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/ Monday, June 10, 2019

FAMILY VIDEO: My Husband Left Me and Our Kids on Mother's Day!

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FAMILY VIDEO: My Husband Left Me and Our Kids on Mother's Day!

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/ Sunday, June 2, 2019

FAMILY VIDEO: NEW CAR ON MY BIRTHDAY!!!

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FAMILY VIDEO: NEW CAR ON MY BIRTHDAY!!!

/ Wednesday, May 29, 2019

FAMILY VIDEO: Hanging With the In-Laws | Car Clean Out

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FAMILY VIDEO: Hanging With the In-Laws | Car Clean Out

In this video, I cleaned out my car, spent a day with my in-laws, and watched my husband play in a basketball game.

/ Sunday, May 26, 2019

"Mom, They Forgot About Me."

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Recently, my daughter's school held its annual student recognition ceremony. They sent invites home with students who had a 3.5 GPA or higher and students who were members of various clubs and organizations. We were invited and I knew it was for my daughter's grades and Art Club Club participation.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Although the counselor kept her word, I wasn't fully pleased with the outcome, however, since my daughter didn't want me to call the school in the first place, I let it be and we had our own little celebration. My mother was upset and asked me, "they didn't at least give her recognition over the school intercom?" My family members were upset, some even joked that I should've requested another ceremony including her.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">My daughter is very shy and quiet at school. She doesn't talk to anyone on the phone or text, she doesn't hang out with people outside of the family. Imagine my surprise when her name was called and the 6th-grade students got loud, screaming for her. My mom leaned over to me and said, "I guess she does have friends after all." Phoenix said she was surprised too.</span></div>
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"Mom, They Forgot About Me."

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/ Sunday, April 28, 2019

Family Video: Mom and Son Shoot Dance Off and Gabe's 1st Grade Championship Game

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IN THIS VIDEO: My husband set up an April Fool's Day prank that I was very aware of and still fell for... twice. My son fell for it as well and he was so upset he cried. Gabe had a big basketball championship game and at the end, I tried to do the shoot dance. Fun times! Comment below and subscribe to this blog and YouTube channel to receive new post updates!<br />
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Family Video: Mom and Son Shoot Dance Off and Gabe's 1st Grade Championship Game

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/ Sunday, April 21, 2019

Family Video: They Finally Did It! | Why Did He Lie About That?

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/ Thursday, January 3, 2019

Family Video: New Year's Eve Family Fun in the Snow! Snow Tubing

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IN THIS VIDEO: To celebrate the new year my family spent New Year's Eve snow tubing. Although it was cold, we had a lot of fun! Happy New Year!<br />
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/ Thursday, August 30, 2018

An Affordable NASCAR Experience [GUEST POST]

