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Mock crab has plenty of takers who want to save money, but what if saving calories is your goal? Perhaps you could create your own mock-ups of favorite foods. I've done it with nachos and such action can expand your culinary skills without expanding your waistline... More >>

...So many times, I was faced with dilemmas regarding the behavior in my ex-husband's household going on in the presence of my four kids, but I decided to keep my mouth shut about any of it around my children... More >>

...This morning my 9-year-old and I were snuggling on the couch with the family dog. We were discussing an upcoming family vacation and I mentioned that the dog had to go to the vet so he could get shots that the doggie daycare center required... More >>

Have been listening to you for 30+ years and have always lived by your 'do the right thing' motto/mantra in all of what life throws at me... More >>

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Too many parents seem to have completely forgotten what it was like to be teenagers. With all the chaos going on inside your head, body and life, what you really need is a mom and dad who are loving, attentive, and involved, not naggy. Here are 9 ways parents ruin their relationships with their teenagers... More >>

I am a stay-at-home mom to two boys, aged 10 and 14. Once school started, I kept hearing people say 'thank goodness the kids are back in school, right?'... More >>

I am a product of an affair my mother had on her first husband. I have 12 half brothers and sisters, but only grew up knowing 3 of them (the three from her first marriage). My mother divorced and remarried my step father when I was 4. More >>