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Read more about the article Declare your parental pride. Make the world better for the parent of a newborn.

Declare your parental pride. Make the world better for the parent of a newborn.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 21, 2014
  • Post category:Parenting
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I saw a friend last week who recently had a baby. She told me that of all the advice she received prior to giving birth, my warning about all the…

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Read more about the article Contrary to popular belief, parents and teachers are well aware of the existence of Sparknotes.

Contrary to popular belief, parents and teachers are well aware of the existence of Sparknotes.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 20, 2014
  • Post category:Books
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was sitting inside Barnes & Noble last week with seven teenagers who are participating in our writing camp. We were discussing book titles when one of the students pointed at…

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Read more about the article My daughter, the old lady.

My daughter, the old lady.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 19, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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In the last three days, the following words have come out of my five year-old daughter’s mouth: “Mom, just remember: the doctor knows best.” “Dad, you know I don’t like…

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Read more about the article A visit from Mom

A visit from Mom

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 18, 2014
  • Post category:Family
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It’s grainy, and the color is bad, but this photograph means the world to me. I grew up in a time before digital photography, and as a family, we took…

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Read more about the article New rule: Women should not make sweeping generalizations about women.

New rule: Women should not make sweeping generalizations about women.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 18, 2014
  • Post category:History/Politics/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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In listening to the most recent Nerdist Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer and show runner of the television show Trophy Wife, Emily Halpern, was asked if she ever fights with…

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Read more about the article Stop the retirement madness. Please.

Stop the retirement madness. Please.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 17, 2014
  • Post category:Sports
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Could someone please tell Derek Jeter that he can still play and that his retirement is making me feel less like a boy and too much like an adult. While…

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Read more about the article Starbucks offers me one more reason to love my wife

Starbucks offers me one more reason to love my wife

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 16, 2014
  • Post category:Family/Food and Drink
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As a follow-up to yesterday’s list of 99 reasons that I love my wife, I thought I’d add this: My wife likes Starbucks very much. She enjoys Starbucks beverages as…

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Read more about the article I am like a tree in one very specific way, at least according to my daughter.

I am like a tree in one very specific way, at least according to my daughter.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 16, 2014
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A few weeks ago, I discovered that my daughter doesn’t think I sleep. Because I am out of bed every day by 4:30 and back in bed well after she…

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Read more about the article 99 more reasons that I love Elysha Dicks

99 more reasons that I love Elysha Dicks

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 15, 2014
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Today is our eighth wedding anniversary. Last year I listed 99 reasons that I love my wife. Today, I listed 99 new ones. __________________________ 1. She was not aware of…

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Read more about the article The amazing, astounding Abercrombie adults

The amazing, astounding Abercrombie adults

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 14, 2014
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There are people standing inside Abercrombie & Fitch stores throughout America at this very moment. They have found their way into its chilled, cologne infused, overly sonorous interior because they…

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