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"So true, Heidi. It can sometimes evolve into gross generalizations about each choice. I happen to live in an area that has very strong public schools and we are very involved in our childrens' schooling. I have never met a homeschooler in…"

"Thanks Cecilia. We usually decide the theme, and then when the guests respond and ask to bring something, I assign according to their strengths. If someone makes a killer app, I'll ask for that. If someone likes a particular wine, I say bring…"

"We do a lot of entertaining, especially in the summer because we have an inground pool. We have about three big parties (50 plus people) for Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. In order to fray costs, I will ask people to bring something, an app,…"

"Thanks Michele. I do teach CCD to three of my four children in a home group. I truly enjoy it! I've also got to know some of their friends which is really nice. My brother is a priest and I have him come by and hear confessions and teach some…"

"You can even have this "problem" even if your child does have siblings! I have one boy (olderst) and three girls. My son (although he loves his sisters) definately needed other little boys to play with when he was little. I enrolled him in…"

"Michele, thank you for your thoughtful and encouraging response. We send our children to public school. We live in a state that has extremely high property taxes (ours are close to 20K per year) and our local schools are funded primarily through…"

"I started eating eggs for breakfast when my kids were little. I found that if I had two eggs in the am I could go without being hungry for 5 or 6 hours. The easiest thing to do is to hard boil a dozen eggs on Sunday and keep them in the shell in the…"