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FREEEEDOM
Don’t Let Summer Start Without Having These Convos With Your Kids ([link removed])

“If you think you can take a deep breath at the end of a long school year, I’ve got some news for you: There’s more work to do. Sorry!” writes Vanessa Kroll Bennett today. “Because no matter where your kids spend the summer, hanging out in the neighborhood or camping in the woods, riding the bus downtown or a first job, there are many, many conversations you need to have to prepare them for independence.”

So let’s talk about what you need to talk about.

— Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor
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CHOICES, CHOICES
15 Middle Names For Noah, From Traditional To Just Plain Cool ([link removed])

Little Noah Bodhi is destined to be a little rockstar.
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PRESENCE OR PRESENTS?
Mom Wonders If She Should Have Returned A $100 Gift Given At A "No Gift" Birthday ([link removed])

What are the etiquette rules at a “no gift” birthday, especially when people bring gifts anyway?
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CREATIVE SOLUTION?
A SAHM Asked Her Husband To Do More Chores Around The House — He Hired A Cleaner Instead ([link removed])

The money came out of their joint family budget and she is not happy.
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ONE, TWO, THREE!
This Summer, I'm Always Jumping In ([link removed])

Sarah Aswell has a resolution this summer: “Swimming was always such a special treat for me as a kid. Really, some of my favorite family memories were summer days on the beach, even when it was cold, even when it was rocky, even when it was windy. What if, in my 40s, I reclaimed a child’s attitude for swimming, just for one summer?” What if, indeed?
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⮕ The Private World Of Kerry Washington ([link removed])

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