mishakennedy on May 29th, 2008

A Blast from the Past
Co-Sleeping is better, overall, for moms and babies. It allows moms and babies to sleep better and comforts babies in a way that is unparalleled by sleeping alone. If you have had questions about co-sleeping, check out this post from last year. And please, tell us your stories of co-sleeping – [...]

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mishakennedy on May 28th, 2008

After reading (and watching the video) about Alex Barton being voted out of kindergarten by his peers for his Aspergers-related behavior, I was overcome with emotion.
I have an Alex too – and he also suffers from Aspergers. Over the years, I have let him go to school (although not anymore)…and each time I did, he [...]

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mishakennedy on May 28th, 2008

I just took my $600 a month grocery store budget and cut $164ish out of it. And we didn’t lose anything. We still eat breakfast every morning! How cool is that?

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mishakennedy on May 27th, 2008

Or none at all. While I, personally, am trying to eat none, I will admit that it is a difficult habit to break. And not because I’m a big steak eater but because of two small things – hot dogs and bacon! I have a lot of baseball games to go to this time of [...]

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mishakennedy on May 23rd, 2008

Mama Nomad has posted the story of the birth of her new little one…
Check it out here.

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mishakennedy on May 22nd, 2008

I once wrote a piece for a newspaper about how to end poverty in this country by consuming less. The crux of my argument was that if people in America would recognize what true poverty is (think China right now – or Burma), then we could go a long way toward fixing our socio-economic issues.
I [...]

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I just finished reading a story on CNN about a 67-year-old woman who is living in her car with her dogs. She had a good job in a nice area and after a recent layoff, can no longer afford to make ends meet. In fact, she is working and receiving some Social Security – and [...]

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mishakennedy on May 20th, 2008

http://yesboleh.blogspot.com/2008/05/chinese-policewoman-helps-quake-effort.html
Just read this story about a remarkable Chinese policewoman who is nursing her own baby, the babies of mothers too traumatized by the earthquake to produce milk and several orphan babies! I wish I could send her food and water – talk about an heroic effort.

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mishakennedy on May 16th, 2008

By Michelle Kennedy Hogan
michelle [at] organicallyinclined.org
When I was 14, I was never having children. Not one. And I wasn’t going to get married either. I was going to be a politician. I was going to be the President. In my head, being a mother and being the President were mutually exclusive. Not being a woman [...]

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Mish on May 14th, 2008

Debunking Common Myths about Homeschooling
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