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The treadmill that never stops - it's motherhood
Amy Rosen
      When I was growing up, my mother stayed home and my father worked. I depended on my mom to wake me up in the morning, give me breakfast and drive me to and from school. She even picked me up for lunch, took me home, had a hot lunch waiting - which I ate while watching my favorite TV show...
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Coda
The scary sump pump and other tales of dread
Greg Bean
      My home repair motto is: If you can't fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the kind of do-it-yourself homeowner I am. In other words, I'm no kind of do-it-yourselfer at all.
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