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Plant Your Money Tree now for Competitve Sports

Hey Sports Organizations, Stop Treating Parents Like Money Trees

By //  by Candace Sampson

My girls love competitive cheerleading. L-O-V-E it. They love the hard work, the dance, the tumbling, the camaraderie and the competition. I love seeing them happy. As a mom, I want them to have a physical activity they love pursuing. Also, as we enter the teen years, I'm happy to keep them busy because there is nothing worse than a teenager with time on their hands in my opinion. Competitive sports nowadays though can run into thousands and thousands of dollars and can create financial …

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When I was in my mid-twenties I was diagnosed with HPV. Precancerous cells were found in my cervix and that led to many uncomfortable pap smears and years of worry. At the time I’d never even heard of HPV and I certainly …

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These are my new Bos. & Co winter boots. Fancy, right? In years past, I would have let boots like this remain on the store shelf. I had been under the impression that boots like this were purely for show, that they …

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