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The hardest part about living with all boys
Fifteen years and three sons later, I am completely out-numbered, and, frankly, fighting a losing battle. Even the…
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At home or away… the grass isn’t greener
I’m making a list of things I’d like you to do around the house while I’m gone.
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Dustin hosts dinner on his own
In 2012, my three sons and I hosted 52 weekly dinners to fill Dustin’s empty seat at the…
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A boy’s familiar voice emerges from the past
Lindell and I were driving to and from errands, me lost in my thoughts about the day, and…
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When a parent finally lets go of the bicycle
The second biggest secret parents keep from their children is this: training wheels in no way truly prepare…
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How Dustin helped me get through the blues
A bout with depression was eased by help from husband, Dustin.
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“8th and I” is an unforgettable experience
Columnist Sarah Smiley shares her experience of attending the Commandant of the Marine Corps General Amos’s house to…
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Answering readers’ burning questions
Columnist Sarah Smiley answers reader questions about her column, life and boys.
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A letter to my future daughters-in-law
Columnist Sarah Smiley shares a letter to her future daughters-in-law.
Opinion
Phone use at restaurant is a real wake up call
So I pulled out my own phone (yes, my phone) and sent this text to Ford, the only…
Opinion
Dinner on the farm powered by cow manure
Lindell, 7, has always wanted to be a farmer, except for when he’s wanted to be an astronaut,…
Opinion
Wait, baseball is dying?
According to the National Sporting Goods Association, from 2000-2009 the number of 7-17-year-old kids playing baseball dropped 24…
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In case you still believe kids can’t handle competition
Sarah Smiley shares lessons learned from her sons about competition
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Depression doesn’t play favorites, but insurers do
When I wrote about depression three months ago, I was still, for the most part, in the throes…
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Parenting: It doesn’t get easier
Here's weekly advice from Navy mom Sarah Smiley who writes about balancing her life with her kids and…
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Oldest son shows who he is becoming
“I wonder if he’ll be an engineer like his dad?” I said. “He’s very systematic.”
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In life and death, Marines and fathers are always there
I wrote the following column in 2005 after my friend Marc Tace died of Muscular Dystrophy. This week…
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ID cards: Rite-of-passage for military brats
For the average kid, pre-adolescence and the teen years are marked with many rites-of-passage: facial hair, deodorant, pimples,…
Opinion
A new, disturbing trend at retail stores
Lately, my interactions with cashiers have become even more torturous.
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The Navy’s 2014 Spouse Survey misses some things
Any top brass who’s read my column knows I’m quite outspoken about these things