Skip the Lines: Shop Black Friday Online -- While Eating Pie!
There's so much to look forward to the week of Thanksgiving. Family comes home. Friends in town for the holiday stop by to visit. The kids bring home heartfelt, DIY cards and crafts from school. (My...
View ArticleBear Crashes Toddler's Birthday Party
Happy Bear-thday! A Florida toddler's birthday became 800 times more paw-some Saturday when a black bear crashed the party. The Orlando party was going for about 30 minutes before the bear burst in...
View ArticleBeat the Stress: Go for Good Enough This Holiday Season
Tis the season, the season that can bring even the most organized woman to her knees. The pressure to recreate a Norman Rockwell scene can turn happy holidays into hectic home life. Research from the...
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Look Beyond the Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
She looked at me with tired eyes and said, "Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't recognize the face looking back." This beautiful woman in her 70's and her mirror have come full circle. I've had...
View ArticleLawmaker Wants To Ban Students From Wearing Axe Body Spray
Students in some schools will no longer be allowed to wear scented products like Axe Body Spray and perfume if one Pennsylvania lawmaker has her way. State Rep. Marcia Hahm is hoping to introduce...
View Article'Trouble In Toyland' Report 2013: Public Interest Research Group Names...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Toy recalls for excessive lead and other hazards are down this year, but consumer advocates warn that potential dangers to children remain on store shelves. Several toys with high...
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15 Dos and Don'ts for Helping a Friend With a Sick Child in the Hospital
You want to help. Your friend just admitted her child to the hospital, and it's serious. You don't know what to do, but you want to do something. As the mother of a medically fragile child, I want to...
View ArticleAre Screens Taking Over Your Family?
My husband and I used to make fun of the couples in restaurants who stared longingly at their phones rather than each other. Over plates of over-priced food, they gazed at their screens while never...
View ArticleCoddling, Competition, and the Common Core
Arne Duncan's "white suburban moms" comment has stirred up a great deal of controversy, precipitating those for and against the Common Core standards to weigh in. On the one hand, Frank Bruni has taken...
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What Your Favorite Thanksgiving Food Says About You
Thanksgiving is always delicious, but sometimes also unexpectedly enlightening. It's the day that you realize the cousin you always spent every summer with actually has absolutely nothing in common...
View ArticleWhy You Should Cut Your Mother-in-Law a Break
When hanging out with a group of fellow moms, there's only so long you can go before someone starts complaining about their mother-in-law. Don't get me wrong. Sometimes there are legitimate grievances...
View ArticleThis Family's Thanksgiving Flash Mob Just Put Us In The BEST Mood (VIDEO)
The Hill family is doing Thanksgiving the right way. Their Turkey Day festivities include a perfectly choreographed flash mob to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing." The family first shared this awesome...
View ArticleAn Adoption Awareness Month Request: Check Your Prejudices
That awkward moment when people think you and your dad are married. And that's not just rhetorical Internet speak. My parents and I just got back from a cruise to the Bahamas and two people on separate...
View ArticleSpending and Borrowing on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Holiday shoppers are about to experience Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Shoppers who avoid these two days can actually learn some useful lessons about spending and borrowing behavior from those out...
View Article'Extreme Cheapskates': Girlfriend Uses Used Pasta Sause In Dishwasher-Cooked...
Stephanie is as proud an "Extreme Cheapskate" as you're likely ever to meet. Her boyfriend Patrick, on the other hand, is embarrassed by it. And Stephanie certainly goes to extreme measures to save a...
View ArticleWhy You Should Give Your Kid an iPad for Christmas (It Isn't What You Think)
There isn't a holiday season that goes by that most parents aren't treated to the seasonal joy of caroling neighbors and cajoling children. There's always something your kids want that you don't want...
View ArticleIn Philippines, Typhoon Orphans Speak Of Haiyan's Horrors
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The teenager with unruly hair in a ponytail wipes tears from her eyes as she holds her feverish 3-year-old brother, who clings to her and lets out a sob of his own now and...
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7 Vintage Thanksgiving Pics Remind You Of Life Before Smart Phones Took Over...
It might be easier to connect to family members thanks to our smart phones, tablets and Skype, but it's also easier to feel a little disconnected when you're finally face-to-face. This Thanksgiving,...
View Article9 Tacky Christmas Decorations That Will Ruin The Holidays
Not everyone decks the halls in style. Inevitably, between the poinsettias and twinkling lights there will be a collection of heinous, tacky and useless decorations. Here are nine of the most...
View ArticleWhat Your Kids Are Thankful For
Ask any parent for their gratitude list this time of year, and almost always their children will be at the top. But it is always interesting to know what the kids are thankful for. After all, it is our...
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