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What is Tay-Sachs Disease?

Hearing the words "progressive degenerative genetic neurological disorder" is a shot to the heart.  That's exactly what I felt like had happened.  I had been fatally wounded, and I hadn't even seen the sniper.  Being told by a (now, in my mind) nameless faceless doctor that my seemingly otherwise healthy ten-month old daughter was terminally ill…

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Bacon & Smoked Gouda Stuffed Jalapeno Burger Recipe

The 4th of July is just around the corner, and that means families all across the USA will be gathering in their back yards, and grilling up some burgers. Just in time for the holiday, Hellmanns is staging a Burgervention, putting an end to dry burgers across America. Ive had my fair share of burgers over the years, and often times they are flavorless and dried out, and sometimes even burned to a …

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When Facebook “Support” Groups Do The Opposite…

There seems to be a Facebook group for everyone about everything.I belong to several local mom Facebook groups, a school moms group and a few others based on my interests. For the most part, these groups are a fabulous resource – somewhere to go to get information from like-minded people, share stories and even get support.Recently, there have been a few incidents in my mama world that have made me think we should all …

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Housekeepers As Heroes

People who frequent the blogosphere love to argue about womens equality and lack thereof, at home and at work, and to dissect hot-button subjects like equal pay and gender discrimination, who changes the diapers and who takes out the trash, in our relationships and in society at large. And I love to argue right back.