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Hi LifeKit. My name is Sarah Doro and I'm from Austin, Texas.

I have two little girls, a six-year-old and a 17-month-old.

And I just had a few tips for parents. We've been giving our older daughter

just a lot more responsibility. We have been kind of giving her more chores than we normally would.

She and my 17-month-old the other day helped me unload the dishwasher.

It was fun for them. It helped kind of pass the time and kept them occupied and busy.

We're also going to be teaching her cooking and gardening and just different life skills

that we wouldn't normally have time to do during our work week.

And so I hope that it is helpful for you.

And just remember to give yourself lots of grace because you just got to take it one day at a time.

Thanks. Bye.

I'm not a real writer. How am I ever going to find the time to write?

I mean, I've only ever written fanfic and I'm afraid of getting in trouble for writing something outside my own experience.

And who cares what I have to say? I'm just not a real writer.

It's kind of a truism that everyone has a book in them, right?

We all have some kind of story to tell, but it's equally true that a lot of us have those crummy

little inner voices telling us it's never going to happen.

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