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#momhottakes #lemon8challenge Get outdoors with your kids. Make a list of All the places you've never been, and go! Try somewhere new every weekend or more often if able. Do scavenger hunts on nature trails and teach your kids to identify edible and poisonous stuff in the wild...and have contests to see who can spot wildlife first! Have fun with your kids. They're only young once. Make it amazing.

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Hot Takes from Luffy’s mom

I did not spend $300 on a harness, a seatbelt, a pup cup, and monthly supplements just for my dog to still choose garbage off the street like it’s Michelin-starred cuisine. But I will still chase him for it every time because I’m whipped. #momhottakes #lemon8challenge #luffydog #dogs

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Hot takes from a mom of boys pt. 2

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Hot Take: Girl Mom Edition

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Hot Takes from a Girl Mom

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MOM HOT TAKE: abuse is cruelty. discipline isn’t.

just because one mom chooses to discipline her children differently than you, doesn’t mean she abuses her children. if you chose to do this you MUST HAVE SELF CONTROL. although there are MANY parents out there who simply just abuse their children. which is extremely sad and extremely heartbreaking.

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