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6 Ideas for Staying Sane With Kids During Hurricane Sandy
Post by Adriana VelezHere I am working from home while Sandy rages outside my window. It's warm and cozy, and my 8-year-old is quietly amusing himself with an iPod. But I can't help wondering how...
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9 Hurricane-Ready Foods You'd Actually Want to Eat
Post by Adriana VelezIf you haven't stocked up food yet for Sandy/Frankenstorm's Monster, it's probably too late by now. Stores are closed and we're all huddled indoors with our candles, Halloween...
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Michelle Obama Uses Family and Dinnertime to Keep Her Daughters Smart
Post by Adriana VelezI'm pretty darn thrilled that Michelle Obama has joined CafeMom and is answering moms' questions. I think my favorite so far has to be this one from Mellypoo. She asked about how...
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6 Best Hurricane Tracking Sites to Get You Through the Storm in One Piece
Post by Adriana VelezAs I write the wind is smashing tree branches up against my window and apparently the full surge of Hurricane Sandy/Frankenstorm's Monster is still yet to hit for another three or...
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Avril Lavigne's Ex Dresses as the Singer for Halloween But She Gets the Last...
Post by Adriana VelezAvril Lavigne's ex-husband Deryck Whibley had the best Halloween costume at his party: He went as Avril Lavigne. The Sum 41 singer went as his former wife of two years while his...
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Newborns Evacuated in Horrifying Superstorm Sandy Power Outage at NYC Hospital
Post by Adriana VelezSuperstorm Sandy kept a lot of us along the East Coast in its thrall last night, but it was an especially harrowing night for many people in New York City-area hospitals. Late in...
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Mom Who Forced 12 Year Old Daughter to Wear a Diaper Might Get Jail Time
Post by Adriana VelezYou know that saying, “let the punishment fit the crime”? I wish a mom in Fridley, Minnesota had thought of that when she punished her 12-year-old daughter for bringing home bad...
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'Real Housewives' Melissa Gorga's Halloween Cocktails Are More Trick Than Treat
Post by Adriana VelezWant to party like a Real Housewife this Halloween? RHONJ Melissa Gorga has got you covered with her favorite "skinny" Halloween cocktails. And she must have come up with these...
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3-Year-Old Finds Used Condom on Playground and Guess What She Did With It?
Post by Adriana VelezThose curious little toddlers -- there's almost nothing they won't put in their mouths. If we get a bad reputation for being helicopter parents, maybe it's because we're trying to...
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Police Reveal Grisly New Details About the Krim Nanny Killings
Post by Adriana VelezPolice have updated the horrible chain of events that led to last week's deaths of Lucia and Leo Krim with new information. On Saturday Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, "we...
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Superstorm Sandy Cruelly Sweeps Toddler Brothers Out of Their Mother’s Arms
Post by Adriana VelezAnother incredibly sad story from Super Storm Sandy: In Staten Island, two brothers were torn from their mother’s arms by the surge Monday night. Police had been looking for Connor...
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When Dads Should Have a Say in Breastfeeding Decisions
Post by Adriana VelezAnother day, and another post by a dad saying screw breastfeeding, we chose formula. Chris Kornelis, a music editor for Seattle Weekly, sounds like he had some pretty good reasons...
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Woman uses 'Single Mom' Excuse for Terrible Tip, But Is It Just a Bad Joke?
Post by Adriana Velez“Sorry, I’m a single mom …” Ah, the single mom card. I’ve started using it myself recently, and I get it. Many aspects of life really do get harder when you become a single parent....
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10 Ways to Store Thanksgiving Leftovers So They Still Taste Fresh for Weeks
Post by Adriana VelezWhen it comes to Thanksgiving dinner, I'll obsess over the menu and fantasize over eating those leftovers. But actually planning how to store those leftovers -- that's something...
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6 Turkey Brine Tips for a Perfectly Juicy Thanksgiving Bird
Post by Adriana VelezWho wants a juicy, flavorful turkey, raise your hands! You, and you, and you, and you? All righty then, let's talk turkey brine. Brining is one of a Thanksgiving chef's best...
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Don't Like Obama or Romney? A Cheat Sheet of 2012 Third-Party Candidates
Post by Adriana VelezWith all the talk (arguing?) about Obama and Romney I sometimes think we've forgotten all about our independent and third-party candidates. It's as if without Ron Paul, Ralph...
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Snooki and Crew Show Hurricane Sandy Victims Some Big 'Jersey Shore' Love
Post by Adriana VelezI don't know about you, but when Hurricane Sandy wiped out the real Jersey Shore I couldn't help wondering about the reality TV Jersey Shore crew. I was pretty sure they were all...
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Sandy's Impact on Elections and Voting Could Be Awful
Post by Adriana VelezThere's a messy, uncomfortable question lurking in my mind in the wake of Hurricane Sandy: How will people vote when so many polling stations have been destroyed, and when there's...
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'Avatar' Star Sam Worthington Arrested and Hey, He’s Not Blue in His Mugshot
Post by Adriana VelezOMG, did you hear? Sam Worthington has been arrested for fighting! You know, Sam Worthington. The guy. From the movie AVATAR! I think? He was the paralyzed soldier who became a...
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President Obama Tells Girl With 2 Dads How to Deal With Homophobes
Post by Adriana VelezIn all the arguing over gay marriage there is one thing we sometimes overlook: A lot of these couples are parents, and their kids are paying attention. And it matters to them that...
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