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Have You Shared Your Birth Story With Your Kids?

Have you told your kids their birth story? I know I’ve told the boys at least some of theirs, but I probably haven’t done it very completely. The story of the older boys is kind of funny to me. It was May of 1998. I had been off work already for a few...

A New Resolution: Addition, Not Subtraction

There’s something about the calendar flipping over to a new year that motivates people to attempt personal overhauls. Some declare that they’ll stop smoking or that they’ll drop twenty pounds; others promise that they’ll cut back on time devoted to television or...

The Pride of Ignorance

He was tall, lanky, in his early 20s, and might’ve had a plug of tobacco behind his lower lip; I couldn’t tell for sure. His wife had come to the book store in order to get one of my books signed, and it was quite clear that he was merely tagging along. While I shook...

Giveaway Linky 12/17/2012

Hi Heroes! We’re starting a new feature here at Earnest Parenting: the giveaway linky. Basically, bloggers hosting giveaways will link them here so you can find them easily and sign up! I may have mentioned a few too many times that I love giveaways; well I do....

Hug Your Kids Again, Wouldja?

Hey Heroes, You’d have to be pretty isolated to not know by now that a terrible tragedy has taken place in Connecticut. I personally have been watching the news with a broken heart all day. There just aren’t words. My prayers and heartfelt sympathies go...