The U.S. Department of Agriculture states that raising a child from birth to age 17 costs, for those in the middle-income groups, anywhere from $226,800 to $264,600. If you think that figure is large, consider the fact that those numbers do not take into account any damage (the physical kind, not emotional) the child can cause...
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FACEBOOK TO BEGIN CHARGING USERS $2.99/MO STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST, the headline read.
A friend — who is very active on Facebook with over 1,000 friends and numerous subscribers — had shared the article to her timeline. The response was swift and immediate.
Grief. Denial. Rage. Threats to move to other social networks.
Only then did an astute commenter point out that the article was a hoax; there was no need to panic.
I couldn’t help but be reminded of this incident when I came across these clever and powerful comics yesterday.
The truth hurts, doesn’t it? 😉
As you can probably tell from the title of this post, this will be a short compilation of stories and pictures I've already shared on my personal Facebook account. So if you've seen this already, I apologize...
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For your viewing pleasure, here is a recap of the complete Star Wars saga, as told by a five year old who has never seen any of the movies. How ADORABLE is this??!?? Via Reddit....
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(Sorry for the lack of updates this past week. We are officially in the 2-week period between summer camp and the start of school, and I’ve expectedly been really busy with the girls. Add to that little Aerin wanting to copy everything that her big sister does — including not taking naps — and I feel like September can’t come soon enough!)
Pop Sonnets is a Tumblr blog that turns pop songs into Shakespearean sonnets. Needless to say, it’s full of delightful bits of brilliance. 🙂 Here are some of my favorites:
