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Mom's Dictionary of Meanings
In many ways, moms have their own special language.When you have children, your life changes forever, and you suddenly find that your conversations are more often about vomit and bodily fluids than...
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Why It Sucks To Be The Second Child
It sucks to be a second child. Being a first child myself, I always kind of knew this, but it wasn’t until recently that I’ve really come to understand just how hard it is. When I was a kid, I used to...
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Mothers' Declaration of Rights
Recently I wrote about the shameful state of women’s health care in America and how America’s broken health care system affects women. PhotoGalleryclick photo to view largerread more
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Is That REALLY Still a Law?
The following is a guest post from Andrew Taylor, Partner in the Family Law Practice at Weber Gallagherread more
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The World Has No Shortage of Heroes
Living in the era of constant connectedness can mean bearing the burden of grief and sorrow for those that are suffering in far reaching corners of the world. That burden is amplified when those...
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You Never Know...
The whole country has been transfixed by the events that happened in Boston. The tragedy has stirred up a lot of feelings in my family and provoked many questions from my younger children. read more
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A Letter to My Children: Wisdom in Parenting
In 2012 the National Association of Mothers’ Centers asked me to write a letter to my children in recognition of Mother’s Day, as a way to impart to the world what wisdom I would like to pass on to...
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Passing Our Stories to Our Children
Story telling is a precious and invaluable way of holding on to your history and never forgetting. It’s a way to create memories that can last a lifetime. read more
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Five Midwestern Values I Want to Teach My Son
I was born and raised in Minnesota. My husband is from Wisconsin. We're raising our seven-year-old son in Los Angeles and trying hard to instill in him the values we grew up with.read more
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High School Reunion Revelations
Do I look the same? Does the cafeteria still exude that overcooked broccoli stink?Will my first boyfriend be there with his wife? How strange will it feel to walk those fluorescent hallways again,...
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How Many Kids Should You Have? Is There a Magic Number?
According to a recent study, the most stressful number of kids to have is three.read more
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David Beckham Caught on Kiss Cam with Baby Harper
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Does Being a Strong Mom Suck?
Since I started my adventure in motherhood back in 2010, I've always had a goal to keep things "strong" -- physically, emotionally and mentally.Don't get me wrong, I've had my share of mommy-meltdowns,...
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In Life, Like Dinner, You Don't Always Get What You Order
I have these moments when something happens and it hits me that this is something that I want to write about. The children joke with me and say that when I have those “lightbulb” moments, they know...
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There's Only One Wrong Way To Parent
Two of my closest girlfriends have, in the last 3 months, had their first babies. Both of them are surrounded by friends whose children are all a few years older or if they have infants, it is not...
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Shared Custody: When "Me -Time" Also Brings The Loudest Silence
During the year I look forward to that small window of "me-time" when my daughter takes her annual summer vacation in Montreal, Canada with her Dad. Yet, this year, more than any other, I realized, she...
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What Kind Of Political Wife Are You?
Big news in New York these days: disgraced politicians Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner are both running for political office again. Spitzer, who was New York’s attorney general and governor, is...
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There's a Mouse in my House!
"If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask you for a straw…” and on and on the story goes.read more
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Did You Find Your Passion, Or Did It Find You?
My brother, Jeff, was not only cool ‘cause he was my big brother but he had focus and found his passion when he was barely 13. I envied that characteristic and very early on I hoped to share that...
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Why Moms Have "Mad Skills"
As mothers, we’ve got some serious skills.Whether they’re innate or learned through trial-and-error, our abilities and talents would make any professional resume shudder in jealousy.read more
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Helicopter Mom or Hub Director?
One of the hardest parts of parenting is letting go. As a new school year rapidly approaches, I feel the ache and pull in my heart as I slowly (and I do mean at a snail’s pace), let my children go out...
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What I Didn't Post on Facebook
Last week, I read an article dissing parents who only write and/or post positive things about their children on their blogs and other social media sites, like Facebook. Then I looked at my Facebook...
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Recently, MSNBC did a segment on education and the growing realization that academic ability is less likely to predict future success than qualities such as perseverance and resilience.read more
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Why I Need To Start Outsourcing
I have a new book out, which is really exciting. It’s called Projection, and it’s set in two different time periods: one in present day California, one in Ancient Rome. read more
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Are You a Control Freak Parent?
Want to feel less stressed out? If you're a "control" freak, the solution could be as simple as learning to let go.Real Simple and the Families and Work Institute asked more than 3,000 women between...
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