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What to Do If You Get Pulled Over by the Police

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UPDATED June 6th, 2018 The million dollar question: what to do if you get pulled over. Getting pulled over can be an incredibly stressful experience. And while police officers are employed to help keep you and all the people around you safe,…

Real Talk: Is it Ever Okay to Tell a Little White Lie?

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UPDATED June 5th, 2018  Just about everyone has told at least one little white lie in his or her lifetime. Many of us tell them all the time without even realizing it. For instance, anytime someone asks you if they look fat or saying yes…
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The Smile Files: 10 Types of Grins & What They Say About a Face

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UPDATED May 4th, 2018 Perhaps Mona Lisa’s is the most widely considered in the world, but everyone is capable of flashing smiles so mysterious that we’re not quite sure what they mean. The simplest smile is a show of happiness, but when…
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20 Ways You are Being a Total Hypocrite

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UPDATED April 26, 2018 Just admit it. We’re all hypocrites from time to time. Obviously none of us try to be, but it can happen to the best of us and, as it turns out, it’s not our fault at all. “Hypocrisy is the natural state of the…
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LOL: Is Laughter Meaning a Thing?

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 It's no surprise that laughing feels good. It makes you feel young and silly, and giggle fits usually accompany hysterical memories, wild nights or moments of absolute freedom and fun. But beyond that, laughing is…
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Disciplining Our Children: Latino & American Style

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 In my native Puerto Rico, the methods of discipline were very straightforward: You did what you were told or you were punished. Not obeying guaranteed un chancletazo (a spanking with a flip flop). Offering to hit with…
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13 Things to Teach Your Son About How to Treat Women

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Isn’t it crazy to consider that all the men we encounter—the good, the bad and the ugly—were at one point in time someone’s little boy? We’re willing to bet that many of these grown men, despite seeming okay…
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Do You Fidget Too Much? 5 Ways to Make Yourself Stop

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In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get accustomed to a constant state of motion. We’re always doing something, often multi-tasking, and rarely do we get to just sit still. Which is exactly why when we’re not occupied with some…
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Parenting by Talking to Your Children Like They're Adults

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In the past few years there's been a backlash to helicopter parenting that advocates treating children like adults. Celebs like Penelope Cruz and Tobey Maguire have embraced Resources for Infant Educarers or RIE parenting. Former White House…