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• Are peanut-free school zones necessary? "For those of us who have never had to deal with a food allergy, banning peanut products from our kids’ lunches may sound ridiculous. But talk to a parent of a child severely allergic to peanuts, and you quickly learn why making such a concession on our end is a small price to pay." Read more at Bliss Tree.

• Where did your cute kid go? "As crazy and upsetting as things got with two teens in the house, what really helped me and my wife cope was discovering that we were not alone! We shared these frustrations of raising “rebel-agers” with neighbors, colleagues, and relatives..." Read more at Decoder.

• "Support someone else's dreams. Pick a person, and for a week, agree with all of her ideas. Find something right about everything he says or does. Look for every opportunity to offer support...Notice the results." Read more at Homeschool Style Bytes.

• “Hi daddy!” she says as she emerges from the patchouli fog and wraps her arms around our father’s neck. “Did you hear?”

“I HEARD THAT, ASS-MUNCH!” I shout from the kitchen.

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