Dear Tim Cook: Please bring back the iPod.

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The Gen 3 Apple iPod, one of the greatest devices known to man. It just so happened to be the one I owned.)

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My 81-year-old mom lives with my tween and me. It's made my son more empathetic.

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Julie Kelley recently went on vacation with her mom Judy and her 11-year-old son.

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My husband has tricks that save us $300 or more a month on groceries, from signing up for memberships to stocking up on non-perishables

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The author's husband has five tricks to save money for shopping groceries.

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I earned my master's from Full Sail University. I thought the online program would be easy, but then I got pregnant.

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The author earned her master's online.

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I send my kids to their grandparents for 2 weeks every year. They make memories and I reconnect with my husband.

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A granddad with his two grandchildren.

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Our 4 kids only participate in 1 after-school activity each. It helps us stay on budget and leaves room for family time.

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The author said she limits her kids (not pictured) to participating in one after-school activity at a time.

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Youth soccer was demanding, and wearing my family out. My son's coach came up with a surprising solution.

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The author's kids spending time together at home.
The author spoke with her son's soccer coach, and he now attends fewer practices in favor of spending time at home with his family.

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Spotify was my personal nightmare for kids. Finally, it's getting parental controls.

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Spotify will allow parents to block video content as explict lyrics for kids.

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Meet the parents working 'weird hours,' clocking in before dawn, and scrambling for childcare

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Rochelle Cooper and her husband raise their son and work as full-time chefs.

Rochelle Cooper

I quit my job and moved back in with my parents. I sleep in a blow-up bed in the kitchen so my teen can have a room of her own.

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Laura Kerr moved in with her parents and set up a bed in their kitchen

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