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Killing Off Supermom

I’ll be honest with you. In my house, the beds are rarely made unless someone is coming to visit. Sometimes I yell. My closet is a disaster and I feel guilty that I work too much. My kids watch more TV than they should. And I simply cannot afford to go all organic right now. There is a sticky shelf in my refrigerator that I keep hoping will evaporate on its own, and this morning I had to send my son off to camp with a PB&J made with frozen waffles because I forgot to buy bread. I’m not perfect. There, I said it. Bye Bye Supermom

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How Six Has Blossomed: Interview with Jenna von Oy

Jenna von Oy doesnt talk fast any more, as her character Six from the hit 1990s television show Blossom was once famous for. There is nothing fast-paced about her life in Nashville these days. How can you move fast when you have a little baby attached to your hip 24 hours a day?

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Pop Culture’s Checked Out Parents

The new AMC drama The Killing is a merciless, riveting slog through despair and the unrelenting Seattle rain as two homicide detectives are obsessed with trying to solve the murder of a teenage girl and the girls parents are floundering in an ocean of grief, trying to comprehend what seems unfathomable.

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Nutrition Tips for Toddlers

As your infant becomes a toddler and then an older child, nutrition is still vitally important for your child’s health. Sugary foods may also predispose toddlers for problems with overeating later in life, warns Kay Sheppard, author of “Food Addiction: The Body Knows.” Your child’s best bet for a great adolescence and adult life is to implement healthy eating habits in the first years of his development.