PTAN #37 – ‘The Good Stripper’ Reveals All

This Former Dancer Reveals All When Marci Warhaft says she understands challenges, she’s not kidding. The author of The Good Stripper tears off the mask of shame that she felt …

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PTAN #35 – The Ultimate Parenting Challenge

This Parenting Challenge Was Something That Maria Manna Could Never Have Expected Growing up in an Italian-Canadian household, Maria Manna learned early how to be responsible and to persevere. Yet …

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ESSAY: How the Internet Ruined Kids’ Fun

The Internet Has Made Kids Anxious Patience is a virtue, we were once told Back in the day, anticipation was the name of the game. Kids had to wait – …

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ESSAY – I Wish it Were 1978 Just For One Day

  Before digital tech, notifications came by phone or snail mail There was a time when the day ended. Those times themselves ended with the advent of digital technology and …

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PTAN #34 – When Daughter Becomes Mother – Interview With Jann Arden

Jann Arden talks about caring for her mother, who was suffering from Alzheimers Jann Arden has experienced much in her life. Even so, she wasn’t prepared for the experience of …

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Essay – Memories of Low Tech Popcorn

Back in the Day, Stovetop Popcorn Was the Only Option And not a microwave in sight… In this Parenting Then and Now Essay, we remember a simple pleasure that’s largely …

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PTAN #31 – It’s All About the Hustle

  Work, Work, Work, Work, Work Broadcast personality Taylor Kaye learned early on that “the hustle” was what would lead to success. As a child, she watched her mother work …

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Retro Memory #28 – The Test Pattern

Once Upon a Time, TV Ended For The Night… The test pattern was once the image that you didn’t want to see on your television screen. Often indicating the end …

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Retro Memory #25 – The Transistor Radio

This item was everywhere before the age of streaming music  For many years in earlier times, the transistor radio was the only way to go if you wanted to take your music …

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