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by Laurie Gelman posted in Mom Stories Did you hear the one about the man who says the key to a lasting marriage is to let your wife be the boss? No punchline. Its actually true. John Betar and his wife Ann of Fairfield, Conn., have been married for 80 years and he told ABC [...]

by Laurie Gelman posted in Mom Stories Did you hear the one about the man who says the key to a lasting marriage is to let your wife be the boss? No punchline. Its actually true. John Betar and his wife Ann of Fairfield CT have been married for 80 years and he told ABC [...]

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories Back on voting day, my six-year-old daughter asked if Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were going to be at the voting booth, down at the fire house. “No Isla,” I laughed. “I doubt they could even find our tiny village, let alone have time to come here and [...]

Food loves Sriracha. The spicy chili sauce goes with everything from creamy cheese to Teriyaki salmon. To celebrate, we’ve pulled together the very best recipes on the web that use Sriracha in brilliant and gorgeous ways. Check out our gallery of fave recipes, then leave a comment and let us know how you use your [...]

My husband’s family has a tradition of playing board games each year after Thanksgiving dinner. Sometimes things get a little crazy, but everyone ends up having fun. Some good friends of ours who are married have also hosted several game nights in which the couples come together and “compete” with one another. There have also [...]

My husband’s family has a tradition of playing board games each year after Thanksgiving dinner. Sometimes things get a little crazy but everyone ends up having fun. Some good friends of ours, who are married, have also hosted several game nights in which the couples come together and “compete” with one another. There have also [...]

You may remember part one and the oh-so-fab mompreneurs I showed off here a few weeks ago. Inspiring right? Well, I’ve got a few more amazing moms who have rocked their mompreneur status. I mean, rocked it. And well now, I am sharing with you the other half; 6 more amazing ladies who are just [...]

In 2004, at just 20-years-old, I kissed my husband of a little over one year goodbye, watched him sling on his pack, and head out to Iraq with all the other Marines. Sam had turned 22 a few weeks earlier, which is when we found out that he would be deploying during the height of [...]

Obama won big last night, as did progressive senators like Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin. Gay marriage won at the ballot for the first time, and did so in multiple states. Several states took steps towards saner, more humane drug laws. It was a big night for liberal America, and a bad one for the [...]

by Denise Cortes posted in Mom Stories Once upon a time, I walked into a tattoo shop on Hollywood and Vine in L.A. My bff and I wanted to get a tattoo. A second after I entered, I heard that sound–the sound of the tattoo gun stabbing ink into someone’s skin. It scared me. I [...]