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The Independent Spirit of America

A study of American history readily reveals an Independent Spirit.  A nation born with a maverick spirit nurtures the same.  I can trace mine back to childhood.  I was eight or so before I gave voice to my desire.  Overhearing my parents discussing their wills and my guardianship, I emphatically ...

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Is It Time For You to Grow Up?

From the beginning of the Baby Boom to it’s ending, (1946-1964) an average of 7 children were born in the United States each minute rounding the number of babies born in the Boomer era to roughly 77 million. Calculating the totals, it doesn’t take much to recognize that that’s a ...

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Let’s Be Rational: A Look at the Adolescent Brain

For every parent who’s raising a teen, the occasional shaking of the head in confusion and frustration is understood. What could they be thinking?  Why did they make that decision? Didn’t they consider the consequences they would face? But the adolescent brain is especially vulnerable to an inability to think ...

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I’m Grown!

“I can’t wait to be eighteen so I can leave this house!” This is the declaration that usually follows most teenage temper tantrums during or after an argument with parents. Don’t roll your eyes; I’m only speaking the truth. It is during the transitional teenage years that your most confident ...

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