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Free Advice Day! Putting the Hammer Down on the Kids

I don’t give advice very often but if you ask me for it, I’ll definitely tell you what I think. Maybe that’s why not too many people who are in child-birthing years ask me for parenting advice. If they did, our population might dry up on the spot. But I DO have advice, I really, really do!! And since no one is going to ask me (it’s not that as much as all my friends have come to their senses stopped having kids) I thought that I would just give out some free, unsolicited advice today. And we all love unsolicited advice, right? Today’s free advice is on discipline, so gather ’round. When it comes to disciplining your kids, you and your partner need to be on the same page. If the Rooster and I have one thing that we screwed up on, this would be it. He’s much more … read more

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Turning a Bombed Audition Into a Good Lesson

I used to audition for shows a lot so you would think that bombing an audition would be no big deal to me at this point of my life. I am here to tell you that failing smarts, no matter how old you are – even if it only stings for a little while, and in this case was eased by the sun and sand of the Caribbean. I have been told for years that I had a radio personality (luckily no one ever said I had a face for radio.. that would have really sucked) but opportunitites to test that theory don't come along every day.    So when a local news show announced they were having open auditions to find a new morning personality, I got a little excited! Finally! A chance to try and see if I really had what it takes to make it! Then, I saw … read more

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