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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 a kid, I thought that if I stood perfectly still, breathed justright, and positioned myself justso, that I was invisible. I’m think I may have passed the Magical Invisible Gene onto my son.        I believed that there was an evilish witch who lived under my bed. She could only move […]

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Today’s Our Land contributor almost needs no introduction. She’s incredible. Seriously, she’s a super mom, a beautiful writer, and an amazing community builder. Lisa Nolan, from Life Happens, Then Write, is funny, full of heart and wisdom, and the mastermind behind Moms Who Write and Blog, countless networks and writing groups, and, most recently the […]

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I know that I am not the first to say that Caillou sucks. Tucker’s been watching the show again and I noticed something last night that was mildly disturbing to say the least. Caillou and his sister Rosy were in the tub together. Obviously, two little kids taking a bath together is totally not disturbing […]

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This week, I am thankful that I’m not a jerk. I’ll get to that in a moment. First, I’d like to share some Halloween photos and the fact that we were not alone in dressing up with our son. I’m thankful that we, in our The Supers: Ordinary Style Halloween get-up were pictured in a lovely article in […]

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There are days when I wish to be a more perfect mom. Days like today, for instance. Days like today when my husband came home, asked me how we were doing, and I tried not to cry. I felt like a failure today. Me: I wish that I were more perfect. I wish to be a […]

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It’s been a couple of weeks since I participated in The Ten Things of Thankful. Which isn’t to say that I haven’t been thankful, as I have. But rather than go back and tell you about moments when laughter and gratitude has graced our lives, I’m going to focus on the three that are top […]

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