Escape Adulthood

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All I Need to Know I Learned from the Easter Bunny

I got this list from a Kim & Jason reader named Pat. She got it from her aunt, a retired school teacher. Enjoy, and have yourself a Happy Easter! Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. There's no such thing as too much candy. All work and no play can make you a basket case. A cute tail attracts a lot of attention. Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day. Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits. Some body parts should be floppy. Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans. Good things come in small, sugar coated …

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What I Learned From One Family’s Battle with Leukemia

I met Kevin and his family when I was in college. They were very involved in the church I attended. Such cool people; kind, warm and welcoming. The parents modeled a marriage worth emulating. Kevin reminded me of me when I was his age: brown curly hair, smart and thoughtful, a little bit shy. I’d lost touch, but was recently saddened to hear that Kevin, just twenty-three years old, was battling leukemia. He had been in Texas getting treatment and fighting hard, but with the cancer on the verge of winning the war, he returned this past September to spend his final months at home. Kevin’s …

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The Hardest Job Ever

The hardest job ever may be closer than it appears. August 28, 2009: Last night, I was watching Lucy so Kim could mow the lawn. Everything was going fine: some relaxing playtime on the living room floor followed by an energetic and smile-filled bath. Then all hell broke loose. …

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The Light at the End of the Tunnel

June 5, 2009: My best friend’s sister just had a baby. We’ve been hearing a lot of stories about the new parents, including the standard late nights and issues with feeding and pumping. It seems like all babies have some sort of dilemma to deal with at the beginning, something that usually overly concerns the parents, especially new ones. The “issue” varies from kid to kid, but the fact that there usually IS one is normal. …

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The Evil Mastermind

March 20, 2009: Time is warped after you have a baby. I heard recently that, for a parent, the days are long but the years are fast. Jason joked the other day that the first two weeks of Lucy's life seemed like two months, but the first three months seemed like three weeks. What does that mean for the next three months or how about the next three years? …

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Doing Nothing

January 19, 2009: We've gotten lots and lots of parenting advice over the past year. The majority of it has been unsolicited, but for the most part, it has been very well intentioned. …

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Are You Under-Living?

I am someone who loves, values and respects the gift of life. I become deeply angered and saddened by people who treat life as a disposable entity and those who waste their lives under-living in ruts and boredom. As cliche as it sounds, "life IS a gift," and so I have tried to design my own life so that I can live with no regrets -- living each day to the fullest. Sounds nice and tidy and as cheesy as something from an outdated Successories print, I know. And yet, the question, "To what degree do you value your own life?" was asked of me through a whole new lens the other night as we …

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