer screen.  The stores display sections of brown, orange, and zucchini green criss-crossing the reds and greens of Christmas (can’t we do one holiday at a time?  But, I digress….) The question […]

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Mama J on November 19th, 2008

Does anyone else remember that cute little dinosaur from the TV show “Dinosaurs” who would quip quotable quotes from his high chair?  He would occasionally whack his dad, Earl, over the head with a frying pan and shriek, “NOT da mama!” When baby wanted mom (Fran), he made no bones about it. If you’re a […]

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Mama J on November 18th, 2008

As I mentioned last Thursday, one of the values of this blog is to create community around the topic of raising girls.  However, electronic communities are fairly new, and the technical aspects of commenting on blogs can prevent readers from wanting to join up and comment. Several readers have requested I walk through the technical […]

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Mama J on November 13th, 2008

The Internet makes it possible for us to reach friends and contacts all over the world.  That’s why it’s become such a popular forum for people building electronic networks and communities. Just as we meet certain social needs to by hanging out with like- minded people, this “connection” can also be partially accomplished over the […]

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Mama J on November 12th, 2008

Guest Blogger: Jacquelyn B. Fletcher Studies show that girls often exhibit more anxiety than boys do after a remarriage. This is an important fact for stepparents to keep in mind. While conducting interviews of stepmoms across the country, I was told more than once that stepmothers were concerned that instead of bonding over shared interests […]

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Mama J on November 11th, 2008

As my mother is aging she has moved closer by and I’m spending more and more time with her.  Something I’ve become sharply aware of in recent years is that she’s one of my biggest fans. Sometimes I don’t need this kind of validation, but who am I to deny a little praise? She frequently […]

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empathic-parenting on November 6th, 2008

Guest Blogger: Lisa Stroyan of Empathic Parenting We hear a lot about having expectations for our children – not just long term aspirations or dreams, but expectations that they will be kind and responsible; that they will pick up their toys and sit quietly at the dinner table. Yet, somehow I always get stuck on […]

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brianfromme on November 3rd, 2008

I have three kids, not including me. The two older ones, from my first marriage, aren’t children anymore. Both are in college at CSU (Colorado State University). They are eighteen months apart in age – not that I’m recommending that option. Then there is Amy, who calls her mom, “Mama J.” She’s nine. When I […]

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