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Should your child pursue stardom? A quiz
I have no idea if this story is true, but if it is I no longer hold Britney or Jamie Lynn responsible for any of their actions because they just weren't taught any better.
Inspired Lemon Ice
As the stay-at-home mother of a 3-year-old in an area where it gets ridiculously cold for half of the year, I find running errands to be a giant pain in the ass.
Your Opinion: I Beg You For It
It's officially the Christmas season. *Sigh* Which translates into one thing in our house: The Season of Primary Colored Plastic Crap.
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Rich people beat their kids, too
A new study purports that over 10 percent of children in high-income countries are abused, and an even higher number in developed countries overall.
Hearts break at Mumbai memorial service
A 2-year-old orphan's cry sent a congregation into tears at a memorial service for his parents, who were killed in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
Docs may halt vaccines over monetary concerns
A new survey shows that 1 in 10 doctors stated that they may stop giving vaccinations to privately insured children because it costs too much.
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Latest Recalls »
Claire's children's necklaces recalled
Friends who get lead poisoning together, stay together.
Toy TV recalled for lead
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.
Infant Mylicon recalled
Oh how we relied on Infant Mylicon for our ultra-gassy baby.
Strawberry Quik recalled
Nestlé USA is recalling the most unnatural -- yet tasty -- substance on Earth, Strawberry Quik.
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Shave the Date: No Bush Left Behind
My fellow Americans. Regardless of how you voted this past Tuesday, the timely exit of President Bush should be something we can all agree on.
Too Fast, Too Soon
I was thirty-two when my wife gave birth to our first child.
What's for dinner? Got me.
It's five o'clock. You've just finished work. Now you must pick up the kids from daycare and get home in time to make dinner.
Bumpy Roads and Poop: The Big Oh-Five
Eric, my baby, turned 5 last week. The big oh-five.
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Columnists »
What's the Matter With Mommy?
You Be the Ad-Man! Or, Kelley’s Love Letter to Madison Avenue
By Kelley Cunningham
The View From Here
On making-up.
By Amy Nathan
What's the Matter With Mommy?
Free association nation.
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What's the Matter With Mommy?
The "new and improved" "Zagat Survey for Parents".
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Humor »
The New OSHA Guidelines
RE: Strategic Partnership For Worker Safety And Health Guidelines For Drivers of Family Vehicles
By Joan Conde
Thank You, Dr. Brain
Messages from my subconscious.
By Bryan W. Fields
The Genuine Spider Killer
One mom embraces her killer instinct.
By Tricia Ellis Christensen
This Is Not Your Father's Pinewood Derby
Much has changed since my Cub Scout days.
By Bryan W. Fields
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The Serif Fairy: Explorations in the World of Letters written and illustrated by Rene Siegfried; translated by Joel Mann
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New Socks written and illustrated by Bob Shea
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The Marvelous Misadventures of Fun-Boy
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Hickory Dickory Dock, written and illustrated by Keith Baker
Parenting »
Poor Cindermama
What's a mom got to do to get to the ball?
By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
Just Say No
The power of two letters.
By Kim Montes
Signed, The Laundry Management
A new discovery while doing the wash.
By Kimberly Ripley
A Frog Named French Fry
With my three boys, he didn't have a chance...
By Kelly Miller
"We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection." -- Sidney Poitier