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Old 07-31-2017, 03:35 PM   #1
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Default Woah....excellent thoughts in this blog!!!

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Old 07-31-2017, 04:38 PM   #2
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Wow, yes.
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Default Re: Woah....excellent thoughts in this blog!!!

Wow, yes! I wish I had read it twenty years ago.

(eta: didn't mean to copy you, Cynthia, with my reply )
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Default Re: Woah....excellent thoughts in this blog!!!

Oh, yep. I need to think about that one more.

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Default Re: Woah....excellent thoughts in this blog!!!

Very "on point" for me right now. Thanks for sharing this.
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Very "on point" for me right now. Thanks for sharing this.
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Good thoughts there.
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Oh! woah! Srsly. Spot on for me right now. THANK YOU for posting this.
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It applies to moms of teens as well, doesn't it? I'm mulling this over today, how my expectations might mean more to me than my actual kids in certain instances.
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It applies to moms of teens as well, doesn't it? I'm mulling this over today, how my expectations might mean more to me than my actual kids in certain instances.
Oh yes! When I read it my parenting of my teens were what was most at the forefront of my mind.
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Wonderful post!

I am really thankful my sister did the A + B =C parenting method and her kids are older than mine. I know it didn't produce perfect children.
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