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I usually stay out of the celebrity gossip discussion and writing schtick, because, frankly, I suck at it.
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While out on New Year's Eve, a comrade, knowing I watch a lot of TV, asked me if I'd seen ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
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Looks like these parents will never be going out to the movies again.
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Wow, these people make Casey Anthony seem like a concerned mother.
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Boy, do people get all worked up over the stupidest things.
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Friends who get lead poisoning together, stay together.
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It's funny! It's realistic! It's poisonous! The latest lead-tainted toy from the Far East is OKK Trading's Mini-Televisor toy TV.
Toy xylophone recalled for lead
We're starting to think that maybe you should stay away from dollar store toys all together.
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Oh how we relied on Infant Mylicon for our ultra-gassy baby.
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Why I Homeschool
My husband, Chris, and I first entertained the idea of homeschooling while I was still pregnant with my firstborn.
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Seven years ago on Christmas Eve morn, Ella and I were busy packing for a visit to her parents' home when she excitedly said, "I think I'm late!" We had only started trying, so I was skeptical that we would conceive so quickly.
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