By Maggie Knowles
With Thanksgiving tomorrow, my intent was to write a column about how to raise grateful, compassionate kids who are aching to hand their piggy banks over to food pantries. As sweet as our kidlets are, it is a stretch to assume they are ready to share the wealth when we as parents aren’t much better with managing our own piggy banks.
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