high school

An Inside Look At What REALLY Goes On In High School

January 4, 2018
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*This post is sponsored by A+E Networks and “Grown and Flown” My two older dudes have collectively been in three different high schools, so I feel pretty experienced at being a high school mom. One of the schools was an all-boys Catholic high school with very strict, rigid rules. Another school was our local public […]

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The “Right Fit” School

April 28, 2015
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The college acceptance frenzy has recently ended. Most high school seniors can breathe a collective sigh of relief, assuming they are going where they intended to go, be it college, a gap year, or a trade school. While their first (or second or even third) choice college may have crushed them with a rejection, they […]

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Top 10 Favorite Moments From My 30-Year High School Reunion

June 18, 2013
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You might be surprised by this list of the Top !0 Moments From 30- Year My High School Reunion.

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Why I Don’t Want To Attend My High School Reunion

January 29, 2013

My 30-Year High School Reunion is coming up in June and I have no interest in attending. None. My distaste for the event is not brought on by what you think: I did not hate high school. I was not a loner or a geek or the school slut (far from it, I’m afraid). I […]

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Teaching You To Drive Is Driving Me Crazy

October 26, 2012

My friends over at Grown and Flown have graciously allowed me to reprint a recent post from their wonderful blog.  When I read it, I knew it was a perfect fit for my “Comparing Notes” series, where I feature a story that highlights differences between raising girls and boys.  Below you will read about the […]

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