Compassion

Mama J on March 18th, 2009

I am running a slightly edited version of yesterday’s post for the Wednesday stepparenting blog because I think the theme of “hosting a stranger” also applies to stepfamilies.  Your partner’s kids are your brave new frontier. Will you to rise to the challenge?  One of my loves is to coordinate international exchange students.  I match […]

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Mama J on January 29th, 2009

Oooh, oooh!  How many posts could we do on this topic?  Let’s just say this is part one of however many we need in the months to come. My daughter’s elementary school has done a good job of making kids aware of some definitions and examples of bullying.  This education started in first grade.  Shocking […]

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