I'm sure by now you've all heard about the #SoGladTheyToldMe movement that's been going on in the blogging world. Stephanie Sprenger wrote this amazing piece in response to an article by another blogger who was gushing about how beautiful her transition into…

Dear Toddler,

I get it. You're two, You've figured out that you are your own person with the ability to make choices. You know what you like, you know what you don't like. Namely, you don't like being told what to do. Frankly, I don't like that either. I feel your pain.

But, here's the thing. Mommy…

I have never been a model employee. From the age of 14 until I was 25, I've held around 12 jobs (I may be forgetting a couple). In each and every one of these positions, I would show up to work and do my job with one foot out the door. When I worked at Wal-Mart, I was forever filling up receipt tape with random notes to myself. Story ideas, song lyrics, scraps of poetry, random observations. I'd watch the customers for inspiration for character's that I would one day write about. I'd…

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