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 I know that it's a tough pill to swallow. You order something you want online, you make sure to select 'front door' delivery; you wait a couple days, and then you get the notification that the package has been delivered. But, when you get home, the box is nowhere to be found. What the heck?! What happened to my package? Did someone walk past and steal my package? Did the delivery person steal it? Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash One of the best things you can do is to take the time to assess your house's setup and consider getting something to help you receive the packages. The pandemic has shown us how easy online ordering is. We can get anything we want delivered to our houses. That's awesome. But, that also comes with  Responsibility. Your property is yours and your responsibility. Amazon, FedEx, DHL, and UPS deliver to your house. They don't have a special box dedicated to parcels like the USPS does.  No third party can deliver to this dedicated USPS m...

  Can I tell you a story of how I met Ted? He's my dog. He's the love of my life, and I learned a lot about my dad the day we got him. The night I first learned of Ted's abuse was when I knew we needed to do something.  -----_--------_------- I walked through the backdoor into the kitchen and noticed my dad, Jim, leaning in the doorway. He was staring at me.  "Where have you been all afternoon?" he growled. "Dad, I was with Havana," I said, looking at him. I didn't want to say where I had been. I knew he would be upset. "No." He said sternly. "You were with him!" He quickly stood up straight and pointed his finger at me. "You lied to me. You told me that you would be studying, and you lied."  I stood there waiting for him to continue. But he didn't; he just stared at me. I didn't know what to say.  I shrugged. I broke the tension by rolling my eyes. "I'm sorry. I've been watching him from my room. Th...