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Because I Said So
By Dawn Meehan

August 2009

  • Lunch Date
    August 14, 2009

    There are some days when the kids do nothing but fight, make messes, and tell me they're bored.

    Sometimes, instead of endless interventions, it's better to just take the kids out of the house for a change in scenery. 

    One day, when my two youngest kids were bored and getting into mischief, I loaded them up and headed to McDonald's to meet a friend for lunch. They needed a little change in routine and I needed to talk to another adult. It was a fun afternoon for all.

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Dawn Meehan, author of the popular parenting blog, BecauseISaidSo.com and book by the same name, has 6 kids (well, 7 if you count her husband).

In her GUIDEPOSTS video blog she shares her parenting wisdom and offers a glimpse into her chaotic life of diaper changes, clogged toilets, muddy footprints, insurmountable piles of laundry, and never-ending car trips stores, church, school, playdates, and sporting events.