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Needles Extracted From Areas Around Brazilian Toddler's Lungs, Heart

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 12.20.2009 | World

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RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian toddler was awake and breathing on his own Saturday after doctors removed four life-threatening sewing needles from...

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Stepfamilies To Uncle Sam: Learn To Count!

Wednesday Martin | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Gay Stepfamily, Wednesday Martin, Stepfamily Advice, Divorce, Blended Family, Stepmonster, Cohabiting, Stepmother, Stepmothers, Stepchild, Latino Stepfamily, Stepchildren, Stepfamily, African American Stepfamily, U.S. Census, Stepfamily Support, Stepmothering, Step Mother, Step Father, Stepfather, Remarriage With Children, Family, Living News
Wednesday Martin

We're hearing a lot about the new U.S. Census these days and many might wonder what, precisely, is at stake. For stepfamilies, the answer is: quite a bit.

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The Holidays: How Stepfamilies Can Be Happier

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Tension in Stepfamilies, Wednesday Martin, Stepfamily Advice, Divorce, Tips for Stepfamilies, Thanksgiving, Stepmonster, Blended Family, Stepmother, Stepchildren, Holiday, Stepfamily, Stepfamily Dynamics, Step Children, Stepfamily Support, Remarriage, Step Mother, Stepfather, Step Father, Family, Remarriage With Children, Holiday News, Living News
Wednesday Martin

Stepfamilies often experience extraordinary stress as the holidays--with their pressure cooker of "family" expectations--get underway. So, let go of the Three Big Myths of Stepfamily life.

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When And Why You Shouldn't Put The Kids First

Wednesday Martin | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

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Wednesday Martin

Shunting the husband/wife relationship to the back burner whenever the stepchildren are around is, it turns out, a recipe for marital and step-family disaster.

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Where The Wild Things Are Wins Box Office

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Law Abiding Citizen, Invention of Lying, Surrogates, Box Office, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Where the Wild Things Are, Movies, Toy Story 3-D, Paranormal Activity, Warner Brothers, Revenue, Zombieland, Wb, Maurice Sendak, Spike Jonze, Couples Retreat, Stepfather, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's belo...

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