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My son loves all things cars, specifically the movie franchise that stars Lightning McQueen and most recently, NASCAR. He doesn't really have a favorite driver; however, when he was able to go to the store and choose cars as a gift, he'd go on to select Chase Elliot's #24 and #25 NAPA Auto Parts cars and whenever there was a race on TV, he'd be the driver he was looking for (I once chose a Dale Earnhardt Jr. car for him because, besides Danica Patrick, he's the only other driver I know). I didn't have the chance to take him to see a Cars movie in theaters, as the first two were before his time and Cars 3 he saw with his dad, so being from Kansas City, I thought it would be nice to take him to an actual NASCAR race at the Kansas Speedway, which is less than a 30 minute drive from our home.<br />
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If you know anything about NASCAR, you know that those tickets are not cheap! A youth ticket could be free; however, an adult ticket could range from $75-$100 depending on the race. Considering I'm a mom who is single, on a budget, doesn't know anything about these races, and had a 6-year-old boy whose attention span wouldn't outlast the whole race, I needed another option. Fortunately, there is such a thing called a qualifying race and those tickets were more affordable.<br />
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The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying ARCA Racing Series saved the day! A short history lesson: ARCA stands for the Automobile Racing Club of America and was founded in 1953 as the Midwestern Association for Race Cars. It is considered a minor but professional league of stock car racing and was acquired by NASCAR this year. I found this information via Wikipedia and an April 2018 article written on <a href="http://motorsport.com/">motorsport.com</a>, but the most important part of this racing series for me is that general admission is $10 and you can sit wherever you like(!). Also, you can bring in your own snacks and drinks to the races! That was a major plus that I knew nothing about prior to searching the Kansas Speedway's website. I even took the extra initiative to call the box office to make sure that this $10, open seating and snack bringing experience was real! Even parking was free! The only expense I incurred outside of our $20 tickets was purchasing myself the suggested earbuds ($5) and my son a pair of protective earmuffs for $15. So I spent about $40 in total, but it was still less than the $75 ticket for myself plus the ear protection. Nonetheless, we packed our snacks in BJ's "traveling backpack" and were off to Kansas Speedway to spend a chilly October night at the race!<br />
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Honestly, it was a bit awkward, as we were only two of five people of color that I could see; however, I was more focused on how much fun my son had. As soon as we walked through the gates he yelled "I can't believe I'm here!" and did a little dance. :) When the cars came around to the side where the audience was seated, he'd stand in excitement with everyone else. It was an awesome feeling to see him enjoy himself on one of our Mother-Son outings and for me to be able to provide that memorable moment for him. As suspected, he gave the race about an hour and a half of his attention, which was probably lap 75/200 (I can't recall) and then he turned his focus to the two or three cars he packed in his backpack and started playing with those. And since it was chilly and watching the cars go around in a circle started making me a tad dizzy, I made sure that he was ready to go so we could head home. <br />
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I cherish these moments with my little boy. We may not have the same interest, as I've never entertained the idea of NASCAR in my whole life, but the most important thing was to spend that time with him and make him smile. It doesn't matter how awkward, cold or dizzy I felt. I was going to find a way to make attending a NASCAR race a real thing for him. Again, I am grateful for those $10 ARCA tickets. I didn't have the funds for a "real" NASCAR race and now, almost a year later, he doesn't talk about NASCAR or much less play with cars anymore. Nope! He's into sports now, but I think I'll leave the NBA game attendance to Dad.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello! My name is Crystal and I am a native Kansas City, Missourian.  I am the mother of a 6-year old video game connoisseur, car-loving son affectionately known as BJ.  I am an Avila University non-traditional graduate and am very proud of that achievement.  My contribution to Britney Dearest is to reveal a perspective that is opposite of the hostess; however, share that life as a mom who is single (but dating), working two jobs, maintaining a home (that I purchased on my own in 2016) and having a balanced social and parenting life is possible.  I hope to be an inspiration to those whose lives may not be that of a wife (yet) and mother of 2.5 children, yet still able to live it as prosperous and customary as possible.</span></div>
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An Affordable NASCAR Experience [GUEST POST]

My son loves all things cars, specifically the movie franchise that stars Lightning McQueen and most recently, NASCAR. He doesn't rea...

/ Thursday, June 14, 2018

I’m Living the Single, Single, Single… Life! (With a Little One) [GUEST POST]

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<span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the midst of a blog about families, home and mom life, I am here to talk about single parent life because that’s what myself and 32% of the US population were in 2017, according to Pew Research Center.  And if you are a faithful subscriber to any of Britney Dearest’s platforms, you may have noticed that she was once a single parent in the early years of her daughter’s life.  However, I’m not here to talk about the statistics and deliver a “woe-is-me” experience about it.  Nope!  I’d prefer to talk about how parents who are single can thrive in their own right until that special someone comes along – if that’s what they’re aiming toward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ideally, I think some of us would like to be married with 2.5 children, but life doesn’t always work out that way.  Sometimes people have children and get divorced or unplanned children are born into unmarried relationships, oftentimes leaving one parent with the responsibility of caring for their child or children if that relationship ends.  Per Pew Research Center, 15 million children are living with a solo mother, 5 million live with cohabiting parents, and 3 million live with a solo father.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes, I am not sure which classification my child falls under.  He doesn’t have a single mother or father.  His father is married to a wonderful woman and his mother happens to live alone and be unmarried, but is dating.  However, the census bureau may still label me as a single mother and I don’t like it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don’t dislike it for any shameful reasons.  Oh no!  I truly admire those parents that house, clothe, feed, love on, entertain, show up, care for and more for their children every single day.  Parents that put the needs and wants of their children before their own desires while their children don’t see a lick of their struggle are worthy to be praised.  But I am not a single parent.  I get the luxury of my son spending time with his dad every Monday, Tuesday, and biweekly weekends.  We’ve done this for almost 7 years now.  Along with time spent, his father helps financially and I don’t mean I call him with a number and he provides.  He is responsible for our son’s health insurance and splits the cost of birthday parties, he shows up to every school program and sporting event and provides all clothing and accessories while our son in his care.  He doesn’t pay court-ordered child support because his support for his child is consistent and voluntary at all times.  We may have disagreements, but eventually, we come to an understanding and move on with our days.  I would never call myself a single mom and take any credit away from what he does and demean the job that true single parents have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With all of that being said, I won’t be a prude about how the census bureau classifies us, but my hope is that all parents could co-parent successfully.  If the end of the relationship was not due to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, my belief is that it can be done.  Sometimes, we just have to set our emotions aside and peacefully coexist for the sake of our children.  It may sound cliché, but it is extremely important.  Our relationship ended when our son was just seven months old; however, he has not seen us being cruel toward each other.  Of course, we’ve had our arguments and disagreements, but it’s always been important to keep that behavior away from our son.  He doesn’t have a “favorite parent” and never shies away when it’s time to visit with the other (though he tells me every pick up that he missed me </span><span style="font-family: "Quattrocento Sans"; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">😉</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">).  Furthermore, because I’ve kept my emotions at bay, transitioning to a home with a step-mother was made easier for him because from his perspective, I was 100% supportive (we can save my true feelings at that time for another time).</span></div>
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I’m Living the Single, Single, Single… Life! (With a Little One) [GUEST POST]

