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Co-Parenting, Co-Confusion

Co-parenting is like firing a business partner, but still needing to work with them. You both love the business (ahem, child) you created, while being so over loving one another. Throw in visitation schedules, child support, the original reasons that led to the relationshipโ€™s downfall, and youโ€™ve got yourself one murky, confusing, sometimes irritating hell […]

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“Is My Kid a RACIST?”

My four-year-old daughter is obsessed with the Disney princesses, but itโ€™s obvious she wants way less to do with Tiana (the only black one). When I ask her why she doesnโ€™t play with her Tiana doll she says, โ€œShe doesnโ€™t have hair like me.โ€ I want her to feel confident making choices, but I also […]

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