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    • 13 Ratings
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    To Brine or Not to Brine? Plight of the Long-Distance Bird

    NOVEMBER 21, 2011 11:41AM

    By Vivian Henoch


    Topics: foodie tuesday, pumpkin gingerbread pudding recipe, grandparents, photography, travel, food52, thanksgiving, family, food

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1465 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    What I Miss

    JUNE 8, 2011 7:39PM

    By Constant Calliope


    Topics: death, family, grandparents

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 977 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Sibling Rivalry

    MAY 10, 2011 11:52AM

    By Erik Pitchal


    Topics: expert opinion, nebraska, grandparents, families, siblings, children's rights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 70 Ratings
    • 9657 Views
    • 90 Comments
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    On Not Being a Mother

    SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 2:02PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: motherhood, procreation, childless, parenting, nurturing, stepparents, grandparents, godmother, family, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1806 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Avoiding cow carcasses to pour adults beer

    AUGUST 24, 2010 10:42PM

    By Launie Kettler


    Topics: food/drink, comedy, family, beef fondue, it was the seventies, parents, grandparents, hee-haw, beer, sides of beef, conflicted carnivores, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1586 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    loving a broken fridge; lessons from my grandparents.

    JUNE 18, 2010 4:05PM

    By Half-Assed Attempts At Adulthood


    Topics: love, war, broken fridge, grandparents, madonna inn.

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2055 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    My Father Was the Villain of My Childhood

    JUNE 21, 2009 3:33PM

    By metaness


    Topics: father's day, fathers, open call, forgiveness, people worship, families, john lennon, frightened, grandparents, christmas, police photo, uncle jim, biological father, catty, the red baron, mother

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1372 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Merry Christmas and Farewell, Cinderella

    DECEMBER 16, 2008 10:52AM

    By Susan Mihalic


    Topics: holidays, childhood, christmas, death of a parent, cinderella, cinderella complex, who needs glass slippers anyway, grandparents, parents, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 715 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Can You Believe What Your Brother Did?

    OCTOBER 19, 2008 12:31AM

    By Scruffus


    Topics: aging, gossip, families, grandparents, elder care

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 3837 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    A Tale of Two Grandmothers, Racism, Ignorance and Love

    AUGUST 8, 2008 7:11PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: politics, open call, family, racism, parents, grandparents

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