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January 25, 2012
We just love to compare ourselves to the French (case in point: the best-selling book French Women Don't Get Fat). Now a new book coming out next month, Bringing Up Bebe, highlights how parenting in France is superior (or at least a lot less "fussy" and "stressy") to that in the States.
While yet another book comparing the French to Americans sounds like one more great opportunity to pour a glass of wine, curl up in a cozy chair, and hate ourselves, I think this book might offer some amazing insight.
This article teasing the book mentions...
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January 18, 2012
I heart Modern Family for it's subtle risks in humor. But tonight's episode, called "Little Bo Bleep," promises to be not-so-subtle: 2-year-old Lily drops the F word at a wedding. Gasp!
ABC says the word will be bleeped out, her mouth will be blurred out, and it turns out that the actress who plays Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) actually said the word "fudge" during filming. But the episode still has tongues wagging! One group, called the "No Cussing Club" -- founded by an 18-year-old Brigham Young University student concerned with the...
January 13, 2012
Three weeks in. Be honest: how's your 2012 New Year's resolution going?
Mine: Not so great. I had hoped to start saving more money (just went out to lunch for $15 instead of packing my lunch -- oops). I was going to stay on top of our laundry piles better (the heap is currently up to my waist). And I really wanted to sort/ditch our mail daily rather than weekly so I don't have to see that ugly pile when I step inside the door.
Sure, most people end up in the same boat with resolutions... or else maybe we'd have New Decade's resolutions rather than annual ones prompted by...
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