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Parenting advice still rings true

Nine years ago, I convinced editors at The State to let me start writing a column about parenting. I had three goals: To share stories that would make parents say, “Hey, that’s how it is for us too!”

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  • Which is the easier gender to raise?

    One of my favorite characters from one of my favorite books once uttered one of my favorite lines: “Men can’t be the same species as women. They just can’t.”- 7:27 PM

  • Keeps school projects stress-free

    You’re curled up in your favorite chair, wearing your most comfortable pajamas. Makeup has been scrubbed off, and you’ve slathered mud on your face while you watch “Dancing With The Stars.”- 6:33 PM

  • Mind manners in school car line

    School car lines give parents daily opportunities to demonstrate ineptitude and narcissism in an assortment of ways.- 8:10 PM

  • Hooked on fishing tales

    Lake Murray has a reputation for being a good 47,500-acre fishing hole with nearly as many dedicated anglers as bass.- 9:17 PM

  • Romance Reader | Bachelor finds bride in ‘Beyond Seduction’

    Stephanie Laurens knows how to get readers’ hearts racing, and she does so exceptionally well in her latest Bastion Club book, “Beyond Seduction.”- 9:11 AM

  • No-frills lake escapes

    Weekend cottages survive, thrive among million-dollar mansions An escape from life’s responsibilities and stresses is only a few minutes away for folks who have created weekend refuges along the shores of Lake Murray.- 9:15 PM

  • Ways to relieve back-to-school chaos

    Kids aren’t the only ones who dread the resumption of school. OK, so some of us might be a bit relieved that we’ll no longer be serenaded by “I’m bored,” or “There’s nothing to do.”- 5:18 PM

  • Talking to your kids about school safety

    Supplies have been purchased, fees have been paid and textbooks have been covered.- 5:31 PM

  • Family fun getting started

    By now lots of folks are just a little bummed that school is back in session.- 5:31 PM

  • For her, every day’s an after-school special

    During the day, Sharon Walker spends her time in a cave at River Springs Elementary. Well, that’s what friends and colleagues have dubbed her office.- 11:45 PM

Lezlie Patterson
lpatterson@thestate.com
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