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Jennifer Amazon

Jennifer Amazon
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I grew up in Wilmington, OH but am a Cincinnati girl at heart. I attended The (BEST) Ohio University, after which I met and married my husband of 18 years. After 2 kids (a 13 year old boy and a 8 year old girl) and 2 moves (Portland OR and Greensboro NC) we are back in our hometown and enjoying all Greater Cincinnati has to offer. As a contributor, I hope to pass on my love for this town and remind everyone that parenting is a messy business that is best dealt with a sense of humor, a stiff drink and a supporting cast of family and friends as crazy as you are

An Ode to Friends, Part 2

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Friends - whether your oldest and dearest from way back when or the newly acquired mom friend from your son’s basketball team - are the single most important thing a mom can have to...

A Quick Guide to Holiday Teacher Gifts

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It happens every year. It is the last day before winter break and you panic because you forgot to buy teacher gifts. You throw a box of chocolates from last night's Secret Santa in...

Friends: A Mom’s Most Precious Treasure {Part One}

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The other day, a friend shared a social media post written by one of her “friends." The person was lamenting that they had no real friends, that she was caught up in her life...

The Top Ten Reasons I Love Cincinnati (Or Why I Came Back!)

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We left Cincinnati in 2001 for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Then fate took us to North Carolina and when we were presented with the opportunity to return to Cincinnati in 2007, we jumped at...

An Outsider’s Take on the Jewish Holidays

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Author’s Note: this is an opinion piece, full of personal observations and is by no means perfect or completely accurate. Any mistakes are mine alone. I used to describe myself, in religious terms, as a...

A Call to Kindness

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The other day, after listening to my children argue, I asked one of them to be kind to the other. I am trying to say that more often to them, not just asking them...

My Love/Hate Relationship with Back to School

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Once upon a time, I lived for back to school time. I would be just like that office supply commercial with the parent gleefully shopping back to school supplies with "Its the Most Wonderful...

Teacher Selection Induced Insanity

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I pride myself on being the anti-helicopter parent. I am the one at the park, sitting on the bench on my phone, only occasionally checking to make sure my child is still within eyesight....

The Summer of Good Intentions

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The old proverb “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” must surely have been written by a parent during summer vacation. Think back to the last days of school. While you were...