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“I don’t know what to do,” my 11 year old said as she plopped down at the kitchen table.
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My daughter will be turning eight next month. She recently asked me if we would be moving again since her birthday is coming up....
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I was standing in the kitchen, washing dishes and doing mental math: I was trying to figure out how to get the...
