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Bargain Hunter: Are You One?
There's nothing like a good sale to bring out the bargain hunter in us Momversationalists. But there's also nothing like a fabulous cocktail dress…
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Gotta-Have Gadget: What's Yours?
Are you an iPod enthusiast? An Android addict? A Flip Ultra fanatic? These days, using technology is almost as natural as breathing. …
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Valentine's Day: Is It Important to You?
Valentine's Day is a holiday fraught with meaning. Sure, you've been married for 10 years, and V-Day seems like an unnecessary expense, especially…
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Top Holiday Gifts: What's Your Must Have?
Every year, there are the top holiday gifts: the presents that your child is dyyyyyyying to get (and hey, the gifts that you wouldn't mind getting…
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Giving In to Your Kids: Does It Make You Feel Guilty?
It's almost too easy to give in to your kids. After all, every parent wants to give her kids more than she had. But if you bend to every whim…
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Giving Gifts: Are Men or Women Better at It?
Do you hear that? Are those...? Why, yes, those are jingle bells! And with jingle bells come our favorite time of year: Christmas…
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Online Shopping or Brick and Mortar Shopping?
Do you like the ritual of shopping in a traditional brick and mortar store, the smell of Chanel Number 5, the hustle and bustle of crowds, the soft Muzak…
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Have Kids' Halloween Costumes Crossed the Line?
Halloween is about fantasy, fun, and (of course) candy. But some of the kids' costumes seem to cross the line: a sexy pirate, a belly-baring…
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How Green Are You?
Happy Earth Day! As the country gears up for a national conversation on global warming and its impact on the future, our Momversation panelists are…
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The Toxins Around Us
Salmonella in the peanut butter. Mercury in high fructose corn syrup. Lead in children's toys. It seems that everywhere we turn, there…
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It's a tough decision that every American mother of a baby boy has to make: to circumcise or not…
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When you hear the word "vaccine," do you immediately think of the word "autism?" …
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On behalf of the parents of autistic children I know, Jenny McCarthy can go &*$% herself.
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