Everyone has heard the phrase, “Birds of a feather flock together.” Once in a while, there is a news story about the lone, odd duck hanging out with the gaggle of geese, but those stories only make the news because they are exceptional. People tend to have their groups, and one of the experiences everyone…

I have been told that Missouri is known as the Show-Me state. The exact origin of this unofficial state slogan is unclear and has been widely debated. Many people within the Missouri borders and far beyond believe that the only things that are real and true are things they can see first-hand. However, the idiom…

  How many times when you were growing up did you hear something like, “If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you?” Of course, this was always directed at you after telling your parents you wanted to do something they didn’t approve of. At the time, your rationale was always, “But, everyone is…

  What parent wants their child to be pessimistic, apprehensive, or always looking at the world as if it were half-empty? I certainly wouldn’t want that for my kids, or any kids for that matter. Neither would the parents that I talk to. So the consensus is that everyone wants their kids to be happy…

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