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A City Mom steps in to fill huge gaping void of blogs about Mother’s Day

It’s Mother’s Day. I’m A City Mom. I should say something. Something (<——get it?)  profound, deep,  meaningful and heartfelt about the holiday. Here it is:   In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m taking the whole damn weekend off.   Thank you for reading A City Mom! Follow me on Twitter @acitymom and/or Like me on... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
May 11, 2012 at 5:51 pm
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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: Cheering for Mathletes

By Rick Kaempfer This weekend I’m heading down to Champaign to cheer on my oldest son Tommy as he competes in the state math finals (His sophomore team qualified in the geometry category). I was planning on just quietly watching, but I found out that the school will not be sending their cheerleaders to the... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
May 2, 2012 at 11:20 am
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Household chores more hazardous to my health than running, or, Why can't I have an interesting injury story?

Household chores more hazardous to my health than running, or, Why can't I have an interesting injury story?
Let this be a cautionary tale. My entire immediate family and I ran the Ravenswood Run 5K on Sunday and yesterday I hurt my knee doing the filing. That’s right! The lesson here is never do the filing! I don’t know if the two are related. I felt fine after the race and all morning... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
May 1, 2012 at 9:50 am
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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: My Buddy's Incredible Streak of Bad Luck

By Rick Kaempfer My buddy Dave has three young daughters under the age of 10. His wife travels quite a bit for work, so Dave actually watches them most of the time. During the rare moments when he gets to run errands on days his wife is at home, he has run into an incredible... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
April 18, 2012 at 10:32 am
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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: Don't Call Me on April 27, May 2, or May 18

By Rick Kaempfer This is the crazy season in our household. Our youngest son Sean is playing both travel soccer and baseball this spring, our oldest boy Tommy is on the high school math team (preparing to go downstate to compete) and volunteers at a local soup kitchen, and our middle son Johnny is in... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
April 11, 2012 at 10:06 am
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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: Meeting Catholic Celebrities

By Rick Kaempfer This past week I was very excited to attend a dinner hosted by the Archdiocese. It was held to honor teens in the Chicago area, including my son Tommy who was given an award for “outstanding service, dedication, and faithfulness to the Church in the area of Community Service and Social Justice”... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
March 21, 2012 at 9:22 am
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Break out the tissue: I'm baa-ack!

Perhaps you may have noticed, A City Mom has not been posting. I went AWOL. Just stopped without warning. I can tell by the mountains of concerned emails that everyone was worried. (Thanks Mom. I appreciate your concern, but I’m fine.) Well, get out your box of tissue now because you’re really going to need... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
March 8, 2012 at 4:50 pm
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"Viewpoints" ad not so intelligent

"Viewpoints" ad not so intelligent
Today’s Trib featured a nice, long article on a consumer products review company called Viewpoints. I, for one, will not be trusting any of their viewpoints, even if they do come from other consumers. Do you see the ad pictured here? Do you see what’s wrong with the ad? I’ll bet every mother out there... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
February 26, 2012 at 12:57 pm
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A Suburban Dad's Guest Blog: Comedy Guide for Boys

By Rick Kaempfer Comedy is really my only parenting tool. Over my sixteen years as a father, I’ve used it to great effect to diffuse tense situations, to foster strong relationships, and to teach my boys one of the most necessary life skills. If you’re laughing, life is going to be just fine. Unfortunately, a... Read more »
By asuburbandad,
February 22, 2012 at 8:29 am
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A Valentine you can feel good about: give to Donna's Good Things and St. Baldrick's

A Valentine you can feel good about: give to Donna's Good Things and St. Baldrick's
On Valentine’s Day, no one wants to think about cancer. But thinking and reading about cancer today may be just one notch better than actually eating one of those awful candy hearts. I jest. It’s what I do here as a writer, but it’s also what I do when I get uncomfortable. And kids’ cancer... Read more »
By KimStrickland,
February 14, 2012 at 8:30 am
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