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Couple Who Never Wanted Children Makes Shocking Announcement

Newlyweds, Children and Reproductive Privacy

2016-06-15
By: Live by Surprise
On: June 15, 2016
In: Featured Posts, Mock Mom
With: 2 Comments

When I was first married at 21, every party – wedding, shower – even funeral, I was always asked the same question: When are you guys going to have children? It seems like people think that when you get married you give up all rights to keep your reproductive activities private.Continue Reading

Crawl-A-Thon Doping Controversy 1

Crawl-A-Thon Doping Controversy

2016-01-19
By: Live by Surprise
On: January 19, 2016
In: Featured Posts, Mock Mom
With: 0 Comments

Mock Mom has reposted my very first satire piece.  It was based on a real case where a baby’s trophy in a crawling contest was taken away after he “scooted” instead of doing the typical bear crawl. And you thought Steve Harvey had a problem. Want Live By Surprise in your inbox?Continue Reading

Book Review/Warning: The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep is Dangerous!

Book Review/Warning: The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep is Dangerous!

2015-09-02
By: Live by Surprise
On: September 2, 2015
In: Featured Posts, Mock Mom, Motherhood, Parenting
With: 2 Comments

Some of you may have seen the reviews for The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep. Various stories and reports on the book suggest that it is the perfect book for parents who have children who struggle to get to sleep. Amazon is lit with reviews from parents. The authorContinue Reading

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Lola's books

Doctor Who: The Forgotten
Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who: Assimilation2, Volume 2
Doctor Who Classics, Vol. 1
Doctor Who: The Eyeless
Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain
Doctor Who: The Slitheen Excursion
The Other Emily
Tracing Your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums: A Guide for Family Historians
Memories of Tomorrow
The Mercy of Snakes
Red Rain
The Praying Mantis Bride
Photographing the Dead
In the Heart of the Fire
The Painted Girls
The Other Typist
The Woman Who Stole My Life
Great Shape Hunt, The
Zoe's First Book of Seasons
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey Issue #0


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