When the acupuncture needle goes into the sore spot in the back of your neck, and it quivers like Jello briefly, and you feel as if a bolt of lightning just flashed through you, it means, according to my acupuncturist, two things. I was in a great deal of pain. He hit the right spot. [...]
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Men, when you’re standing at the back door with the car running, trying to get a jump on the traffic, and she’s still in the house doing “whatever” it is she is doing. This is what she’s doing. Grab a number and go help her. And ladies, here’s a checklist to help keep you sane [...]
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Because I refuse to post pictures of the bruises on my neck on the internet, I will show you what my pain feels like. My smallest son does a good job of conveying my sensory feelings right now. I didn’t write about this when it started two weeks ago, because I thought it would be [...]
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He woke before the rest of us. He made his own breakfast without asking help from any of us.
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What is it like to be there when someone dies? Death, just like birth, is a profound experience that is mysterious. I talked to a friend, who is a doctor, hoping he could shed some scientific light on what I experienced, and put it into concrete black and white terms. But instead he said that [...]
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Today is the first day of summer, the longest day of the year. The day inspired Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream. ” And, did you know that because it also marks a turning point of the days growing shorter, it is associated with the exile of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden? Midsummer Eve [...]
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ADHD, one of the most common mental disorders in children and adolescents, also affects an estimated 4.1 percent of adults, ages 18-44, in a given year. Sadly, this report reveals, that the problems of ADHD can affect people for life. However, this report has found spending time outside can dramatically reduce the symptoms of ADHD. [...]
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I make them write lists about the ten things they love about each other: He is cool He is good at dribbling with his left hand He is good at shooting the basketball He is good at soccer (spelled soccor) He is a fast runner He is good at Monopoly (spelled Monopoley) He is funny [...]
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