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Avengers No More Bullying is a message comic that works

Avengers No More Bullying is a one-shot comic with three different stories by three different superheroes about bullying and good behavior. It stars The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man. The art style in each story is different and consistent with how each hero’s fans know them. The comic succeeds in being entertaining and educational without being preachy or heavy handed. It also presents three all age stories that are appropriate for any age.

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How to tell that your child isn’t a heartless monster

When you’re the parent to toddlers and other small people you invite all manner of other small things home too. Your tired immune system saw these microbes, virus’, protozoa and such years ago when you where their age. In the mind’s eye of your child the virus may have a funny cartoon shape, kind of like a doll that was found on the island of misfit toys. Our recent battle with these subprime particles cast doubt upon the humanity of our children. Thankfully it was restored the next day in a hidden gesture that they did weeks ago to other people.

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The Terrible Two is friend based prank fun reading

It’s important to point out that the title of the book is The Terrible Two and not the more commonly written “terrible twos”. This is a book about the pranks, friendship, competition, nepotism and cows. It’s an unlikely combination but it all works out in the end for this very enjoyable book that young readers (especially boys) will relate to and laugh at throughout.

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Kicking it with King Julian, Iron Monkey and more #StreamTeam

Hey, hey, we’re part of the #StreamTeam over at Netflix and were compensated for this post. All thoughts are our own. I’ve never been too big on New Year’s Eve. I’m even less of a fan now that I have a 3 and 5 year old alarm clock that wake us up every day at 6:30. Netflix is helping parents on several fronts, one of them being a flexible New Years Eve countdown with Kind Julian and I’m highlighting some great things that you can stream now on Netflix.

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Chuggington StackTrack Koko’s Icy Escapade review and Snow Rescue giveaway

Oh Chuggington, we’ve avoided you for so long. Really, we need another train show like we need small, pointy toys on the floor that the children don’t pick up. To my surprise, both children, the 5 and 3YO loved the DVD, Snow Rescue and the playset, Koko’s Icy Escapade.

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Cosplay for a cause, helping Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

When we arrived at the party I saw lots of scars. Through the eye holes in my costume I could see that the scars on their heads were jagged, others straight and all of them varied in length. Some of the patients needed help walking, others danced into the room and others used crutches or wheelchairs to make their way. When our contact met us during the #RandomActsofBooing she told us about this event, but was hesitant on the details for a reason I now understood.

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Star Wars Command: small figures, big detail, great fun

When I was a kid I played with little green Army men. I also grew up when Star Wars was released. The toys in 2014 have finally combined two of my favorite things as a child in Star Wars Command Millennium Falcon. It has 33 vehicles and figures including three AT-ATs, Snowtroopers, Snowspeeders, Rebel Soldiers and more.

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Can parents really not have a favorite son?

When I was in school I had a friend whose father preferred his sister. The reason was that the father expected his daughter to cheer and the son to play football. Unfortunately for the son, he was just over 5ft tall. My friend could never get over the fact that he wasn’t acceptable to his father simply because of his height.

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