Entries by Mamiverse Team

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Take the Wheel: A Woman’s Guide to Car Shopping

It’s one thing to have buyers remorse on an overpriced pair of shoes. But making the wrong decision on a vehicle purchase could cost you more than dollars. Car shopping brings on varying emotions. For some, overwhelming excitement leads to rash decisions. For others, self-doubt and anxiety impairs sound judgement. Read Related: New Car Shopping […]

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15 Ways to Detox Your Cleaning Supply Closet

On May 2, 1885, Good Housekeeping Magazine launched, and the world of home care has never been the same. The initial goal of the publication included the testing and approval of various cleaning and personal care products in order to earn them the Good Housekeeping “Seal of Approval,” which inevitably lead to boosts in the […]

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Gran-Moms: 10 Mothers Who Gave Birth After 60

It used to be that women gave birth in their 20s and 30s and by the time they approached 50, they could look forward to bouncing grandbabies on their knee. Those days are gone. With advances in fertility procedures, any woman with a uterus can carry a child and give birth regardless of age. Fueled […]

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8 Bad-Ass Bald Women

As women, our hair is very important to us. We covet one another’s locks and are often dying to replicate celebrity hairstyles despite the fact that we lack their team of professionals and arsenal of extensions. That said, there is a new movement of women (and a future generation, we hope) who are fighting back […]

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Summer Travel Essentials for Young Families

Whether it’s a road trip to see abuela or a grand-scale European vacation with multiple plane trips, families everywhere are revving up for fun spring and summer travel. And as anyone who’s ever traveled with little kids knows, efficiency is key! If you’re getting for a trip with the kiddos, there are so many useful travel […]

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10 Ways Mother Goose is Like Oprah

May 1 is Mother Goose Day! The beloved Mother Goose rhymes are a collection of nursery rhymes, political slogans and even drinking songs, dating between the 9th and 18th centuries in Europe. The first English version of the stories was published in 1729 and the first American version appeared in 1787. Since then, the stories […]

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10 Things We Learned from Judy Blume

From first periods to first kisses, from divorce to masturbation, from bullying to teen sex, the iconic young adult books of Judy Blume covered so many painful adolescent issues and yet made us laugh at the same time. Her characters were awkward, hilarious, relatable and gritty—and their stories gave us unique points of view with […]

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10 Things Women Say to Wrongly Justify Abuse

Domestic violence and abuse is an epidemic. One of the most frustrating things for the women in the abusive relationship as well as for those who are outsiders but know what’s going on, is that its power over the victim often leads them to wrongly justify their abuse, whether it’s emotional, physical, verbal or sexual. […]

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15 Ways to Decompress (and Evolve) Using Music

For centuries, music has served as soul medicine for people of all ages, races, ethnicities, locations and predilections. As a tool, music has the power to transport us outside of ourselves, or deeper into ourselves, where many would argue we can not only relax and decompress more easily, but perhaps also dance with the divine. […]