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    Death of the Fairy Tale: Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

    We start as little girls dreaming about ball gowns and Prince Charming and the happily-ever-after-fairy-tale we envision on the far horizon called adulthood.  We “play house” with Stepford-perfect husbands and children that can only exist in our imaginations, but all too soon we grow up and exchange ball gowns for wedding dresses and Prince Charming for Mr. Right.  We couldn’t be…

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    What We Can Learn From the Iron Bowl

    The day dawned ripe with potential and expectations across the entire state of Alabama Saturday as both Alabama and Auburn fans donned their favorite sports apparel, decorated their cars with the appropriate paraphernalia and exchanged smack talk across kitchen tables and live air waves.  The entire  day was set aside for tailgating, Iron Bowl Parties, and intimate gatherings around…