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Nursing Mothers Granted Tax Break

January 14, 2018 by ModernMom Staff Leave a Comment

Nursing Mothers Granted Tax Break

Great news! Nursing moms are getting a new tax break from the IRS for breast pumps and other supplies. The same proposal was rejected last year because the IRS didnt think breastfeeding had enough benefits to be considered medical care. But, the American Academy of Pediatrics and other breastfeeding advocates fought for the proposal, citing the many long-lasting health benefits of breast milk. The IRS has changed their tune and will now allow mothers to count the cost of breast pumps and other supplies as a medical deduction.

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Money, Superduper

Parenting Humor: Are You Ready to Have a Baby?

December 27, 2017 by ModernMom Staff Leave a Comment

Parenting Humor: Are You Ready to Have a Baby?

How prepared are you to become a parent? Even if you think you’ve got it all figured out, be warned – those little bundles of joy are also messy, frustrating and stressful. Here’s a lighthearted little quiz to determine if you’re ready to have a baby: The Mess Test Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands inthe wet flower bed and rub on the walls. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer.

Filed Under: Baby, Hot Topics

Teenager Reprimanded Because of her Urban Hairstyle

October 11, 2017 by Alexandria Campbell

Teenager Reprimanded Because of her Urban Hairstyle

Last week Destiny Tompkins, a 19-year-old college student from New York posted on her personal Facebook page about workplace discrimination she experienced at the Banana Republic in the Westchester Mall. Destiny said that she went to work on October 4th and the district manager who was a white woman stopped in for a visit. After…

Filed Under: Hot Topics

Gabrielle Union And Other Celebs Open Up About Their Miscarriages

October 9, 2017 by Alexandria Campbell

Gabrielle Union And Other Celebs Open Up About Their Miscarriages

Gabrielle Union is an actress that is married to NBA basketball player Dwayne Wade. Gabrielle has written a memoir called We’re Going to Need More Wine. In an excerpt released online, Gabrielle talks about her struggles with infertility. She never wanted kids until she fell in love with her husband and his two boys and…

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Mommywood

Celebrity Parents Are Just Like Us

October 4, 2017 by Alexandria Campbell

Celebrity Parents Are Just Like Us

I am an unapologetic celebrity lover. I could give you a basic rundown of every season of The Kardashians and would win every single pop cultural trivia game but could only name you 10 Presidents and then it probably wouldn’t even be in order. Priorities people. US Weekly is like my Bible and TMZ is…

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Mommywood, Parenting

Woman Gets Fired Because of Sexy Photo Shoot

October 2, 2017 by Alexandria Campbell

Woman Gets Fired Because of Sexy Photo Shoot

After so many years of being assaulted by the media with pictures of uber thin models and celebrities with hashtag body goals and thigh gap challenges, it’s so refreshing to see a shift in our culture where women with all different types of bodies are celebrated. Instead of seeing rail thin models being praised for their…

Filed Under: Hot Topics

Hot Mess is the New Supermom

September 12, 2017 by Alexandria Campbell

Hot Mess is the New Supermom

Nikki Pennington posted a photo on her Facebook page about her messy car and for a second I thought it was mine. Every day I climb into my car and simultaneously knock over quinoa bowls and Whole Foods shopping bags and have to dig seaweed chips from the cup holder. Actually, I'm totally kidding. It's McDonald's bags…

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Parenting

Pink’s Teaching Moment in Acceptance Speech at VMAs Blew Us Away

August 28, 2017 by Laura Nix Gerson

Pink’s Teaching Moment in Acceptance Speech at VMAs Blew Us Away

I’ll never forget the fist time I saw Pink perform. It was at a Jezebel Magazine party in Atlanta in 2000-something during the hey-day of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. LA Reid (Baby Face back then) was guiding Pink’s career at the time and he had her producing songs like Most Girls and You Make…

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Mommywood, Read - Play - Watch

The Internet Won’t Leave Chrissy Teigen Alone

August 25, 2017 by Alexandria Campbell

The Internet Won’t Leave Chrissy Teigen Alone

I don't think there's ever been a celebrity mother that has been put under so much scrutiny as Chrissy Teigen. Even from the start of announcing that she and husband John Legend were expecting, those anonymous know-it-all's from the internet pounced. It started when Chrissy posted a picture of a bowl of Fruity Pebbles and then…

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Mommywood, Parenting

Eclipse Viewing Tips To Keep You Safe

August 18, 2017 by ModernMom Staff

Eclipse Viewing Tips To Keep You Safe

What is the eclipse? A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly in front of the sun casting the moon’s shadow on the earth. Because of the vast distances between the sun, the moon and the earth, this shadow is only about 70 miles in diameter at the earth’s surface, and travels rapidly…

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