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My Son Thinks I’m a Liar

When my son was five, he had a minor obsession with Michael Jackson. Not the music, per se, but with the way Michael Jackson danced. Something about all of that moonwalking and crotch grabbing and head snapping just captured his attention, and for a solid three months, all he wanted to do was watch old Michael Jackson videos on YouTube.

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Rebecca Cardon: Deciding to Freeze My Eggs

Fitness expert Rebecca Cardon, from Amazing Race and Bravos Workout, opens up about her decision to freeze her eggs, chronicling the process from beginning to end. When your body’s ready for a baby but your mind isnt quite there, egg freezing buys some time for the mind and body to get on the same page. I always believed when I was a teenager that by the time I was 37, I would be married with 2.5 children.

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Moms, Kids and Sex

The most important woman in my life (rest in peace, mom) never talked to me – or my two sisters or my brother – about sex. Zilch about menstruation, pubic hair, hormones, intercourse or conception. We snuck our tampons, bras, and birth control into the house like Cold War spies. It was a surreal way to go through adolesc

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Book Review: Three Stages of Amazement

Our ModernMom Book Club is a way for our readers to express their thoughts and ideas on things they’ve read, sharing their insights with our community of moms. Join the conversation, and tell us what you thought about this book in the comment section below!

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Why Every Woman Needs 12 Boyfriends

I encountered my first research subject, Billy Chumbers, in first grade. Our experiments were quite literally puppy love – I remember zooming around his living room with a sock in my mouth, pretending to be a dog carrying a pup. However, I thought of him quite seriously, and describedhim to everyone as my first boyfriend.