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I myself, own a small satellite operation of Cabela’s aka “my playroom”, that will take my daughter at least two years to liquidate when I pass on to the big fishing pond in the sky. At last count I had fifteen various rods, and way too many reels and extra spools and such. Why I [...]

Giving a teen a credit card (real or otherwise) is something that should be given serious thought. You know your child better than anyone else. Are they mature and responsible enough to handle it properly? Will they gain some valuable knowledge about real finances or become another one of the millions that are struggling with [...]

 Grandma’s are stepping up to love and support children that aren’t there own flesh and blood.  Do you know you can touch a life and be an adopted “grandma” to some kids of a single mother or mothers in need?  These are not grandma for hire, but grandma who can be surrogate grandma and able [...]

So often, we as parents get caught in a cycle of reactive parenting. A situation comes up and we react, and that is what we know as parents. We go along, moment to moment and day to day and simply react to the circumstances around us. Taking a moment to step out of this cycle to [...]

Parenting a troubled teen can be trying, even for the most patient parent, but imagine how scary it is for the teen. During their teenage years, a child may feel like they don’t belong.                       Everything is changing: their bodies, hormones, emotions, worldview and others’ expectations of them.  They can often feel like their are alone, no [...]

“Sadly, many people, illiterate or otherwise, fail to acknowledge or address the growing problem of functional illiteracy in American homes”.  Many people, young and old, still need to learn to read and write. Illiteracy is not restricted to a 3rd world country. Today, in America, approximately half of all adults cannot read beyond the 8th [...]