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How I Learned Not To Sweat The Small Stuff

“Through humor, you can soften some of the worse blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive.” –unknown They say a clean house is a healthy house. While there may be truth to that, I had to let go of that fantasy years […]

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Father’s Day Gifts We Are Loving This Year

As moms, we may take on the majority of caretaking for our little ones but when we need the help and support, daddy is always there. Celebrate him as a father to your child(ren) and a partner in life. Here’s a list of gifts we’re loving this year: Foodie Daddy Sometimes, Daddy needs a bevy after […]

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Do Parents Pass on Our Neuroses to Our Kids?

It’s one of the most startling, and at times most delightful, biological gifts of parenthood: when you unexpectedly see yourself, or your beloved, or Grandma Ellie, reflected in your own child. Maybe it’s a talent for taking apart a car engine, the ability to dunk a basketball, the resurgence of one of your mother’s mannerisms […]

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What I Learned From Losing My Cell Phone

People always say you only learn who your true friends are when you get cancer, or your husband of two decades leaves you for his 26-year-old secretary, or you run over your own dog.I know an easier way to get a fix on your posse. Throw your cell phone out the sunroof as you drive down the New Jersey Turnpike. Leave it wedged in your seat back on the Delta Shuttle. Or, as I …