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The Easter Bunny May Be a Fake, but His Spirit Is Real
I cannot lie to my kids. Let me clarify: I can lie to them about things like, I don't know what the correct/anatomical word for "the place between where the babies exit out." You can find the...
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Call to Action: Disabled Student Left on Outskirts at Concert
I'm beside myself. I grew up singing and playing the French horn and trombone (hot). Being in choir gave me scads of confidence and joy. Band taught me how to read music and let me literally blow off...
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NASA G.I.R.L.S: Mentoring for Girls
Ariane at Geek Mom has news about a mentoring program for girls organized by women in NASA. It's starting small this year, so space is limited. Everything you need to know about applying is in Ariane's...
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Nie Asks: What Chores Do Your Kids Do?
What chores do you give your children to do? What tricks do you use to make it work? Now you tell me: I want to know what it's like in your family!
View ArticleNewcastle Beer Censors "Unattractive" Women
As far as beer commercials are concerned, women might as well be blow-up sex dolls -- as long as they're pretty dolls. But in what looks (at first) like a win for feminism, Newcastle Brown Ale is...
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The Big Lessons Moms Learn from the Littlest Hands
[Editor's Note: Do you remember being a teenager and thinking your mom was either shy a few marbles or just plain stupid? And that when you had kids, you'd already know everything you needed to know...
View ArticleBlogHer Conferences Weekly Update - - April 6, 2012
Happy holiday weekend! If I have it right, we have both Passover and Easter this weekend, so enjoy time with your friends and family! It's been a very busy few weeks here for the BlogHer Conference...
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Healing the Wounds of Domestic Violence with Art
"Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics. It brings healing." - Julia Cameron As women, we are artist of our own lives. We exercise our creativity by providing healthy, hearty meals for...
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Help for Detecting Mac Flashback Trojan
LifeHacker and other sites are reporting a trojan infecting Mac computers. Kris Cain at Little Tech Girl looked into it and found out how to test your computer to see if it's infected. She explains,...
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Flea Market Shopping With an Eye for Up-Cycling
Up-cyclers live for flea markets, thrift stores and garage sales. What one person might see as a pile of dusty dead people’s stuff a true up-cycler has a keen eye for possibility. You see an old broken...
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Your Kid Isn't Special, My Kid Isn't Special and Those "Psychic Kids" Aren't...
Someone sent me a link to the (no longer airing) television show Psychic Kids the other day. My son, the person contends, might be like these kids. Not socially maladjusted, probably, and not with...
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Pregnancy After Gastric Bypass: It Will Be Okay!
Before I begin my post, I would like if readers would please refrain from negative comments about those who do decide to get weight-loss surgery. We have heard it all before, numerous of times....
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Flickr Replaces Picnik with Aviary for Editing Photos
The news for photographers that Facebook bought Instagram overshadows the news about Flickr adding a new photo editor for many. But Flickr is my online photosharing site of choice, and I'm more...
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Rick Santorum Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race
Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign in a press conference today, after taking the weekend off to spend with his three-year-old daughter. Bella, who has Trisomy 18, had contracted...
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Maintaining Your Emotional Hygiene
I have written before about emotional hygiene and doing the necessary maintenance on feelings as well as your physical body and household. Health reminders tell us to wash our hands frequently to...
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Roughhousing Is Good for Kids!
[Editor's Note: I have very vivid audial memories of my grandmother yelling, "NO ROUGHHOUSING UPSTAIRS." I apparently channeled her a few weeks ago and yelled some similar direction at my sons. I shook...
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The Upside of a Boring, Spiritually Unfulfilling Job
[Editor's Note: Even as someone who advocates following your true calling through your work I absolutely love this post. Why? Because sometimes a boring, spiritually unfulfilling job is EXACTLY what...
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No Other Choice but to Let Go of the Perfect Mom
[Editor's Note: Struggling with perfectionism is hard enough. Struggling with perfectionism as a mom is just that much harder. Struggling with perfectionism as a mom while everyone spouts off their...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin Shooter George Zimmerman Going Rogue?
The Trayvon Martin case has taken a turn for the stranger in the past 48 hours. Or rather, the case of gunman George Zimmerman, who in the past few days has reportedly set up a website asking for...
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Getting Past Internet Snarking (or, My Crooked Teeth Made a Stranger Puke)
Last week, Jonny and I sent out the Save the Dates for our wedding. We’re very proud of them! We worked hard on them together, and we were able to come up with something that was cute and very ‘us’....
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