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Monday, December 31, 2012 What I Will Continue To Believe In 2013 I remember thinking that I couldn't wait to flip the calendar from 2011 to 2012. Foolish woman. As I look back on 2012, I realize that there will always be things I'd rather not relive, instincts that I will forever regret not following, but this isn't college. I can't replace my threadbare stuffed lion for a broken heart. The chip on my shoulder won't teach anyone a lesson. The three sets of blue eyes that I catch watching me as I stare mournfully into space are potent reminders that savoring heartache isn't a pastime that I can enjoy without explanation. Yet, even as I try to shield the girls from certain details, I am evermore aware that I have to do less protecting and more preparing. Perfect little insulated bubbles of joy, though wonderful examples of my talent for redirection and crafting opportunities for joy, will not help them as they begin turning pages on their own calendars. Keep Reading: What I Will Continue To Believe In 2013 7 Ways To Ring In The New Year With Kids The Contract Teens SHOULD Get With An iPhone My Children Are From Russia -- And My Heart Hurts Tonight What We Heard From Doctors In 2012 WATCH: 'This Is 1' BLOG POSTS Lenore Skenazy: Free-Range Parenting Fails (And Successes!) of 2012 Welcome to the best and worst Free-Range Kids stories of 2012. Christina Pesoli: New Year's Resolutions Your Kids Wish You'd Make (and Keep) It's that time of year again; time to take stock and make changes. Instead of pledging yet again to take off extra pounds or cut back on spending, your kids have something else in mind for you. The following are the New Year's resolutions that they'd like you to make -- and keep. Trina Read: The 20 Things I Learned About Sex After Baby Six weeks after my second son was born in 2009 I embarked on a "Six Month Sex Challenge." For six months I attempted to have sex with my husband at least once a week. The time was truly a roller-coaster ride and I've learned why it is just so darn difficult to have sex after baby. I also appreciate why it's important to make the effort. Here are the 20 things I learned about having sex after baby. Eric Levin: Tablets Dominate the Toy Aisle What one may find surprising is the fact that the hottest products in the toy industry right now aren't technically toys -- yup, that's right, they're tablets. David Vienna: The NRA Doesn't Care About My Kids (Or Yours) Since the NRA's leaders demonstrate an unwillingness to evolve and a disregard of the duty to guide their members through the inevitable political process of measured gun control, they should not be welcome at the discussion.

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