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Sextuplet Hoax

What do you do when you’re drowning in debt? What do you do when you can’t make ends meet? Why not do what Sarah and Kris Everson did? The deceived people by claiming to be pregnant with six babies. They took pictures of Sarah’s huge, and now we know fake, pregnant belly, and put up […] Continue reading →

April 12, 2006

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"If You Fail P.E., You Won't Be Accepted Into College"

Remember when teachers threatened you with that phrase? It motivated a lot of the kids to not only participate in Physical Education, but to do well. When I was growing up, the classes were physically exerting. I remember having to climb a rope hanging from the ceiling, forget that I’m afraid of heights! According to […] Continue reading →

April 11, 2006

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Complex Reading is Fundamental

I’m an avid reader. I devour any book that crosses my path, whether it be fiction or non fiction, biographical or autobiographical, even plain ol’ gossip. I am trying to instill this passion onto my kids. My son LOVES to read. My daughter, on the other hand, can take it or leave it. It is […] Continue reading →

April 10, 2006

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911 Tragedy

We’ve all taught our children to call 911 in the event of any emergency, right? We’ve even heard stories of children dialing 911 and saving the lives of a member of their family. Some children have even been lauded as heroes when they help their mother deliver a baby by way of calling 911. Alas, […] Continue reading →

April 9, 2006

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Motherless Mothers

There is a new book out by Hope Edelman, called Motherless Mothers, how motherloss shapes the mothers we become. In it she discusses the challenges of raising a child without the help of a living maternal guide. In an exerpt from her book, she examines what it is about motherhood that’s so healing for a […] Continue reading →

April 7, 2006

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The Five Second Rule

Have you ever freaked out when your kid put something in their mouth you felt was unclean? I did, until my kids started school and would scream out “five second rule!” after picking up food that had fallen on the floor. They never really got sick, so I never really panicked. I remember when I […] Continue reading →

April 6, 2006

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Your Child is UGLY!!

Ok, now that I’ve got your attention, I want to talk about a study I read about in the New York Times that upset me. According to a Canadian research team, parents take better care of pretty children than they do ugly ones. The first thing I thought was, “what kind of parent would participate […] Continue reading →

April 5, 2006

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The Teacher's Lounge

Have you ever wondered what happens in a teacher’s lounge? You know that “forbidden room” that no student is allowed to enter? The forbidden teacher’s lounge has forever been an area of mocking and ridicule. In plenty of teen movies, the teachers lounge has been depicted as either a refuge where teachers go to decompress, […] Continue reading →

April 4, 2006

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Latest Teen Fad…..Cigars!!

Personally, I think any form of smoking is disgusting. The smell, the taste, the breath. Not to mention all the health hazards associated with smoking. But, the latest teen craze is cigar smoking. I mean, you can find cigarettes that are grape, cinnamon and apple flavored. Here are some shocking statistics: Overall, cigar consumption in […] Continue reading →

April 3, 2006

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Cheater, Cheater…Pumpkin Eater

What would you do if you found out your husband, fiance, boyfriend, was cheating on you? Would you “filet” him? Would you leave him? What would you do? I’m not sure what I would do, but I’m pretty sure of what I wouldn’t do. The other day I was surfing the internet and came across […] Continue reading →

April 3, 2006

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