My kids are growing up 400 miles from their cousins. It's shown me that family can be whatever you want it to be.

After my family moved, my two kids, 9 and 11, are growing up far from their cousins. It's caused me to redefine family.
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Growing up in the 90s and what kids had to figure out alone

Anyone who was a kid in the 1990s remembers a childhood that feels almost unrecognizable now. Parents cared deeply, but ...

Michigan teen, 18, buys restaurant and becomes its only employee. He cooks, serves, does all taxes. But 1 major obstacle stood in his way

At 18 years old, Larson bought a small restaurant in Michigan and became its only employee (1). He takes every order, cooks ...
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You know you grew up lower middle class when your family still does these 7 things at restaurants, even after becoming financially stable

There are certain habits money never fully deletes, especially when it comes to eating out. Even after becoming financially ...
VegOut Magazine

I waited tables for 15 years—these 9 ordering habits instantly tell me whether someone grew up with money

After fifteen years waiting tables, I learned that how people order says more than what they order. Certain habits ...
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How kids in the 1970s learned to handle life on their own

Generation X, raised through the 1970s and into the 1980s, is often remembered as the least parent managed cohort.