So here’s some more mom guilt for you. Baby boys with uncommon or unpopular names are more likely to commit crimes as teenagers and young adults.
Researchers from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania compared the names of juvenile male delinquents to male names in the general population.
They concluded that boys with common names like Micheal, Robert and [...]
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Conservative columnist and author Anne Coulter has a new book to promote, so she’s been on all the talk shows lately. Never one to shy away from controversial topics, and certainly never one to take the middle ground on an issue, this round of self-publicity has drawn the most fire over her opinions on single [...]
Tags: anne coulter, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, single moms, The View, Whoopi Goldberg
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I had a few of those moments last weekend that made me remember why I wanted to have a baby, and which made me very grateful for my three-month-old daughter.
She woke up at 7 AM to eat, and I brought her into the bed with us to nurse from a side-lying position (one of our [...]
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I’m separated from my son’s father and for the most part, I’ve had some wonderful support from family and friends. It’s often hard to accept help, but I’m so grateful to have someone make me dinner, help look after my son, or just listen to me complain when my ex is being a pain.
I’m a [...]
Tags: Relationships, single moms, single parents
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I was in a relationship with my son’s father for over ten years, and married for over half of those – basically most of my adult life. My total experience with dating is based on watching Sex and the City, and listening to girlfriends’ escapades and adventures, with just a teeny twinge that I didn’t [...]
Tags: dating, girlfriends, men, single moms, Toddlers
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