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Gone too far? The crazy (and sometimes unhealthy) things celebrities do to lose weight and get in shape

[nextpage title=”Next” ] Numerous celebrities will admit to the pressure of maintaining seemingly trim figures. After the world saw Oprah shrink, expand, shrink, expand, and then finally say, “I’m never dieting again,” we had front row seats for what it must be like to feel constantly judged for your appearance. For various reasons, here are […]

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Why My Son Will Never Play Football

My 17-year-old son has always been a sports-first kind of boy. We have a Polaroid of him holding a basketball before he could crawl. He took his first steps on Superbowl Sunday – because he was trying to get as close as possible to the TV screen. Poker is a sport in his view, because […]

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Airplanes, Kids and Moms Stuck in the Middle

You see a bedraggled, pinched-face mom struggling to placate small kids in an airport. What’s your immediate reaction? You may have heard the United Airlines horror story of New Jersey mom Elit Kirschenbaum. I’ve known Elit for years. She is a generous, kind, smart, extremely dedicated mom — the kind of woman we all want to […]