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Writer/Concierge: More Adventures of a Non-Bestselling Author

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Motherhood and Work, Writing From Home, Concierge, Working Mother, Writing Process, Mother, Writer's Life, Author, Home Office, Writer, Balancing Motherhood and Work, Multi-Tasking, Day Job, Books News
Wednesday Martin

The good news is that in addition to being an extremely non-bestselling author, I am also a concierge. The bad news is that I'm not very good at it.

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Antoinette Davis, Shaniya Davis' Mother, To Be Charged For Sex Trafficking, Child Abuse

Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Missing Child, Fayetteville, Child Abuse, Charges, Mother, Antoinette Davis Charges, Antoinette Davis, Sex Trafficking, Antoinette Davis Charged, Antoinette Nicole Davis, Shaniya Davis, North Carolina, Home News

Antoinette Davis, mother of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis found dead today near Sanford, North Carolina, will face charges. The USA Today details the in...

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Don't Forget to Have Kids -- Part II

Mika Brzezinski | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Mother, Kids, Mothering, Parenting, Mika Brzezinski, Family, Parents, Living News
Mika Brzezinski

For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around too.

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Mothers and Sons: How Close Is Too Close?

Peggy Drexler | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Mama's Boy, Son, Relationships, Mother, Children, Mamas Boy, Overprotective-Mother, Feminine, Motherhood, Parenting, Masculine, Family, Living News
Peggy Drexler

Is your son in danger of becoming a mama's boy? That's the stereotype so many people associate with sons raised by women alone. And like most stereotypes, it simply doesn't hold up to reality.

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Scientists: Cancer Can Be Passed From Mother To Fetus

The Guardian | Sarah Boseley | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Institue of Cancer Research, Leukemia Cells, University of London, Cancer Passed in Womb, Scientist Prove Cancer Case, Cancer in Fetus, Cancer, Mother, Child, Pregnancy, Health, Cancer Cells, In Utero, Living News

Scientists have established beyond doubt that in rare cases cancer can be transmitted in the womb, following the birth of a baby to a woman with leuke...

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President Obama, His Mother Ann Dunham and the Nobel Peace Prize

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Microcredit, Poverty, Ann Dunham, Mother, Gloria Origgi, Nobel Peace Prize, Stanley Ann Dunham, Barack Obama, Muhammad Yunus, World News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Obama will be thinking of his mother as he receives the highest honor our world can bestow on a living human being. It is a global recognition of not only the hope he brings but what the future can become.

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It Can't Hurt to Ask: 15 Conversations to Have with Your Parents

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Conversation, Parenting, Family, Family Relationships, Mother, Father, Discussing Family Problems, Parents, Living News
Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

Even a couple hours spent exploring the past with a parent could provide new and deeper appreciation and understanding.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Pray for Glenn Beck

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birth, Debate, Stories, Family, Children, Media, Campaign, Bureaucrats, Miracle, Reform, Pray, Prayer, Legislation, America, Government, Miracles, Abortion, Cerebral Palsy, Government Takeover, Personal Story, Health Care, Pro-Life, Fears, Pregnancies, System, Fear, Families, Healthcare, Choice, Insurance Coverage, Reform Proposals, Anger, Mother, Unborn Baby, Glenn Beck, Rhetoric, Quality of Life, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Beck's predictions that health care reform would lead to government bureaucrats euthanizing people like his daughter are dead wrong, but we at Sojournors agree with Glenn on this point: God is the giver of life.

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Oh Unlucky Day!

Tamar Abrams | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Virginia, August-4th, Daughter, Mother, Nyack-Ny, President Obama's Birthday, Emergency Room, The Office, Janel Radtke, Superstitions, Living News
Tamar Abrams

I confess that I dread August 4 each year. Bad things have happened in my life on August 4 -- two cataclysmic events.

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How Our Minds Play Tricks On Us In Relationships

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Srini Pillay, Unconscious, Brainwashing, Relationships, Brain, Mother, Srinivasan Pillay, Influences, Priming, Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

These studies show that regardless of our intentions or how we think we want to act, we are strongly influenced by what is on our minds when we are acting in the world.

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Smog Increasing Risks Of Premature Births By 128%

treehugger.com | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Asthma, Premature Birth, California, Mother, Baby, High Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Los Angeles, Premature Baby, Moms, Babies, Green News

A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the r...

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Mother's Day and the Universal Law of the Garbage Truck

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Universal Law, Mother, Mother's Day, Garbage Truck, Garbage, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

What does garbage have to do with Mother's Day? Plenty. Ever heard the adage ... forgive or relive? It's true. Forgive your mother. Otherwise you're stuck in recycling your garbage about her.

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To Mom, With Love: HuffPosters Share Their Mother's Day Stories

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Mother's Day, Story, Your Stories, Stories, Mother, Mothers, Huffpost Readers Mother's Day, Living News
Katie Saddlemire

On Friday, I asked for you to share your Mother's Day Stories, and share you did! While I would have liked to publish them all, here are some that st...

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To David and Jenny, With Love

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 04.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jenny McCarthy, David Kirby, Murder, Racism, Over-Protective Mother, Mother, Crazy Moms, Racist Muderderer, Caroline Schwartz, Wtf, Comedy News
Jacob Dickerman

Yes! I admit it. I shot that man in the face. And I say, I'd do it again. Because I knew! Deep down in my heart of hearts, I knew that he was after my daughter.

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Love Can't Buy You Money

Beth Kohl | Posted 03.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Octuplet, Ivf, Mother, California, Reproduction, Ann Curry, Nadya Suleman, Nadya Suleman Octuplets, Babies, Octuplet Mom Mental Illness, Today Show, California Octuplets, Octuplet Mom Today Show, Style News
Beth Kohl

First, what is with this doctor? Suleman sought treatment from the same reproductive specialist who enabled her first six children. He already knew she had six.

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My Most Over-the-Top Moment as a Mother

Marilyn M. Machlowitz | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Fencing, Mother, Hover Geneartion, Mothering, Hover Mother, Ivy League, High School, Parenting, Help Applying to College, College Admissions, Living News
Marilyn M. Machlowitz

When my daughter's fencing coach moved to Seattle, I was beside myself. How, I worried, could she explain on her college applications why she stopped fencing senior year?

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Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Abuse, Demagogue, Green, Fisa, Mccain, Campaign, CAFE Standards, Sarah Palin, Gambling, Pissed Off, 2008, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Student Loan, Rockefeller, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Energy, Jay Rockefeller, Democrat, Congress, Joe Biden, 08, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Education, Demagoguery, Anger, Mddotw, College, Wiretapping, Warrantless, Troopergate, GI Bill, Mudslinging, Mother's Day, Mud, Obama, Democratic, Shocked, Waxman, Republican, Pelosi, Casablanca, Minimum Wage, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Report, Keating Five, John McCain, Keating, Mental Health, Angry, Medicaid, 2008 Elections, Henry Waxman, Alternative, 2008 Election, Crowd, 08 Campaign, Wall Street, Mother, Fat Cat, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Charles Keating, Wiretap, Telecommunications, Medicare, Head Start, Rocky IV, Fitzmas, Politics News
Chris Weigant

While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...

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