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Picture Daze: How Too Much Comes to Mean Nothing

by Veronica Rhodes, Posted Jul 6th 2011 11:00AM

I think it was the dance recital portrait offer that put me over the edge. For a mere $70, a photographer would take a picture of my 5-year-old in her tap costume, providing makeup and styling services along with the snap of the shutter. Total ...The more you have of everything, the less you value anything.
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Weeding old toys - Tell the kids or not?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Sep 3rd 2008 2:00PM

"Make two piles," I told my five-year-old. "Those you want to keep and the ones you want to give away." I left her sitting in front of a gigantic basket of stuffed animals, about a quarter of her collection. We were spending the day organizing the ...
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Help! Mom is drowning in toys

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 2nd 2008 9:00AM

My children own far too many toys. I can't really pinpoint when it became out of control. First, there were just two or three baskets spread throughout the house, and now we are drowning in them. I rarely actually purchase a toy (new) for them ...
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