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An Older Sibling Shares Her Thoughts on Adoption
Editor's Note: Maybe you're considering adopting a child. Maybe you are touched by adoption and like to learn about all aspects of the subject. Maybe you don't know anything beyond what television...
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BlogHer Food Interviews: Brand-Blogger Relations
This week's BlogHer Food '13 speaker interview brings us the panelists from our Brand/Blogger Relations session. Working with brands is an issue that newer and seasoned bloggers alike struggle with, so...
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What's the Sequester Anyway and Do You Care About It?
There's a word that's been floating around political circles that I've been avoiding writing about. Sequester. There, I said it. Frankly, most people don't have passionate reactions to the sequester as...
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Oscar Watching In Small Town USA: Fandom At The Mercy Of The Movie Decider
Do you ever feel as though you are moving backward instead of forward? With all the hoopla leading up to the Oscars telecast this Sunday, backward is exactly what I'm feeling.Let me explain.Image via...
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How The Manly Movies My Parents Loved Shaped My Childhood
[Editor's Note: Nat of Frothy Girlz recent took a trip down memory lane via her parents BetaMax collection. What movies did your parents introduce you to that shaped your taste? Nat unearthed some...
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8 Signs That It's Time to Retire
How do you know when it is time to retire? It can mean many things to different people. There's the serious side of finance, career, and creating a new chapter. There's also the humorous side in which...
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Bra and Panties Cookies, or How to Embarrass Your Tweenage Son
Editor’s note: A mother of two boys, Lizy B. tells a hilarious story about making these cookies for a bachelorette party. Well, she accidentally leaves them on the kitchen table and you can probably...
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Reverse Snobbery: Too Pretty To Relate?
Oh...she's gorgeous. My heart sank a little as I saw Ann Voskamp's words, so inspiring and life-changing on the pages of her book, come to life in her small group study DVD. Her book, One Thousand...
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The Mother's Learning Curve: I Know Less Now
Editor's Note: I think mothering, the learning-curve of knowing how to do it, is kind of like the learning curve of life. As a teenager, didn't you know everything? I did! In college, I struggled a...
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My Daughter Is Sad Because God Is a Boy
Editor's Note: One thing I've learned that kids do quite well is make parents scratch their heads, think outside of the box and seek answers that they might not have known needed seeking. Wendy Thomas...
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9 Most Memorable Oscar Fashion Statements of the Last 15 Years
Awards season is in full swing, and the biggest night for Hollywood is quickly approaching! While The Golden Globes and Grammys are fun to watch, let's face it: We all look forward to watching the...
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Ready or Not, Hotmail Switches to Outlook
I put together a quarterly newsletter for my neighborhood association. The association president is a retired Ph.D. professor from the local university. She's not a stupid woman. But she keeps...
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5 Red Carpet Fashion Trends to Buy Right Now
From the Emmys to the Grammys, celebrities rocked some of the hottest fashion trends this awards season. When it comes to red carpet style, in my opinion there are three ways to go: classic, sexy, or...
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Explaining The Food Chain To a Kid
The other day, I was teaching my step-son about the food chain and all that goes with it. Eian and I regularly do science experiments and learn about the world around us after school. His mother and I...
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Plan Your Oscar Party With Our Recipe Blowout: 9 Themed Menus
The Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday. Whether you're planning a blowout Oscar-watching party or just kicking it with a few friends, here are some menus that are inspired by the nominees for Best...
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Why FX's 'The Americans' Is TV's Best Show About Marriage and Family
Prepare to forget everything you think you know about Keri Russell and her role as an introspective college student who got the most famous haircut in primetime television history. Felicity is all...
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What Exactly IS the Average Sized Woman?
This post has been in my head for a few months now. Thanks to Bren over at My Girly Parts for reminding me to get it out.What size do you consider to be “average” when it comes to women? 4? 6? 10? 12?...
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How to Use an Ironing Board to Create a Standing Desk
[Editor's Note: A computer-centric job creates the opportunity to sit on your butt a lot. Even if you don't exercise vigorously, simply standing and moving can do so much for your health and...
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Vine: Not Just for Twitter Anymore
Vine - Make a Scene is a new app that records 6 seconds of video and sends it to Twitter. In what seems like mere days since Vine was debuted, an entire movie shot entirely with Vine, It's a Disaster,...
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PBS's "Makers" Chronicles the Fight for Womanhood as We Know It
I was born in 1981. I'm a part of a generation of women who carry the torch of equality and feminism while simultaneously taking for granted so many of the basic liberties that our grandmothers and...
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