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How to support a friend through the adoption process
The adoption journey is emotional, nerve-wracking and irritating at times with all that paperwork! Finding ways to support your friend going through adoption will help her through this roller coaster...
View ArticleWhat is your parenting theme song? (VIDEO)
Kat says, "I like to take whatever popular song that my kids are jammin’ out to, and make it my own. For example, my latest song is 'Rude' by Magic! When my kids do something I don’t approve of, I will...
View ArticleWhat's with all the creepy clowns in Bakersfield?
I've never had a great love of clowns. In fact, I've often said that Ronald McDonald has a face of pure evil — his mouth ringed in the scarlet blood of the innocents upon which he surely feasts. Is...
View ArticleBaby trapped under dead father survives
However, the man's 5-year-old son managed to alert neighbors, saying he thought his father was dead. Authorities were called, and the baby was rescued — worse for wear, but alive and recovering. She is...
View ArticleParents of son with disabilities: We wish we'd aborted
"I didn't want a baby with disabilities," Jill told the UK's Daily Mail. "I was thinking, 'Is he going to be in a wheelchair? Am I going to lose my job and be a stay-in parent?' It wasn't what I wanted...
View ArticleThe problem with cheerleaders
I've been a rabid hockey fan since I was 13 years old. I've had men at hockey games ask me if I like hockey (no, I just got lost and ended up at a game, wearing a home team jersey) or try to explain...
View ArticleThis little boy dancing like Patrick Swayze is everything (VIDEO)
little boy dancing little boy dancing According to mom Lainie, 8-year-old Charlie loves to dance and watches dance videos over and over. Amazingly, he's only taken one dance class years ago. His moves...
View ArticleThe Mamafesto: Where motherhood and feminism collide
When I was in my early 20s, I was hard at work on my thesis for my master's degree, which looked at the status of feminism in the lives of women in their 20s. I was interested to see if women in this...
View ArticleI won't be taking my kids to beg strangers for candy this Halloween
Call me the Halloween Grinch, but I really hate trick-or-treating. Begrudgingly, I have in the past allowed my mother and my husband to take our son out begging for candy, but I think this year we are...
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Halloween fun: Celebs Jessica Alba, Fergie, J.Lo at Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch
Photo credit: Michael Wright/WENN.com Jessica Alba Wearing distressed bell-bottom jeans, a white tank and a fringed bag, Jessica Alba looked bohemian chic as she held the hand of her daughter,...
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DIY 3-D craft punch wall art for kids
If you're anything like me, when you're ready for a painting project, you go to the hardware store and stand before the rows and rows of paint chips and you feel lost in a sea of choices. I leave the...
View Article3 Financial lessons you should teach your high school student
Your child may feel intimidated or overwhelmed by this approaching future, or she may have little idea about what she will soon face. In order to prepare your young adult for financial responsibility,...
View ArticleHow many kids is too many? (VIDEO)
Summer says, "I couldn't say that there is a number that is too much. It really depends on the family and what they can afford, what they can emotionally handle and what they feel is best for their life."
View ArticleCollege students win design award for short film on autism (VIDEO)
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View ArticleOhio pastor allegedly forced vasectomies, abortions on followers
ABJ Report on Ernest Angley ABJ Report on Ernest Angley How can you tell the difference between a church and a cult? Here's a big clue: If your pastor is urging you to abort your wanted pregnancies or...
View ArticleEvery school needs to adopt the birthday cake ban
I promise you that I am not a heartless monster. I have two children, and I let them eat cake on occasion. I am a parent who prefers to limit sugar in my sons' diets because, really, it's unnecessary,...
View ArticleSupermodel mom Niki Taylor shares her favorite kid snacks (VIDEO)
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View ArticleMom debate: Is Gwyneth Paltrow really a working mom?
Rebecca Bahret: Gwyneth is no working mom Oh Gwyneth, when will you get it? Sometimes just because words are technically right doesn't mean they are culturally correct. Sure, you work. Sure, you're a...
View ArticleI'll never make a Halloween costume for my kid
It all went down when I happened to read an article by a fellow blogger who confessed her overwhelming mommy guilt for failing to make her son a custom-crafted Halloween costume for his annual school...
View ArticleWhy I won't let my kid get away with being lazy
I have frequently resented my role as a single mom — not the child, but the loneliness — however, I'm incredibly thankful that single motherhood taught me not to tolerate laziness cast as a twisted...
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