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Positively positive
So, I bitch a lot. Okay, a ton. I'm going to however, list twenty things [because I love lists] my kid does, and I beg ask you do the same! It'll be fun, and we can like, share similar answers and giggle like school girls, okay? 1.
Charlotte, Spin Your Web
I cried when I read this article. First of all, it is not necessary to shoot live animals to re-create injuries, like Kathy Guillermo stated.
Under Construction
Update: OK, I *think* I have everything back to normal now.
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Abbott has announced a voluntary recall of their Calcilo XD infant formula, after it was found the can may have been faulty, letting in air and causing oxidation.
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The Master Toys and Novelties company have mastered putting lead paint on their Little Rider toys.
Douglas blankets recalled for strangulation hazard
Out of all the things that put our kids in harm's way, we didn't think they're blankie would be one of them.
Beco Butterfly Baby Carriers Recalled for Fall Hazard
Better put down the coffee, lady, you're going to need both hands free to catch your baby.
Fake teeth recalled for lead
We'll admit that sometimes when certain items are recalled for lead paint, we question anyone chewing on said item in the first place.
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Mominatrix Salutes the Good Ol' USA
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Hollywood’s Single Parents: Real or Really Wrong?
Is it just me, or have single moms come into their own in Hollywood – or, dare I say, are in vogue in our celebrity-crazed world? Solo parenting is nothing new, but being a single mom seems to be one of Tinsel Town’s latest hooks in promoting a star’s career instead of the moral outrage this status may have once invoked.
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With summer travel in full swing and moms already packing their fair share of battery operated toys for those long hellish family trips called “vacation,” the last thing they’ve got room for is their own collection.

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Attention all expectant mothers: be your own healthcare advocate!


By Pam Mitchell Mangas
Health has never been a big concern in my life. As a child, my mother chose to avoid the doctor because I literally fought the nurses tooth and nail.

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