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10 Essential Lessons for My Daughter When Life Gets Challenging
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The 21-Page Prom Dress Code Manual: A Case Study in Outdated Attitudes
Get Pregnant FastIn a baffling display of concern for modesty, an Illinois Catholic high school recently unveiled a 21-page manual dictating how female students should dress for prom. This lengthy document serves as a glaring reminder of why dress codes,…
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Moms React to the Name Charlotte: A Collective Response
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Fearless Female Biker Club Delivers Breast Milk to Babies in Need
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Please Don’t Suggest I Have a Second Child
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Five Ways Saturday Mornings Have Evolved in Parenthood
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When First-Time Parent Me Met Present-Day Me
Get Pregnant FastParenting has transformed me in ways I never imagined over the past nine years. If my first-time parent self could encounter my current self, it might go something like this:(knock on the door)First-Time Parent Me:Excuse me. Hi there!…
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I Don’t Treat My Teenage Daughter Any Differently Just Because She’s a ‘Good’ Kid
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To the Disparaging Mom in My Facebook Parenting Group
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Three Florida Teens Arrested Over School Shooting Scheme, One Kept “Terror Day” Journal
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- A Message to the Disruptors at Kids’ Sports Events
- 4 Surprising Upsides to Gestational Diabetes
- How ’80s Films Can Guide Us in Parenting Tweens and Teens
- A Tidy Home (or Not!)
- The Weather Channel Takes a Jab at Trump’s Climate Decision
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A Message to the Disruptors at Kids’ Sports Events
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4 Surprising Upsides to Gestational Diabetes
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How ’80s Films Can Guide Us in Parenting Tweens and Teens
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A Tidy Home (or Not!)
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The Weather Channel Takes a Jab at Trump’s Climate Decision
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Battling Breast Cancer for Future Generations
home insemination syringe Menu Lifestyle Battling Breast Cancer for Future Generations by Lila Thompson Oct. 22, 2016 As October arrives, the vibrant hues of autumn foliage emerge, and corn mazes and haunted houses spring to life. You guessed it, it’s that time of year again! Just as the leaves shift their colors, America turns pink…
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If You’re Unsure About Kids, Maybe You Shouldn’t Have Them
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My Misguided Notions of Motherhood: A Recipe for Burnout
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We’re With Her: Love Triumphs Over Hate
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On Body Image: A Lesson in Self-Perception
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