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Canadian School Cancels Mother’s, Father’s Day & Some “Traditional” Families Are Mad

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In an effort to be inclusive of all family types, Albert McMahon Elementary School in Mission, British Columbia, isn’t focusing on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day during school hours. They’ve cancelled an arts and crafts activity where kids make presents for their parents on these holidays, and are instead, leaving the holiday celebration up to […]

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Vlogging: Witness The Craziness of Our Holiday Season

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By Brandy Black We’re doing 30 days of vlogging — and we’re only on Day 8. If you haven’t been watching, let me catch you up. We went on our yearly trip to Mammoth… and had a blast tubing down big hills. We saw Susan’s family for the holidays… and Susan’s brother gave our daughter […]

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Top 10 Important Tips When Traveling with Kids

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It’s holiday time! Whether you are planning to travel to a mystic wintry destination or to a tropical sunny one, your kids will shudder with joy at the thought of exploring new things and places. While we hope that they will fully enjoy the trip, we must admit that traveling with kids can be an […]

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We’re Vlogging For 30 Days Straight — Let’s Do This!

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By Brandy Black My family and I have been vlogging for the last year and a half or so, and we are excited to announce that we just hit 7,000 subscribers! It’s pretty thrilling, not just for hitting a milestone, but because we promised our viewers that we would provide 30 days of vlogs if […]

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Your Holiday Mom Helps LGBTQ Persons By Simply Writing Letters During the Holidays

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By Alex Temblador The holidays bring about a mix of emotions. For some, it’s exciting — a time to celebrate, give gifts to others, and reconnect with friends and family members. But that’s not everyone’s reality. The sad reality is that not all parents accept their LGBTQ children. And during the holidays, this can be […]

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Day in the Life With the Elf

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  By Brandy Black As we get closer to the holidays, we’ve been doing more and more traditions as a family. We’ve baked cooked (as good as we can!); our children have rushed under the tree to read which gift is their’s. Penn and Bella made amazing gingerbread houses. And like many of you, we […]

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7 Resources for Families Struggling Through the Holidays

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By Alex Temblador When the holidays come around, all parents want to give their children everything on their wishlist. They want to see their children’s faces light up when they open a present, scream in excitement when they’ve gotten the one thing they wanted all year, and talk incessantly about who they’re going to show […]

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Diverse Children’s Books to Celebrate Hanukkah This Year

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By Alex Temblador Though Christmas may get a lot of press during the holiday season, we cannot ignore that there are other holidays celebrated during winter too — like Hanukkah. With each holiday comes special traditions that differ from faith to faith and family to family, but we’ve found that children’s books are wonderful ways […]

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Constance Hall Praises Single Moms Everywhere: “It’s About the Fierce Heart of Women Doing it Solo”

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By Eden Strong Originally published on Babble Last year, as I sat down at my computer to write an article on the realities of what it’s like to be a single mom on welfare during the holiday season, I began to cry before I could even type my first line. Thinking of what the previous […]

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