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Does Everybody Really Hate Mommy?
Lynn Harris of Salon lit up the blogosphere last week with her article "Everybody Hates Mommy." In it, she writes...
 
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I Hope My Kids Run Their Own Online Fundraiser When They're Teenagers
Spencer Brodsky Spencer Brodsky is 17 and he is spending his online time to raise money to bring Green Stoves to Rwanda,...
 
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I left my two year old at the playground
I know that sounds alarming but before you call child protective services, please hear me out. My son is at the age when...
 
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The Holiday Family Photo: Keep it Real
On a pre-Thanksgiving dinner beach walk on Thursday, I passed a man wearing a Santa hat standing in front of a chair full of...
 
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8 Tips For Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain
Will you be trying to avoid gaining weight this holiday season?  If so, you're not alone.  But this is a tough time...
 
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Holiday pajamas, a picture-perfect tradition
Let me set the scene for you. It's Christmas morning. The kids excitedly wake their parents with squeals of "Santa came!...
 
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What Feminist Bloggers Are Up to This Thanksgiving
Despite the Puritanical origins of Thanksgiving, I decided that it is a pretty good feminist holiday. First of all, it...
 
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NieNie On The Today Show: Any Challenge Can Be Overcome
As we in the United States approach the Thanksgiving holiday we are mindful of opportunities to express our gratitude for those...
 
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The Lost Girls of Sudan
In my literature class at school, we read What is the What by Dave Eggers. The book is a collaboration between Valentino Achak...
 
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Five ways to convince teen and adult children to make a wish list
How I long for the days when my children were little and the day after Halloween meant writing sweet letters to Santa, with a...
 
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BlogHer of the Week: Susan of DC Metro Moms Blog
McDonald's seems an unlikely place for staging quality conversation with your 10-year-old, but for Susan McCorkindale of...
 
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Kid Suspended for Camping Utensils as Schools Are Forced to Parent
Last month the San Francisco Chronicle reported that six-year-old Zachary Christie had been suspended for 45 days for bringing...
 
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Bah! Capitalism!
 I've never really cared for the holidays.  Once I outgrew the excitement about the glut of stuff under the tree on...
 
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Record Your Grandma's Stories: StoryCorps' National Day of Listening is Nov. 27
Will you be spending Thanksgiving with friends who tell great stories, a relative who has wonderful tales from "back in the...
 
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Glee-ful About Special Needs on TV
I have new faith in pop culture as a vector of enlightenment now that the TV show Glee has given us Wheels, a thoroughly...
16 days ago blogher | Topics: Mommy &..., attitudes, Down Syndrome, Glee