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Building Strong Families from Diverse Individuals

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Have you ever wondered how members of the same family, from aunts, uncles and cousins to siblings born of the same parents and raised in the same household, can be so very different? We see it in every family—Grandma’s so easygoing and…
Women and alcoholism

20 Years of Sobriety; One Woman's Story of Recovery From Alcoholism

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It takes courage to admit to being an alcoholic, just as ABC's Elizabeth Vargas has just done publicly. It is perhaps even more difficult for a woman. I know, because I've been there myself. I often forget I once had a drinking problem. As…
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6 Move Booty Butt Lift Workout

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It’s that time of year again, when we try to undo the damage caused by a festive holiday season of eating and drinking. For many of us, that means starting from behind—working on our derrieres, that is! The following workout is designed…
Children Who Lie More Likely to be Successful

Children Who Lie More Likely to be Successful

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Children who lie are more likely to enjoy success down the road! So you’ve caught your kid lying to you. Obviously, this pisses you off. How dare they! You’re their mother, for Crissakes. They owe you. Most mamis I asked said without…
10 Things You Must Do Before the 2012 Apocalypse

10 Things You Must Do Before You Die

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Here is a list of 10 things you really must do before you die, so you can live without regrets. Go on a Crazy Adventure—Adventures are the reasons we love going to the movies—the thrill, the suspense, the great unknown of what is…
Kids' Vitamins & Supplements 101

Should You Give Your Kids Vitamins and Supplements?

Should you give your kids vitamins? You may remember, as a child, gobbling your daily Flintstones vitamin as though it were candy—and it sure tasted like candy, didn’t it? But some would say kids’ vitamins pack the same value as a…
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Tactics to Avoid Winter Weight Gain

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I love the holidays. I love hosting parties for family and friends. I love going to parties. I like baking and cooking and bringing dishes to friend’s gatherings and chowing down while we watch football playoff games. But all this social…
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Self-Defense: Is It Always Wise to Fight Back?

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If you were confronted or assaulted in a robbery or some other crime, would you know how to defend yourself? Should you even attempt self-defense, or just give your assailant what he wants and hope to escape without violence? It’s a question…
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Past lives, Psychics, Numerologists and the People Who Love Them

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I don’t know if this is true of Latinos in general, but we have a long tradition of bruja tendencies on both sides of my Mexican-American family. When anyone on my dad’s side of the family was going through a stressful situation (a bad…