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Moms Talk: Are You Turning Into Your Mom?

Share your parenting know-how.

Welcome to this week's installment of Moms Talk (the name notwithstanding, dads, grandparents, expecting parents and even people with no kids are welcome and encouraged to contribute).

We'll have a new topic each week, and feel free to share your thoughts on past Moms Talk topics.

If you have a question you want to add to the forum, e-mail it to luke.roney@patch.com with "Moms Talk" in the subject line.  

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Here's today's topic:

How many times did you hear your mom or dad say something, and you thought to yourself, "I'll never say that to my kid."

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The years drift by and you become a parent, and lo and behold, you catch yourself saying the exact same thing your Mom or Dad said to you.

Have you turned into your mom or dad yet? What have you done or said that is like your own Mom or Dad and you said you would never do?


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