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Back when my kids were in diapers, my husband and I were Costco members and would head down to Beltsville every month or so to buy diapers, oranges, ground beef, and usually an impulse ...

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My 9-year-old, Jack, is a wonderful fourth grader full of intelligence and humor and fantastic hugs. He is creative and loves to read and is a master at Minecraft. He is also autistic a...

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My New Year's resolution was to get in better shape through exercise and eating better. I know it's unoriginal. Whose resolution wasn't to get in better shape? The great thing is that I...

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There are times when we, as parents, are pushed by circumstances beyond the normal parameters of parenting into extreme do-or-die desperation parenting episodes. Examples that come to m...

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One of the great things about living in the DC area is that there are so many fun things to do with kids. Not only are there things like museums, which are there every day, but there a...