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Entries by Vicki Murphy from 04/2012

How the Eggheads Stole Easter

| Posted 04.08.2012 | Canada Living
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There's nothing wrong with a bit of Easter fun. But baskets brimming with clothes, toys, gadgets... Seriously, people? You're giving your kids all this stuff... for Easter? For God sake, I just found a pine needle in my arse crack because we just had Christmas, like, five minutes ago!

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My Most Sportsmanlike Toddler. NOT.

| Posted 04.23.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Teaching Children, Toddler Tantrums, Raising Kids, Parents-Toddlers, Sore Loser, Kids Sore Losers, Child Sore Loser, Parenting Tips, Teach Kids Sportsmanship, Canada Living News

I could chalk it up to the terrible twos or almost threes. Toddlerhood is an emotional time. But here were a handful of kids, all around Max's age, and he was the only one freaking his freak. Today's lesson in Toddlerville: Have more hissy fits, get more stuff. Damn it.

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