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/ Thursday, February 15, 2018

My Personal Experience as a Substitute Teacher - Pros and Cons

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-<i>The biggest con for me-</i> it can be mentally draining and stressful. Most classes will test the substitute teacher and students can be very disrespectful. It takes a lot of patience on the substitute's behalf. Fortunately, many teachers leave instructions on how to deal with specific students who may cause issues and neighboring teachers are there to assist for what many schools I have taught at calling a "buddy room" or they remove those students from class for the day, sending them with a teacher the student is more familiar with. I have taught in numerous districts and some were easier than others, but every class has at least one challenging student you may have to give a little extra attention to.<br />
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I will say that the positive outweighs the negative. There have been numerous times students asked if I was coming back and when I answered no, they expressed unhappiness. Students ask for hugs, it feels great to see students learning and enthusiastic about learning, they give such sweet compliments and can make you feel like the best substitute ever. On the contrast, I have been hit in the stomach and had my debit card stolen, both incidents were done by elementary aged kids, two different districts. I don't know if I'm willing to continue dealing with the negative aspects.<br />
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While deciding whether or not I should continue pursuing my degree in childhood education, I try to remind myself that permanent teachers are treated much differently- better- by their homeroom students than the substitutes, however, my experiences still lead me to question if it's something I can see myself doing for the rest of my working years. I absolutely adore children! My family knows I have a huge heart and soft spot for children, so maybe I'll consider combining my two passions- graphic design and teaching and teach high schoolers graphic design. We shall see!<br />
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I began substitute teaching this school year, in August, and the extra income for our household has been great. The flexibility of m...

/ Saturday, December 2, 2017

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Throughout the years my children have accumulated so many toys! They have a playroom filled with toys that haven't been played with, in what seems like ages, in favor of more simple things that they enjoy playing with like LEGO bricks, electronic gaming systems, arts and crafts, science kits, and outdoor activities like basketball and bike riding.<br />
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I decided that I am not buying my kids any toys this Christmas. I'll leave that up to my family members who ignore my pleas to not buy them any toys. My husband and I sat down and came up with other options. For us, it's not about the number of things they receive, the quality is much more important.<br />
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<b>-Gift Cards to their favorite play places</b> or someplace new like a trampoline park, indoor skydiving, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, <a href="http://www.britneydearest.com/2017/11/check-out-new-and-improved-chuck-e-cheeses-remodel.html" target="_blank">Chuck E. Cheese's</a>... There are so many different options!<br />
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<b>-</b>A <b>monthly subscription box</b> like <a href="http://www.britneydearest.com/2017/10/our-bitsbox-coding-for-kids-unboxing.html" target="_blank">Bitsbox Coding For Kids</a>.<br />
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<b>-Arts and crafts supplies </b>for little crafters like a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20target=%22_blank%22%20href=%22https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&tag=britneydear0b-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=4d3e01b0110b6cbbf7e551d5435dcd7c&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=electronics&keywords=scrapbooks%20for%20kids%22%3Escrapbooks%20for%20kids%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=britneydear0b-20&l=ur2&o=1%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" target="_blank">scrapbook</a>, an art easel with a paper roll, or an accessory making kit.<br />
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