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How to Clean Your Home in 20 Minutes

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If you have kids, a messy house is just a fact of life. But of course, you don’t really want to receive your in-laws when your home looks like burglars broke in. So, what to do if they phone to tell you they’re in the neighborhood and…
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Parenting My Way, NOT My Parents’ Way

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True confessions time. We all do things in reaction to our parents, don’t we? I mean, who didn’t say to herself when she was younger, “I’ll never do that when I have children!” On the other hand, we also grow to see—usually much…
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7 Rules for Effective Family Bonding

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When was the last time you just sat and talked with your child or your spouse? In today’s busy world, more and more families are throwing away valuable opportunities for spending quality time together. Without a commitment to carving spaces…
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3 Ways to Get Revenge on Your Suegra

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As the daughter-in-law to a very difficult suegra, I've written a lot about how to manage a civil relationship with a meddlesome mother-in-law and how to forgive her when necessary, but today I'm going to talk about how to get revenge. Maybe…
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New Findings Trace Obama Ancestry to First African Slave

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United States President, Barack Obama is no stranger to the many ongoing debates surrounding his roots, a subject that has now taken yet another fascinating turn. As reported by The New York Times, a team of genealogists at Ancestry.com announced…

Awesome Parents of Team USA Gymnast Aly Raisman

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Any parent who has watched his or her child compete in a sporting event (at any level) can relate to the parents of Team USA gymnast Aly Raisman. They could barely contain themselves while watching her vie for a medal on the uneven bars in the…
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Affordable Care Act: Making a Difference in the Lives of Latinas

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Today marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and in those two years a lot has been written about this landmark health care legislation signed by President Obama. But what you may not have heard is that this law is especially…
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LGBT Acceptance Among Latinos

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Anyone who knows me personally knows that my favorite TV show of all time is Rupaul’s Drag Race. It’s everything I always wanted Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model to be, plus it’s about a squillion times more entertaining. I…
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How to Deal with Taxes, Money and Family

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How can a tax return remind you about love? Most financial planners use an individual’s tax return to extrapolate financial information to help them create a financial plan. We use a person’s tax return to extrapolate the amount of love…