Don’t you just sometimes wish to escape parenthood on weekends? Imagine, relishing the chance to sleep just an or hour so more on Saturday mornings only to have your little misfits barging in the bedroom at seven demanding breakfast. If only you could wave a hand away and haughtily yell “Let them eat cake!” Oh, [...]

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Being a family is accidental. You get born into a group of people without anyone asking you if you wanted to be born to those people in the first place. But staying as a family is the tricky part. This is why solving family issues are very crucial.
One of the most delicate family issues is [...]

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Worried your children may not be getting good nutrition when they’re in school? As much as you want to trust the school cafeteria, it’s inevitable that sometimes the food choices in the menu are less than ideal. The only way you can be sure your child eats right is to pack his lunch yourself.

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If you are able to give very detailed instructions to pet sitters, then why not do the same to your children’s baby sitters? Sure, there is that fact that your children do know how to communicate and that precious “Twinkles” cannot. But then again, how precious is precious anyway? So what exactly is the pertinent [...]

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You just got to love being cross-disciplinary. It makes just you so… so MacGyver. Well, the fact of the matter is, you can be able to apply some of the things that you know in one discipline to another. Say for example, your skills in your workplace can be helpful in running your household. While [...]

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Every budding romance starts magically – he’s a dream come true and he treats you like a princess. At the onset of a relationship, everything seems meant to be. But most often than not, sparks are put out as quickly as it has started. At this time in your life, your thinking, you’re too old [...]

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As a parent, you have a very direct effect on your children’s future choices. You pass on to them virtues of determination, hard work, purpose, and persistence in your everyday co-existence. Sure you can play the nature vs. nurture card but how you treat your child today, whether consciously or not, will play a big [...]

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Some of us are breadwinners. We work full time, non-stop, looking forward to the next paycheck so we can make allocations to satisfy everyone’s needs. From your salary you get your kids’ tuition, grocery, rent, bills, and other dues. It’s a happy day if something is left when all payments have already been made.
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What do women want? Career? Romance? Women come in many forms. Except for a select few, it is believed that motherhood is the essence of being a woman. To some though, motherhood is a difficult option simply because they can’t conceive a child.

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Kids find happiness at the smallest of things: new toy, slides, balloons, and candy canes. You try your best to give your kids the best and it just breaks your heart to see them cry. Yes, being a parent includes all these: but at the end of each night the question you should ask yourself [...]

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The year is young and you’ve got a lot to live for this year. It’s quite normal for people to have some. But perhaps before you really delve deeper into 2008, you might want to resolve some unfinished business so you can really set off to a new start. Indeed one truly appreciates the need [...]

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What a morbid thing to write about at the start of the year! Sure, but you have to be realistic about things. You’d never know when you’ll kick the bucket, whether it’s from radiation from wi-fi signals or a piano smashing you to pieces while walking down the street. And with death, it can happen [...]

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Half the fun of the holidays is gift-giving. But while you’re busy wrapping gifts, your kids are waiting to receive more gifts. This season, teach your kids the value of gift-giving. It is not common for a child to be excited about giving than receiving. It’s one value they can learn from you.

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You still don’t have a gift for your kids, friends and loved ones? Don’t worry, there are a lot of us out there. I mean who has time to actually try to figure out a gift list for people, right? Yes, and we always have excuses. Anyway, here are a few gift ideas that might [...]

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Every year, at least one of our family members turns into a Grinch – mean, green, and irritable. And also every year we avoid this person, fearing that his dark cloud will not eat up your holiday spirit.

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