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I'm sure those are all well-written books, or else they wouldn't be on the market.  Well, that's not true, but that's a separate peeve of mine.  The Emma Book is, to its credit, not an agendized (if that's not a word, I claim coinage) book.  It's a story about a girl and her cat, and the girl's two moms.  It portrays the family as perfectly normal, in that it says nothing more about it, other than the fact that there are two moms.  I appreciate that, but at the same time, it is a portrayal acknowledging a two-mom family as a perfectly reasonable option.  Again, this is my personal belief's talking, but I can't read that to my kids as a teaching tool.  It's the same reasoning in my head as why my 5 year old can't watch PG or higher movies.  There are things presented as acceptable that are not acceptable to me and he has not been exposed to yet.  They just don't present a message that fits my parenting, and that is a judgement call we all...
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Breastfeeding Support Group
Breastfeeding Support Group, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Clinica Sierra Vista, ...
American Girl Book Group
Join us every 2nd Monday, 7:00 PM, at Barnes & Noble!
Valley Bible Fellowship MOPS Meeting
Every 2nd and 4th Monday at 9:00 AM.  Those interested in attendi...
Preschool Storytime - Beale
Join our storytime every Monday at 10:30 am!
Pop-In Playtime Pre-K
You and your child are invited to come and play on our giant, soft, fu...
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