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Birthday Independence

Apr 28, 2014 06:25PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Elaine Stone This is not a rant on elaborate versus frugal nor a discussion on the escalation of birthday party prominence. I will not disclose my birthday ideas or list my pocket-full of...

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My Dreadful Children

Apr 28, 2014 05:36PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Mary Becelia I have two human children. They are mostly great. They get along (mostly), do well in school (usually) and (generally) are a credit to our family. I also have Cinnamon and...

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Hey, Guys. I’m Writing a Book, Maybe.

Mar 19, 2014 06:54PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Mary Becilia Earlier this year, I sent my sister an email that may prove to be historic. Or not. Time will tell. But you, dear Fred Parent readers, are the first to know that I am THINKING...

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Just Say NO!

Feb 28, 2014 11:52AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Mary Becelia When Joe was in preschool, he longed for a Nintendo DS. Several of his classmates owned them, and he asked repeatedly for one. Christmas rolled around, no DS. His June birthday...

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I don't get it!

Feb 28, 2014 11:46AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Elaine Stone   I just don't get it. My brothers did it. My sons did it. My husband and his brother did it. The neighborhood boys do it. My husband and his "little brother" do it. Males on TV...

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Tend the Embers

Jan 28, 2014 09:07PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

by Elaine Stone Everyone knows a fire unattended eventually extinguishes with no chance of resurrecting the flames that once burned bright and warm. It takes tending, prodding, refueling and...

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Little Women

Jan 28, 2014 09:01PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Mary Becelia Picture this: your daughter is in her final semester of elementary school. Already her head reaches your shoulder. You are sharing books, jewelry, and some clothing items. You...

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A Musing on Snow

Jan 02, 2014 11:01AM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

By Elaine Stone I love snow! Perhaps it was my early northeast upbringings. Maybe my winter arrival. Or my intolerance of high humidities/temperatures. My soul yearns for white. Perchance, it is...

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Are Christmas Lists Spoiling Our Children?

Nov 20, 2013 03:02PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

  By Elaine Stone Every Christmas movie has one: a white bearded, red suited, half-moon spectacled man peering at an unfurled scroll. There it is: The List. Through magical lenses, Mr. Claus...

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Less than Thankful

Oct 29, 2013 12:02PM ● By Fredericksburg Parent Staff

Elaine Stone "What if they don't gel? I want his teacher to 'get' his active personality! I'm concerned he'll be misunderstood," a young mother voiced of her son's eventual school experience....

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