Keeping it Real
July 2011
07/10/11Tough Life LessonsIt can be difficult to parent children these days, when we see these horrible stories on the news, stories of people who are making selfish, harmful choices. It can be hard to stay positive. |
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06/27/11I See Grumpy People.My house is overflowing with them. And I’m one of them. But I rediscovered my most effective weapon to use against grumpiness: date night. Posted at 12:07 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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06/13/11Mommy's Little Princess?That's what princesses do, right? They get themselves into all kinds of precarious situations and then require rescuing. Because they can't do it for themselves. I'm not sure I like where this is going... Posted at 12:31 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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06/01/11#BlogFailYou know, we have a pretty, new website. I was looking forward to posting my personal thoughts about my parenting escapades here on this pretty site, but then I got a hitch in my giddyup when my dad died. |
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05/09/11Loss for WordsHow do you say goodbye for the last time when you've been facing the possibility for so long? |
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04/26/11Too Smart for Her Own GoodA car drive and some Spanish counting make for a humorous revelation from Mari's youngest. |
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04/20/11Goodbye is the HardestThis has been a weekend of high highs and low lows....Nothing will return you to your childhood as fast as bearing witness to a parent in need. |
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04/10/11Why I'm Glad I Quit Diet SodaBlogger mom and MetroFamily editor Mari Farthing provides a fun story about what pretzels have to do with Elvis. Posted at 11:23 PM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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04/10/11Sleep (or Lack Thereof)We're at the special time in parenting where the babies sleep through the night from sundown to sunrise (hopefully a bit later). |
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04/10/11IntegrityI feel that my job as a parent is to help my kids to become the best people they can be—and they have to make mistakes to get there. And learning at an early age to own mistakes is a step in the right direction. Posted at 12:21 AM | Permalink |
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04/10/11BulliesThat’s the problem with bullying. We get angry and want to fight back against bullies, but in my experience, kids bully others because they are bullied. Posted at 12:14 AM | Permalink |
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04/10/11Real Life...or Virtual RealityI’ve noticed that there is a very real backlash to the virtual life we live via social media—these moments of happiness seem to blend together into a big, charmed reality. But we have to remember that it’s a false reality. Remember that for every deliriously happy post that you read out there, there are likely at least twice that many negative moments that aren’t posted. Posted at 12:09 AM | Permalink |
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04/10/11The Giving TreeI love reading about books and talking about books and writing about books. But I have a confession to make: I do not like the beloved classic The Giving Tree. Posted at 12:04 AM | Permalink |
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01/11/11Too Real for Reality TVYou’ve seen them, haven’t you? Those TV shows starring the wife and/or mothers who live fabulous lives in various cities? They call it reality TV, but It looks nothing like the reality I know. |
Mari Farthing is the mother of two young children, the wife of an air force member and the editor of MetroFamily Magazine.
