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Here are the all age comics for Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day happens the first Saturday in May. It’s a chance when all of the comic publishers print new stories and put them in a special free book. In some cases they’ll publish snippets of old stories, regardless, Free Comic Book Day is awesome and a great chance to find new books and introduce your children to all age comics to help with the lifelong habit of reading.

Some comic book stores will have a limit or certain books will have a limited quantity. For example our local store lets you get five comics. Some of the comics will still be in stock the next day because there are more of them available. This guide will show you all of the all age comics, there are many others that are geared to teens or mature audiences.

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Ramblings of children: The fur on my arm is getting longer

When you drive children around in the car it’s a conversation roulette wheel. Sometimes it’s meaningless whispers and other times it’s priceless conversation akin to learning a second language.

Jake: “The fur on my arm is getting longer”
Note: when you’re a parent you learn to think in the abstract. Your kid may seem like he’s muttering without purpose or syntax, but you can understand them. Thus, when he said this-and after a quick look back in the rear view mirror I knew what he was talking about.

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Being happy isn’t hard according to The Candy Newspaper

As another school year ends I’m taking note of the little things that will not be the same next year. Our oldest will start kindergarten and his younger brother will continue speech classes at the same elementary school. We’re doing our errands, dropping them off here and there and I realize that this is the most time I will ever spend with them. That is much more of a blessing than a curse and I need to remind myself of that from time to time.

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Is it possible to love someone too much?

At the risk of burying the lede, the headline is not meant to be hyperbole. Rather, it’s a reminder that kids say the darndest things and it’s one of the jobs of parents to try and remember as many of them as possible. A five year old is full of so many other emotions that they can’t process in a timely manner. We’re used to most of the chaos and love, but the other day he said something that was utterly unexpected and beyond his years.

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Rockport shoes giveaway #BlogPOPEvents

The other day I had major back pain so I went to the chiropractor. When I lay down on the table he said, “Are those Rockports”? Yes, yes, they are I said in my best Phineas and Ferb cadence. Specifically, they’re the new Walk 360 Toe Guard shoes. He then went on to show me his Rockport shoes that he’s had for years. It was a new bond between me and my chiropractor, just before he got to the brass tax of twisting my arms, legs and torso in such a way to smooth out my angry muscles.

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Gaunt and skinny, Mr. Potato Head and parenting expectations

The next best place to an airport to people watch is the food court. The boys and I were having ice cream and the eldest snickered at someone walking by. “It’s not nice to laugh at people”, I said. I looked up to see what had attracted his attention and did a double take. He was a teen that looked as close to someone in person as one of the Twins from The Matrix as you could imagine. Granted, he was shorter and wasn’t wearing a trench coat; but he was the suburbia twin looking for Neo, or perhaps ice cream.

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New all age comics for Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Happy new comic day! There are some great all age comics and trade paperbacks out today including Bob’s Burgers and Sonic Saga. The Courageous Princess Volume 1: Beyond the Hundred Kingdoms looks great. Its balance of action, art and story-that is great for boys or girls resonates quicker than any comic in recent memory. This is a graphic novel, so it’s thicker than a normal comic book.

For the comics this week Lumberjanes is great and worth checking out, the final issue of Terrible Lizard comes out, the always dependable Peanuts and Simpsons Comics, as well as, two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle titles.

Fans of The Simpsons in book form will also want to check out Vault of Simsonology: Lisa Simpson Geek Chic.

The links will take you to Things From Another World and will save you 10% or more on comics. If you want to head out to your local comic book store and pick these up today then dig the link, find out where yours is located and get your kids reading some all age comic books.

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The #DreamForMyChild spot from MetLife resonates if you let it #ad

This is a sponsored post from MetLife. All thoughts are our own and we’ve been compensated for creating this. The online ad from MetLife is creating some buzz. This MetLife spot was shot for the Hong Kong market but resonated so deeply with that market that it was opened up to a wider audience. Know that fact as you watch the ad, the way it’s presented and how it makes you feel.

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