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The Problem With Trying To Be Perfect

I had lunch with an old friend recently. Shes a New York-based Broadway actress. My friend is a pixie — waifishly pretty, sweet and thoughtful. Youve seen her in a few commercials playing a ditzy young housewife and a cute first date trying to figure out how to use her new phone.

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What To Do When You Hit Maximum Crapacity

My daughter turned nine last week, and in the throes of planning her birthday party, the biggest question was not what type of cake to get, or how many pizzas, or what to give as party favors. Rather, the biggest question was: to gift, or not to gift?

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Get a JUMP Start to Your Health!

Growing up with a mom who ran, participated in local team sports, and taught aerobics, I was exposed to living a healthy lifestyle and learned the importance of exercise from a very young age.

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Silent Assassin: Teen Stress

Its a dog-eat-dog world out there. Colleges are getting more selective every year, and you have to get those scholarships to avoid excessive student loans. Good jobs are getting harder to find, too, unless you constantly perform at the top. Getting that high GPA while managing extracurricular activities- all while keeping a great attitude and avoiding distractions- seems to be the only path to college and career.

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A Letter To Toya Graham

Dear Toya Graham, Thank you. Thank you for taking responsibility as a mother, and loving your son enough to drag him away from the chaos that was erupting on the streets of Baltimore. Thank you for being honest in your parenting and making a scene, that in my opinion, was worth the time on air […]