Good Morning everyone!  This week at Patience Therapy we’ve received a record number of submissions and I want to take a moment to thank each of you for participating.  It’s been really exciting watching this carnival grow a little bit each and every week.  For those of you unfamiliar with the site, Patience Therapy comes to you each week on Thursday morning.  Generally I post a topic on the previous Monday and also open the floor (or is it soapbox?) for submissions on any topic you please.  There’s only one criterion (that is the singular, yes?) - your article has to in some way help a frazzled parent make it to the weekend.  This could be through humour, advice or just some completely random topic that is so interesting as to make us forget it all for a few brief moments.

Without further adieu, here are this week’s submissions.  If you are stopping by and would like add yours, feel free to use the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the page to post the link to your article.  The more the merrier!

Sol Smith presents Putting Family First posted at How to be a Badass Dad.

Raymond presents My Super Sweet 16 - Messing Up and Spoiling Kids For The Next Generation posted at Money Blue Book.

Anmol Mehta presents The Secret to Compassion posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, “What makes for real compassion to flow? Read on to find out…”

Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer, saying, “This is not necessarily a fitting post for your carnival. Once the project starts, each day I will recognize a fellow blogger that “Helped”"

changeyourtree presents Newsflash: You Teach Others How To Treat You posted at Change Your Tree, saying, “There is a huge misunderstanding that other people get to decide how they treat you. If you don’t want this to be the case, this article will empower you to take that control back–must read!”

Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. presents Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis? posted at Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis.

Astrid Lee presents 10 Steps to Gain Inner Peace - Wayne Dyer videos posted at World Healing, saying, “This blog post talks about and features two very interesting videos by Wayne Dyer on the 10 Symptoms of Inner Peace, that were handed down to him. This is a genuine food-for-the-soul article. Want to Gain Inner Peace? Be sure to review this article!”

FitBuff presents Fast Food Friday - Eat This, Not That posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, “Whether it’s on a road trip when you don’t have time to stop (and didn’t bring your own healthy snack), or on the way home from a long day at work when those golden arches lure you in like a Venus flytrap, you’re going to find yourself struggling to understand the voice coming out of the giant clown mouth again…”

DotLobby presents Bad Dates - How to Eject Safely and Easily! posted at DotGirlfriend.com, saying, “It takes a lot of patience to deal with a bad date, but these tips will help you out…”

DotLobby presents Breaking Bad Habits - 4 Tips to Drop ‘Em All! posted at DotNLP, saying, “Luckily, there isn’t any addiction on Earth that hasn’t been beaten by someone, somewhere. You might just need a little help, so here are 4 tips to stop bad habits, and start some great ones!”

Submit your blog article to the next edition of patience therapy using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.  Or if you’d like to add to this weeks edition, allow me to introduce you to Mr. Linky: