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"Love Me... Broken" Dating While Living With Bipolar Disorder
Humped over on my bathroom floor, feeling like a shell of myself, I already missed his arms. Another one bites the dust and that sinking feeling whispers again – “Will anyone ever love me...
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Becoming More Visible As A Lesbian
Last month, I attended a LGBTA event at my college called "Out on the quad." It was mostly games and integration, but in the middle of the noise I managed to eavesdrop on a teacher being interviewed...
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15 Lessons to Prepare You for Parenthood
Editor's Note: I love when parents are able to joke about the stuff of parenting, of mothering, of raising hellions children. I'm not sure I would have believed Jackie at With Just a Bit of Magic had I...
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Adorable Finge Skirt Made From Old T-Shirts
[Editor's Note: When I first laid eyes on this skirt from Ashley at Make It Love It I fell in love. What a clever idea to layer T-shirts to get a fun fringed effect. Not only did I have plenty of...
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Should I Fight with My 3-Year-Old to Teach Her to Read?
My oldest is 5 and I taught her how to read using How to Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It did not take 100 lessons, it took maybe 72. However, those 72 lessons spread out over the...
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Making My Baby Food: a First Step to Great Nutrition
My journey towards veganism and a healthy, sustainable, and holistic lifestyle has been a long and twisty one. The more I learn and live, the deeper I fall in love with living life cleanly for myself...
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Honest Questions About Becoming a Mom
Just the other day I had an interesting conversation with my mom. I was asking her all kinds of questions about having kids and, bless her heart, she answered all of them patiently. However, I'm still...
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5 Chic & Flattering Summer Dress Styles
Dresses are the quintessential fashion item for easy dressing in the summertime. Who has time to worry about separates? Not only are they easy and (literally) breezy, but the perfect dress can do...
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The Roller Coaster Ride in the Search for a Missing Person
It's not unusual for a year to go by with nothing new to report on in our search for my brother Austin. That's true of most of us with a cold case missing person, and it may be one of the hardest parts...
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Is Cheerios Force-Feeding Us a Multicultural Agenda?
A new Cheerios commercial is upsetting a lot of people on the Internet. In the ad, a cute, curly-haired toddler walks up to her mother and asks if Cheerios are good for the heart. Cut to the next...
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Israel's Cheese Trail, One Goat Farm at a Time
Editor's Note: Sarah and her family had just finished the Israel Trail at Tel Dan and needed a new travel goal. “Let’s walk from the sea to sea” was one suggestion, "The Golan Height Trail?” was...
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She Threw a Tantrum in Target -- and It's Okay!
Editor's Note: Kids throw tantrums. End of discussion. So why do we, as parents, freak out when those tantrums happen in a public place? Heather at Amateur Parenting shared a recent public meltdown...
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Would You Rather: The Pregnancy Edition
Editor's Note: Did you ever play the "Would You Rather" game? You know, would you rather kiss Brad Pitt's left pinky toe or George Clooney's right big toe? Neither and no aren't answers, by the way....
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NaBloPoMo Soup: Add Your June Posts
You have posts and we want to read them. This is a way for people to post a link to their daily June NaBloPoMo posts that they publish on their personal blogs. Please use the linky feature below daily...
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When Reading Becomes the Preferred Form of Playing
Editor's Note: Since our summer break started, I've watched my younger son plead with his older brother to play. "Play with me," he'll say, pouty lip and all. Meanwhile, my older son sits with his head...
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BlogHer Conference Update -- May 31, 2013
Happy weekend! We have a lot to cover so let's dive in...It's here! BlogHer Food '13 is next week and we are thrilled to see all of you in Austin. But in order to get ready for this festive event, we...
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From WAHM to SAHM to Enjoy-at-Home Mom
Editor's Note: How would you feel if you suddenly lost your job due to outsourcing? Would you be upset? Panicked? I kind of like the attitude that Laurie at The Corner Slice has taken since her...
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Eating Gluten-Free Doesn't Have to Be Expensive: 6 Affordable Dinners
Editor’s note: The first critique usually thrown out by gluten-free naysayers is: But isn’t eating a gluten-free diet expensive? Well, it can be, just like any other diet. Mary from Owl Haven keeps...
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"I Wish I'd Let Myself Be Happy"
I've read more books and articles I can count about how the brain functions, how negative thinking becomes a very real rut, how worrying doesn't do anything but give you serious health problems. I...
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How Can I Get My Daughter to Care About High School?
Dear Mouthy Housewives,I have a 15-year-old daughter who doesn't care about high school. She has had an ongoing problem with late work since middle school. She just has no interest at all! Last year,...
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