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The Reason Why This College Student Loves Being Home With Her Family

Most (if not all) schools and universities have transitioned to online learning. This has resulted in college students accustomed to the full-freedom-and-no-curfew life have had to readjust to living under Mom and Dads roof (read: under Mom and Dads rules). This can be quite a change for the college student who regularly stays up until

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I Held It Together Until a Locked Debit Card Sent Me Over the Edge

Unable to process transaction at this time. The message on the Trader Joes pin pad stared me in the face. Try again, said the cashier behind her required face mask. I did. And again. And yet again. And then the manager came. And we tried again. And still the same message unable to process transaction

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When Your High School Prom Doesn’t Happen, Make Your Own

The prom is not happening this year, at least not the traditional prom, but that did not stop these two Elgin high school seniors from enjoying their own personal version of prom. The prom for these two Oklahoma seniors had been scheduled for April 25, and was, of course, cancelled. But, when Hunter Malloy heard

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My Teenager Daughter Is Raising Ducks And It’s Keeping Her Spirits Up

My daughter has always been an animal lover. She was to blame when we adopted a golden retriever when I was pregnant with my third child and had no right trying to take on another thing. I should mention my (then) husband had been working on me to get a dog for years, but with

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Mother’s Day Gifts: 12 Presents We Would LOVE to Give or Receive

Shopping for Mothers Day gifts has never been easy and, this year, it will be an even greater challenge. Whether you are looking for your own mom, another mom or friend who you just want to make feel special, here are the ideas we love. Note: We are a reader-supported site and receive compensation from

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This Summer is Going to Be Tough on Teens, Virtual Tech Camp Can be a Solution

NOTE: Grown and Flown was compensated for this post but the opinions in it are our own. Thanks to iDTech Camps for being one of our partners.  Our kids are spending a lot of hours staring at their screens. Some of this time seems well spent with online classes, catching up with friends or just

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As Soon As I Saw the Video I Knew What I Had to Do: Principal Honors His Seniors

Matt Wight, the principal of Apex Friendship High School in Apex, North Carolina is just one of the many principals across this country who is trying to find a way to honor his graduating seniors, the Class of 2020. It is clear that high schools in North Carolina, just like high schools everywhere, will not

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The Class of 2020 Will Be Honored Forever at This High School

We can all agree that the Class of 2020 got the short end of the stick. But, what can we parents do to help reimagine some of the milestone events they are missing? High schools all over the country are trying to find a way to make this years class feel special and celebrated, from

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This Was Not the Teachable Moment I Expected It to Be

What would you say is the worst part of all this? When I asked my 19-year-old son this question, I secretly patted myself on the back for making space for him to express himself and creating an opportunity for us as parents to validate his feelings, just like all the articles said I should do.

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The One Thing Every Teen in Quarantine Wants, In Addition to Their Friends

You are on your couch, all curled up ready for a binge session of Netflix after a long day of not leaving the house. But the one thing that can make this scene just about perfect, would be a cozy blanket that would wrap you up like a glove. The Comfy Our teens have found

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