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Kristi Rieger Campbell's passion is writing and drawing stupid-looking pictures for her blog, Finding Ninee. It began with a memoir about her special-needs son Tucker, abandoned when she read that a publisher would rather shave a cat than read another memoir. Kristi writes for a variety of parenting websites including Huffington Post Parents, has been published in several popular anthologies, received 2014 BlogHer's Voice of the Year People's Choice Award, and was a proud cast member of the DC Listen to Your Mother show. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

When I was in third grade, my brother had to miss school one day to get a mole removed. While sitting in class, with my desk next to the teacher’s, positioned away from all the other kids, I was called into the main office. I got to the office, and saw my dad. He was […]

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Hi, Friends! I’m so pleased to feature the amazing words of my most namaste-excellent, brilliant friend, Sarah from Left Brain Buddha. Sarah and I found one another through mutual friends and immediately clicked. Her wisdom, outlook and life views are amazing and insightful. Visiting her site always makes me think, and I leave feeling peaceful and […]

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It feels like Christmas today! Although I broke three bones in my hand while bravely fighting evil or something, and cannot put my hair in a ponytail or clasp my own bra, I received wonderful news from the orthopedic specialist today. It will not require surgery. I’m beyond relieved. Also, I got this very pretty […]

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It’s thankful time. But first, I’d like to tell you a story about how bargain hunting on Thanksgiving and Black Friday went wrong. Having not previously experienced the craziness of shopping while still full of laughter and turkey, my mother-in-law and I decided to head out and see whether the deals were worth postponing our […]

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Happy Thanksgiving! Today, we give thanks for our friends, family, the trials that have made us stronger, and the blessings and milestones we meet with tears and celebrations. Let’s remember gratitude and kindness. Giving back. Let’s remember that everybody is important, and that everybody has a story, whether they live in a car or in a […]

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I’m late to the party. I’ve been sick. Tucker’s been sick. He got better, and I didn’t. Not soon enough, anyway. All whining aside, today’s a bit of a celebration in the land of Ten Things of Thankful. This week marks it’s 25th, and, as Clark says, those of us who are missing the Y […]

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