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Straight-talk advice on marriage, parenting, work and the everyday crossroads of life. From a longtime wife, mom, and marketing VP who’s been there. Welcome.

Category: Parenting

  • On Muppets

    The 13 y.o.: How do you spell ‘Mna Mna’? Is it ‘m-a-n-a-m-a-n-a’? The Mom: Uh, no. The 13 y.o.: Ok. What about: ‘m-a-n-a-n-a-m-a-n-a-n-a’? The 10 y.o.:Manana Manana? Is that Mna…

  • The message is simple: Love One Another. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

  • If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest and the easiest times in life can be a blessing It is never too late to strengthen the foundation of faith.…

  • Always Choose the Right!

  • Fascinating look at the Standards for Youth circa 1965. If you want a laugh, check out the guidelines around when women can wear pants! 

  • The road must be trod, but it will be very hard. And neither strength nor wisdom will carry us far upon it. This quest may be attempted by the weak…

  • On Gerbil Tea Parties

    So after church today, I want to have a gerbil tea party with my stuffed animals. Cause I’m Mormon. And we’re only allowed to drink gerbil tea. The 6 y.o.’s…

  • Happy Fathers Day!

  • Are Mormons Christians?

    Another battle in the Mormon-Christian media war has been ignited by David V Mason’s Op-Ed in the NY Times entitled, I’m a Mormon, Not A Christian. Leveraging the cultural discourse…

  • On Figures of Speech

    We learned about what a figure of speech is in school today. Like when I’m “soooo stinkin’ cute” – it doesn’t mean I need a bath. And knock em dead?…

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