I’d like to recognize all of the entries we got! Take some time to read over all of them this weekend and I’m sure you’ll agree that each of the authors wrote with passion and true feeling. Thank YOU all.

1. Joanne at Forever Parents was the first to enter with her post called Teen Advice. Joanne has been blessed with such a supportive Mother – I love the picture of your Mom that you included in your post.
2. Kate from Babylune (who inspired this contest) has her Master’s Degree thanks to some sage advice she received as a teen – stay in school as long as you can!
3. What came across as nagging to a teen turned out to be great advice as far as Doris is concerned. See, Mom, we did listen!
4. Abel Cheng from ParentWonder was able to find a silver lining to his turbulent teen years in the lessons he learned along the way.
5. Maria of My Baby and I got some great advice from her Mum. I managed to follow three of her four guidelines. I got married at 26.
6. Dawud of dmiracle has fond memories of his Grandad and the words he spoke when Dawud was 8 years old – “what you focus on expands” – you will have to read the entry to truly understand these profound words.
7. Gayle of Parenting Teens writes a beautiful post on the importance of family first; how she received this advice and is now passing it on to her daughter.
8. ExPat Mom’s It’s Ok to Cry When You Say Goodbye entry was very moving! What tough events to have to weather, but what a wonderful father.
9. Randa shared best advice she received – one that results in a clear conscious – honesty is the best policy because your sins will find you out.
10. At Principled Discovery, Dana reminded us that face-to-face contact is best and that she now understands why her parents were always asking her to get off the phone!
11. Neena just graduated to her own domain (yeah)! Remember when you were a teen and were giving your parents a hard time and their response was “just wait until you have kids“? Oh YIKES – they were trying to warn us!
12. Gayla wrote at SuperNannyRules about the important advice of not lending money to friends. It’s like putting a price on your friendship.

I am so glad we are making this a RANDOM draw, because all of these entries were winners!

Drumroll please… My tweenie daughter has put all the entry numbers in a big bowl…and she just pulled out a winning slip of paper…

And the winner is number 8, ExPat Mom’s entry for It’s Ok to Cry When You Say Goodbye.

CONGRATULATIONS! I will be in touch with you shortly. You may choose a $24.95 deposit to your PayPal account or a $24.95 Amazon Gift Certificate.

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Drumroll Please – We have a winner

Day 2 entries:

• Maria of My Baby and I got some great advice from her Mum. I managed to follow three of her four guidelines. I got married at 26.
• Dawud of dmiracle has fond memories of his Grandad and the words he spoke when Dawud was 8 years old – “what you focus on expands” – you will have to read the entry to truly understand these profound words.
• Gayle of Parenting Teens writes a beautiful post on the importance of family first; how she received this advice and is now passing it on to her daughter.
• ExPat Mom’s It’s Ok to Cry When You Say Goodbye entry was very moving! What tough events to have to weather, but what a wonderful father.

Remember, it’s not too late to enter! I am truly impressed by the quality of the entries I have received so far – your’s will be fantastic and I can’t wait to read it.

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Best Advice Group Writing Project – Day 2 Entries

The Day 1 entries are:

• Joanne at Forever Parents was the first to enter with her post called Teen Advice. Joanne has been blessed with such a supportive Mother – I love the picture of your Mom that you included in your post.
• Kate from Babylune (who inspired this contest) has her Master’s Degree thanks to some sage advice she received as a teen – stay in school as long as you can!
• What came across as nagging as a teen turned out to be great advice as far as Doris is concerned. See, Mom, we did listen!
• Abel Cheng from ParentWonder was able to find a silver lining to his turbulent teen years in the lessons he learned along the way.
• And, I gave my two cents worth at Casual Keystrokes (don’t worry, this one isn’t officially entered).

I know that my readers were all teens once and that you all have something to share with us! Join in! And don’t forget to leave me a comment – I don’t want to miss anyone.

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Best Advice Group Writing Project – Day 1 Entries

Contest Theme

We were all tweens/teens at some point in the past and even though our parents were convinced that we heard NOTHING of the good advice they gave us, we really did listen – at least a little bit. I want to know what advice your parents or another influential adult gave you as a teen that you took to heart. It can be funny. It can be serious. It can be a list, a story, a confession – be creative! Just keep it tasteful – this is a family-oriented site. (I reserve the right to not post entries that are inappropriate)

Contest Rules/Details

In order to participate, make your post anytime between now and 11:59 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2007. Include an small intro to your post with a link to this post and to be sure I don’t miss anyone, don’t forget to leave a comment, too. I will post entries in batches for the day and will post the final list on Friday. Once all the final entries are posted, I will have one of my tweens draw a random entry out of a hat.

The winning entry will win a $24.95 Amazon gift certificate or $24.95 in cash via PayPal. Why $24.95? That is the magic number that allows us to reward you with out you incurring any tax penalties. The prize is yours to do with as you please.

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Weary Parent Group Writing Project and Contest

In Kate’s own words:

Every morning, I’ll post all of the entries from the previous day.

The contest is open now and closes at 11:59 PM on Thursday, 14 June, 2007.

The final entries will be posted on Friday, 15 June, 2007. On Saturday the 16th, I’ll announce the results of a random draw of all eligible posts to receive the winning blogger’s choice of a $24.95 gift voucher from Amazon or $24.95 in virtual cash via PayPal (it has to be under $25 US to avoid potential tax penalties for the winner).

What are you waiting for? Join in – for the experience, the link love, and hopefully for the cash, too!

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Parenting Mistakes Group Writing Project