Public speaking, moving, starting a new job: These are often listed in polls among the most stressful things in life. Usually, not far behind is throwing a party. However, that anxiety is mostly misplaced. There are lots of quick and easy tricks you can tuck inside the sleeve of your party outfit...
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I heard the call from the Boy Scout leader who you told that the boy he mentored might have ended up in jail without him... I wanted to tell you about my dad who is now 82. Growing up, my dad's dad worked 12 hours a day so he hardly ever saw him. 
According to a Travel Industry of America poll, some 16 million parents "let children miss school to gain travel experience." In most cases (43%), children missed only one day and 29% missed only two days. The percentage of traveling students who missed more than one week was only 11%. Interestingly, "Parents who have studied for or attained a master's degree are more likely to let their children miss school to travel"... 
Here comes Spring Break! And the scams that go along with travel and vacations, whether you are a student or just taking some time off... 
Family members seem to have a hard time when it comes to being firm with those closest to them. Case in point: today's letter from a grandma who doesn't want to offend her granddaughter.