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Activities
Gift Idea: A Video Game for the Anti-Video Game Mom
Posted Monday, November 21, 2011 - 5:19pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of video game systems. I hate seeing zombie kids sitting down doing nothing but pushing buttons, zapping things with a blank stare on their faces, disconnected... Read More »

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From A Working Mom’s Worst Nightmare to America’s Supernanny
Posted Monday, November 21, 2011 - 5:09pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

Whoever said necessity is the mother of invention, was telling the stone cold truth. And nobody knows this better than Deborah Tillman aka the star of Lifetime TV's new reality series, America’s... Read More »

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Child Safety
Penn State Scandal Highlights Why I Don't Let My Son Play Team Sports
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 2:15pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

I understand team sports has many character building benefits. But the recent disgusting allegations of sexual abuse spilling out of the Penn State football department these past few weeks,... Read More »

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One Born Every Minute
Going Into Labor? Get Your Hair Done and Hit the Drive-Thru
Posted Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 8:00pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

Sometimes I just can't believe that my oldest child is eleven years old, because the memory of my labor and delivery are as vivid as if they were yesterday. As a first-time mom, I had no idea what to... Read More »

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Dating
Do You Date Outside Your Race?
Posted Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 8:00pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

I've got to admit, I've never dated anyone outside of my race. I did have a serious summer crush on my very Jewish co-counselor at leadership camp during high school, but that was about it. Oh, and... Read More »

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Parenting Issues
My Kid Was Robbed of a Key Father-Son Moment
Posted Monday, November 7, 2011 - 6:34pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

For the past few days, my seven-year old son has been walking around with a tie around his neck, using every spare moment in between homework, piano practice and baths to practice tying the perfect... Read More »

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One Born Every Minute
Do Asian Moms Do Post-Birth Care Best?
Posted Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 8:00pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

I've always been frustrated at the pregnancy and birth process in this country. There's a lot of attention on prenatal care but after birth, mothers are expected to be up and at 'em in a matter of... Read More »

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Divorce
Co-Parenting Sucks ... I Quit!
Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 7:00pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

I’ve come to the unfortunate realization that co-parenting is an abstract notion, a fanciful dream and quite frankly, in my case, a waste of time. And I'm not just saying that because my ex is a... Read More »

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When Sisters-in-Law Attack
Posted Friday, October 21, 2011 - 11:15am by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

When I was married, I was blessed with a very sweet mother-in-law. I still call her Mom. But when you marry the youngest of seven children and the prized baby brother of four older sisters, it’s... Read More »

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Pregnancy
Would You Let Erykah Badu Deliver Your Baby?
Posted Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 2:07pm by Kimberly Seals Allers
Kimberly Seals Allers

Erykah Badu wants to become a midwife.I'm not surprised though, since I've been watching her spokesperson work with the International Center for Traditional Childbearing–an amazing organization. I'... Read More »

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