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Make Memories, Not Stuff: Unique Experience Gifts for Christmas

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Welp, you've gone and done it now. The big day is just around the corner but you’ve procrastinated too long and now Amazon can’t even get to you in time. That's a good thing, because this is your opportunity to blow Christmas out of the water with experience gifts that will be remembered long after that thing-a-ma-bob you almost bought in a panic. Why Experience Gifts are Better Than Traditional Presents Whenever my kids or partner ask me what I'd like for a gift, I give one of two …

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You would think that after six years of living with food allergies, we've got it all down pat. But one can be a little too complacent and too trusting. We ended up spending Thanksgiving in the ER because we assumed, and …

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