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  • 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… Read more →

  • 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… Read more →

  • Happy Fathers Day! Read more →

  • 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… Read more →

  • 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?… Read more →

  • On Lunch

    The 6 y.o.: Mummy? Can you make me lunch to take to school today? But not in my bento – I want it in a paper bag! You know, like… Read more →

  • On Genealogy

    I have to do this project for Sunday School. We need to know the last name of our 8 grandparents. I know mom’s people. But daddy, the Britland man’s side… Read more →

  • True Avengers. Real heroes. Read more →

  • On Grammar Police

    The 6 y.o.: Tell Daddy I want some fried rice too! The Mom: Sweetie, the word to use is ‘ask’. Princesses tell others what to do. Polite girls ask. The… Read more →

  • “Every Cinderella has her midnight — if not in this life, then in the next. Judgment day will come for all. Are you prepared? Are you pleased with your own… Read more →

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