Tag: responsibility
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Encouraging Your Teen to Work: 7 Valuable Lessons from Part-Time Jobs
Get Pregnant Fast As my daughter wrapped up her final semester of high school, after completing all her sports and volunteer commitments, I took a moment to have an important conversation with her. With a gentle yet firm look, I said, “It’s time to go get a job.” At first, she seemed surprised. After all,…
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A Message to My Future Teenagers: Embrace the Value of Work
Get Pregnant Fast As I prepare for the thrilling journey of parenthood, I’ve decided that there’s one essential lesson I want my children to learn: they need to get summer jobs as teenagers. My kids are still quite young—just 7 and 4 years old—so their summers right now are filled with fun activities like cartwheeling,…
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Punk’s Not Dead: From Rebellion to Responsibility
Get Pregnant Fast Growing up, I never really fit the conventional mold for girls. I always sensed that I was a bit different from my peers, and rather than conform, I marched to the beat of my own drum. Deep down, I longed to find my tribe, so you can imagine my joy when I…
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Modern Parenting: The New Norm of Compromise
Get Pregnant Fast Summer of 1974: I was just 9 years old, waking up early and heading out of the house or, on Saturdays, following my dad’s orders—whether it was mowing the lawn, raking leaves, or washing the car. Fast forward to this summer: I’m quietly slipping out the door for work, careful not to…