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    May 22, 2017
    Alicia Strnad Hoalcraft, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    What no one warns you about parenting
    FARGO — I stared at the survey question, not sure I dared answer with the truth. "What part of parenting did no one warn you about?" it...
    NewsMay 22, 2017 - 2:00pm
    May 21, 2017
    Aleks Sethre (clockwise starting from top left); Andriana; Mia, 10; Keile, 8; and Astrid, 8 months, pose in front of their home in Grand Forks on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (Joshua Komer / Forum News Service)
    The view from the middle: Middle-class population, definition in flux
    Andriana and Aleks Sethre figured they would be better off by now. At age 30, they'd followed the rule book to success: finished high school,...
    NewsMay 21, 2017 - 9:00am
    May 19, 2017
    Nobles County Community Services Director Stacie Golombiecki, left, and Family and Social Services Supervisor Krysta Anderson hold some of the fleece blankets given to children who enter emergency foster care. Tim Middagh / Forum News Service
    Need for foster parents is great in Minn.
    WORTHINGTON, Minn. — Each year since 1988, the month of May has drawn attention to the nation's foster care programs — from the people...
    NewsMay 19, 2017 - 4:31pm
    May 16, 2017
    Val Kleppen, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Parenting Perspectives: When Mother's Day isn't always happy
    A few days ago, mothers across the US celebrated our special day, being recognized for the labor of love we call parenting. Some celebrated....
    opinionMay 16, 2017 - 9:13am
    May 14, 2017
    Tammy Swift, columnist
    Tammy Swift: Mom was no fool; she was cool
    My mother turned 80 on May Day. We ushered in her octogenarian years with a surprise party featuring all the things she loves: friends, family...
    May 14, 2017 - 7:16am
    May 12, 2017
    Jessica Runck, Homegrown Hollywood columnist
    Homegrown Hollywood: No pain, no gain, no baby
    Last week I froze my eggs. The ones in my body, not the ones in my kitchen. I always considered freezing your eggs something women did so they...
    opinionMay 12, 2017 - 8:00am
    May 6, 2017
    Carol Bursack of Minding Our Elders
    Bursack: Transition from hospital to nursing home most practical move for some
    Dear Carol: My 83-year-old mother has lived with my family for two years, but her Type 1 diabetes and lung problems have been worsening. She...
    NewsMay 6, 2017 - 6:49am
    May 2, 2017
    Celebrating daughter Jenna's graduation from College of St. Mary's in Omaha, Neb. along with daughter Siri (left).
    After 35 years, Minn. native continues his search for mom and dad
    RED WING, Minn. — Steven Nelson was told every year on his birthday by his mother, "I know that there's somebody else thinking about you...
    NewsMay 2, 2017 - 4:51pm
    Nicole Welle, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Parenting Perspectives: The 'mom friends' you need to fill your bucket
    We all need a certain variety of friends. People with complementary backgrounds or living situations, and people without. We need a mix of similarities...
    NewsMay 2, 2017 - 6:47am
    April 29, 2017
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    Caregiving documentary to be shown Wednesday in Willmar
    WILLMAR — A free screening of "Care," a new documentary about caregiving, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kandiyohi County...
    News/localApril 29, 2017 - 7:54am
    April 24, 2017
    Free vision screenings will be offered from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the YMCA by the Willmar Noon and Willmar Nite Lions Clubs. (Dave Wallis / Forum News Service file)
    Lions to offer free vision screening for children
    WILLMAR — The Willmar Noon and Willmar Nite Lions Clubs will jointly sponsor free vision screenings for children at the Kandiyohi County...
    News/localApril 24, 2017 - 9:28am
    April 22, 2017
    Carol Bursack of Minding Our Elders
    Minding our Elders: Delirium and even death following physical trauma not unusual for elders
    Dear Carol: My mother, who was in her early 80s, was doing well, except for arthritis and high blood pressure. Then she fell and broke her hip....
    NewsApril 22, 2017 - 8:25am
    April 18, 2017
    Alicia Strnad Hoalcraft, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Parenting Perspectives: Mother and daughter share love of libraries, books
    If I had to sum up my childhood in one word, that word would be "books." Yes, I had friends, family, school, parties, playtime and more, but...
    NewsApril 18, 2017 - 10:43am
    April 15, 2017
    Photograph of author Carol Bursack of Minding Our Elders by Ann Arbor Miller, annarbormiller.com. Photograph was taken on Jan. 18, 2011, in Fargo, N.D.
    Minding Our Elders: Proper legal documents important for loved ones
    Dear Carol: As my parents aged, we all thought that we were taking care of the legal issues necessary so that I, as Durable Power Of Attorney...
    opinionApril 15, 2017 - 10:35am
    April 11, 2017
    Four years ago yesterday, Val Kleppen and her family were transformed by the death of daughter Harlynn. Special to The Forum
    Parenting Perspectives: 4 years later, daughter's death has transformed me
    She would have been 4 years old yesterday. "Would haves" are the markers we have to measure the time since our second daughter, Harlynn, died....
    opinionApril 11, 2017 - 7:44am
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