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I recently read a blog post about how important it is to teach toddlers about their body parts. Apparently, simply knowing the correct words for male and female genitals deters predators who know that these children will be more able to report being touched inappropriately. Cut to me sweating profusely. My daughter is almost four, and unless 'front hiney' and 'back hiney' are the scientific words for the female anatomy, I think I might have failed here. I took the recommendation from the ...

There are so many quizzes now on Facebook: "What kind of animal are you? What kind of animated character are you? How bitchy are you?" So many choices! I don't take those tests. I don't care if I'm a lion, a tiger or a bear…oh my! I don't care if I'm Miss Piggy or Doc McStuffins. I can save the time taking the bitchy quiz and tell you right off the bat that I can be bitchy, but that's usually when I'm provoked. I'm working on that. I find my descriptions of myself elsewhere. I like ...