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Gwen Stefani and No Doubt – from Partying to Diapers

What a difference one tour can make… Since their last tour in 2004, the dynamics of band No Doubt have seriously changed. Gwen Stefani, lead singer, and Tom Dumont, guitarist, are now changing diapers instead of partying. Tony Kanal, bassist, noted the change “Normally we have a backstage room for after-show parties, now thats a room for the kids to hang out with their nannies.

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Mommy Makeup Tutorial: How To Wear Gold & Silver Eye Shadow

The holiday season is here and it’s the perfect time to bring some glamour and glitter to your makeup look.Try these five easy steps using gold or silver shadows to add some twinkle and shine to your eyes!Step 1Apply a gold or silver shadow all over the eyelid (pat/press color onto lid with a flat eye shadow brush). Keep applying until you see the color really popping.Step 2Add …

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My Kids Are Those Kids…Lessons From The Hood

Birthdays around here happen quite often, what, with six kids and all. Half the year is taken up with buying for birthdays, planning for birthdays, cooking for birthdays, cleaning up for birthdays, cleaning up after birthdays, and crashing after birthdays! My kids start making their 'what I want for my birthday' list the day after…

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Pros and Cons of Joining a Sorority or Fraternity

Now that college has started, the question for many is should they, or shouldn’t they, rush a fraternity or sorority? The decision can define many students’ collegiate experience – and the rest of their life. About 16% of college students sign up for Greek life, which translates to roughly 700,000 undergraduates across 800 campuses in the…

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Should You Go to Jail If Your Teen Drinks?

The story I’m about to tell is not unusual. But it’s personal, tragic, and common, repeating itself almost every day throughout our country. We parents need to pay better attention. Three summers ago, a picture surfaced of then-candidate for Maryland governor, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, at a party attended by his teenaged son. The…