tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54356968623682222422012-02-16T08:44:01.253-06:00Always true. Usually funny. Sometimes righteous. Occasionally shocking. Sporadically bitter.Christy Diane Farr, Life Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10764458536985752962noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435696862368222242.post-26280298916725667822011-02-01T08:50:00.002-06:002011-02-01T19:52:14.699-06:00

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Is there anything more pleasurable than a lazy phonetic speller? I think not. The 11 y.o. girl child spells it like it is... well, almost like it is. She once wrote me a note and called me Cwen Christy. I enjoy this vision of me, the queen of my world, with the crown on my head sitting just a little crooked. It's certainly true... only it's off a bit. I think it's not such a stretch. So, the

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Every now and then I have an idea that is just twisted. I'm not sure where these things even come from and the worst part is that I crack myself up. Last night, I saw this commercial for Disney Vacations. The boy-child said, "Dude... that's awesome." I'm a little ashamed to admit that my first impulse was to torture the children. My mental movie played in fast forward: Scene 1: The children

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This afternoon I got a facebook message from a friend who lives in my community: "Hey Christy - Now I'm coming to you for input.......(my oldest), like Kira, is starting FMS this year.......he's excited.....I'm very nervous and unsure.......any tips or advice I need before letting him go off in to the big world of middle school." I replied:  Off the top of my head..

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Watch and listen. These boys want to remember their friend and teammate, Jake Gibbs. They want to build two concrete memorial benches on the soccer field shared by Fairview’s Middle and High School teams. The project is pending school system approval, and a budget from the supervising contractor. They will need money for materials. Please help. To learn more about the Jake Gibbs Memorial

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These women took the Easter sacrifice thing to a whole new level. They gave their freedom... for Easter candy. Straight from The Salisbury Post... Brawl erupts over Easter candyTuesday,  April 06, 2010 12:00 AMStaff Report Police aren't sure whether Walmart's prices were so good or if there was a shortage of chocolate rabbits. Whatever the reason, seven women ended up in a brawl in the Easter

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This is pulled from the bowel's of my long since closed myspace account for a faux-friend on Twitter @scarrymommy whose son just discovered the connection between a baby chick and the food on his plate... _____ After school yesterday, Seth (10) and Kira (8) were scheduled for long overdue haircut appointments. I forgot to pack a snack to counter their afternoon hunger pains, so we stopped at the

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My nine year-old daughter, Kira, came home from school last week upset. The source of her angst is what makes this noteworthy, she was upset about politics. She was fully loaded when I asked how her day went and she launched right into a detailed explanation about lists a few of her peers were keeping of who wanted McCain to be our next president and who wanted Obama to win. Also, she told about

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I once wrote a column surveying some of the challenges experienced by women in blended families. I pondered celebrating step-moms with a t-shirt with an "S" on the chest, but rejected the idea, fearing the perception that I'd labeled myself "Super-Mom". In what became an after-dinner tradition, I held a reading of the final draft for family approval, before submitting it to my editor. In a moment

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They tell me nice girls from the south refrain from talking about religion and politics, because it is best to keep the peace. For the record, both of my parents are retired from their careers in the United States Air Force. I am, therefore, technically a root-less military brat and my soul believes home is a beach, humid and salty, where I can put my toes in the sand and relax for hours while

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Some moments are just dark. One can be happy. One can think positive. One can become a card carrying member of the “Extreme Optimists for a Better World Society.” Some moments are just dark.Tuesday morning began remarkably dark. I’d hardly slept, part idle piddling and part anxiety-induced insomnia. Nonetheless, when the alarm signaled the start of my day, I was already awake. These days Seth and

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I fancy myself a big picture thinker and for the most part have chosen to surrounded myself with a lovely collection of  equally high-quality, big picture thinkers. Well, I’ve met my match in Kristin Mary Johnson, in fact, we all have. I used to think there two kinds of thinkers, those who see the trees and those who see the forest. I believe most of us began life as “Tree Thinkers”. Youth is

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Kira loves all things little and in 9.25 short years she's hoarded quite an impressive collection. Yesterday, she comes to me with a glimmer of proud brilliance in her eyes and her right hand wrapped tightly around some anonymous wee treasure. She stops six inches in front of me and looks up into my eyes, that whole looking UP into my eyes thing is short lived for the children here grow like

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