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How to Stop a School Bully

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A few years ago my son was having an issue with a school bully. He's never been, what you would call, big for his age. He's always been a bit wiry but quite strong for his size. He is a very gentle soul who is more into music and art than sports. He'd feel horrible for days if he ever hurt your feelings, so taking a swing at you would be the very last thing he would ever consider doing. But sometimes... a kids gotta do what a kids gotta do. I have always been very protective of the boy. I … [Read more...]

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Karma + Irony = Karmony (It’s better than Irma)

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I'm kind of a movie snob. A cinephile if you will. I don't mean that I only watch obscure foreign films sub-titled in French at stuffy Art-House theaters. What I mean is that I like to watch the movie. I sit quietly, focused on the film without disturbing anyone around me. I expect anyone within a hundred feet of me to do the same. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. … [Read more...]

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Reader Submitted Pictures

The images below are from Readers who have used the Reader Pictures Submission Form on the "Submit Your Pics" page to upload their pictures in order to share them with the rest of the Divorced, Not Broken community of readers. Please feel free to peruse them, then use the link above to submit your own. … [Read more...]

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Sending in the Love

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Image Description: Couldn't resist ordering one of your T-Shirts. I wear it everywhere. Thinking of you Jack … [Read more...]

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FREE Boogey-Man Prevention System

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Did you know you're not allowed to give away a pet snake on Craigslist? Yeah... me neither. I got my son a pet snake, that he named "Slithery", about ten years ago as a compromise. He wanted a pet rat.  I wanted him to have a yo-yo. I figured a yo-yo would eat less, crap less and provide roughly the same amount of entertainment value. He didn't see it that way. He wanted to get something that he could enjoy every once in a great while that dad would buy food for, clean up after and … [Read more...]

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Turns out… I hate parents.

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Before I had a child of my own, I remember thinking that I didn't like children. Hate them in fact. I thought they were exactly as my parents had told me they were...  rug-rats, pests, cry-babies... just misbehaving, screaming, crying little noise machines with seemingly limitless energy for mayhem. As it turns out, I don't hate children... I hate parents. Not all parents mind you, but a vast number of them it seems. This was never more indelibly etched in my head than one day at the … [Read more...]

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On the bike

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Image Description: The Real Jack Adams on the bike leg of the Heart of the Valley Triathlon from last summer.     … [Read more...]

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The whole family

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Image Description: Taken in New York on a recent vacation with the kids. … [Read more...]

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All smiles

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Image Description: Taken at a company dinner. … [Read more...]

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Surprise!

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Image Description: Just being goofy when the camera is on me. … [Read more...]

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Just me

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Image Description: That's just how I look all the time. Happy and smiling. … [Read more...]

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A bright idea

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Image Description: I wear this wherever I go. It sheds light on the subject. … [Read more...]

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At dinner

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Image Description: Taken at a fundraiser benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates for children. … [Read more...]

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Enjoying the outdoors

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Image Description: Taken at Lake Michigan. Having fun with friends. … [Read more...]

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Enjoying a second honeymoon

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Image Description: This was taken in Hawaii after my husband got back form a recent deployment with his Marine Helicopter squadron. … [Read more...]

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Kisses to you

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Image Description: I know, I shouldn't be taking pics while driving. I just couldn't resist. … [Read more...]

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Our family photo

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Image Description: We don't have any children of our own so this is our version of a family photo. … [Read more...]

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Wandering the streets of PDX

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Image Description: Looking for a good bookstore in downtown Portland. … [Read more...]

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New Grandma

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Image Description: I couldn't be more proud of my new grandchild. Isn't he just the most adorable thing you've ever seen? … [Read more...]

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The defiant one

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Image Description: I hate to say it but she has grown up to be just like me. … [Read more...]

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Close up

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Image Description: Did you want it to be any closer? … [Read more...]

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Daddy’s love

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Image Description: That is me and my son. My one and only. … [Read more...]

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Divorced AND Broken… My day at the races

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Sexy right? Not that I want to dwell on this much but I just had to write about it. I made a bad situation, much, much worse by attempting something I knew was a bad idea going into it. It reminds me of this girl I dated right out of college. What was her name? Oh my god I can't remem... Anne Marie. That was it, Anne Marie something or other. She was nice, a redhead. I have a thing for redheads. She was sweet and pretty and funny and we had a nice little thing going for about six months or … [Read more...]

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