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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

  • To whom is the Book of Mormon written?  The opening sentence says that the Book of Mormon is written to the Lamanites, the Jews and the Gentiles. The Lamanites are…

  • Mitt Romney’s New Ward

    If Mitt Romney becomes President of the US (aka POTUS), his family will be assigned to the Washington DC 3rd Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.…

  • How Many Women are in the Scriptures?

    My daughter asked me this after learning that there are only 3 named women in the Book of Mormon (bonus points if you can name them off the top of…

  • Lehi and Nephi Chibi FTW!!!

  • On Geography

    The Mom: Name some reasons you might want to use a map. The 13 y.o.: If you use GPS, the government can track you.

  • Are you familiar with the Random Acts of Kindness meme? On your birthday you do the number of random acts as the age you’ve just celebrated. My birthday is coming…

  • Advice for Happiness in Life {Love, Mom}

    1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.  2. Marry a friend you love to talk to.  3. Don’t believe all you hear or spend all you…

  • Personal Progress Individual Worth

  • On Careers

    The Mom: What do you think you’ll be when you grow up? The 13 y.o.: An actress. The 9 y.o.: A veterinarian. The 5 y.o.: Ruler of the World.

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