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Tracie McPherson: The greedy American way: Buy, buy, buy

Maybe the cure is to ask yourself: “Do you need it or want it?” Who am I kidding, that didn’t work for me.


Jessica Brashear: 5 things I never thought I’d do

Now with kids, I’m breaking every single promise to myself.


Julie Anderson: Allow your child to follow his reading interests

Researchers who’ve studied how to get boys to read say parents and teachers need to follow their interests.


Katie Ryan-Anderson: Hug your children and appreciate life

Here you go, Internet, one of my unfine moments. Use it to not error as I did.


Jenny Razor: Sharing a love from our childhood with our son

Of all the gifts that a parent wants to give their child is the opportunity to share all that the world has to offer.


The Sassy Housewife: I think my husband is having an affair

I haven’t said a word to anyone. What do I do?


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Josie Loza: App lets you track Santa’s location
Josie Loza Omaha World-Herald

Editor’s Note: This story was originally on Omaha.com

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Welcome to Out There, Christmas edition!

The app you (and your kids) might want to check out today, especially, is Santa Tracker: North Pole Command Center. The iPhone app gives you Santa’s precise location, speed, destinations and amount of presents delivered.

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We’ve all heard “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Now there are versions that will be cherished by all who live for episodes of “The Walking Dead” and those who are sure the zombie apocalypse is imminent. Alex Willis and Valerie Woelk have created “T’was the Night of Zombies Before Christmas: a cautionary tale for Bad little girls and boys,” where a family meets Zombie Claus. Also try “The Zombie Night Before Christmas,” an undead sendup of Clement C. Moore’s famous poem, by H. Parker Kelley and Dominic Mylroie.

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