Category: family life
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Dear graduate
A dear friend of mine graduated from high school last year. As part of her graduation, I wrote this letter, and I had it on my mind to share it with other graduates. Future Ticia 2026 who is rescheduling this post has since shared variations on this with several kids. I think this is going…
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Travel Games
We LOVE road trips. We travel quite a bit, and that means I have kids who are bored in the car. In the 13 years, this is Future Ticia of 2019, not the 2013 Ticia saying this, of parenting my kids haven’t had electronics in the car. Instead, they’ve read books, listened to audiobooks, and…
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Ding Dong Cookies?
Millenia ago, when I was a teenager, one of my friends was diagnosed with cancer. Shortly after that happened, I was having a sleepover with my best frien,d and in our sleep-deprived sugar craziness, we decided the best way to encourage him was to deliver cookies. At 3 in the morning. So, after drinking way…
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Hot date with Mommy
This is going to be about date night with your kid, but first a story. So, one thing I remember quite vividly from my childhood is going on occasional “hot dates” with my Dad. We would go out somewhere just the two of us and hang out. I remember one time going up to the…
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The messiest and funnest way to clean your house
And, yes, I know funnest is not a word. Way back when I was a brand new public school teacher, a veteran teacher pulled me aside and gave me advice on a fun way to practice spelling AND clean the desks at the same time. Squirt a small amount of shaving cream on their desks,…