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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods Balancing teen privacy with parenting

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It can be very difficult to balance a teenagers privacy with good parenting, however, it must be done. As kids get older, they are entitled to more trust and, in turn, more privacy. The flip side of that is, the more trust that you put in a child, the more opportunities they have to make the wrong choices. Many people think t... More..

Style & Beauty > Body Image How to find the beauty in yourself

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We all fall prey to it, don't we? That urge to be just a little bit better, a little bit prettier, a little bit smarter. Even the people that have accepted themselves do it. I, personally have accepted the act that I will never like my thighs, my pettiness, or my taste in hairstyles. But this is what it comes down to, right h... More..

Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Marriage should be a sacred institution between only a woman and a man

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This is one of those debates that will never be fully resolved. If the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gendered win the right to marry their lover the same as any other couple has, the naysayers will get more vocal. If things stay the way they are, then the gay and lesbian community will get more vocal. Hopefully, unlike the... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?

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Should a woman have the right to choose abortion? To rephrase, should a woman have the right to control her own life and body?Obviously, the answer is yes. A great big resounding yes.Now the pro-lifers all jump up screaming "What about adoption?" What about it? Do any of them actually research the adoption rates in this count... More..

Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Is a house always a home?

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What makes a home? Don't say wood, tile, shingles, or nails. That makes a structure, a building, a house. A house must be built from the ground up, home is a feeling that you carry with you. I know several people who have only one house, but feel at home many places. Home is a feeling, a house is an object. I have been at hom... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Should people be allowed to choose their baby's sex?

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Just the fact that this issue is up for debate goes to show that we are already on some mighty dangerous ground. Would your grandparents have had to ask themselves whether they wanted a daughter or a son? Do you think it would still seem to matter to them? I think that some parents may be initially disappointed at the sex of ... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) What I learned not to do from my parents

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Most people learn how to raise children by watching and remembering the way they were raised. I learned a lot about parenting by observing my mother. More precisely, I learned how not to parent. Her intentions were always good, but that was not always shown through her actions. She learned how to parent from my grandmother wh... More..

Education > Adult Education Going back to school during middle age

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I write about the subject of returning to college not from my own experiences, but by watching the experiences of my fiancee, who is 42 and has just returned to college after a six-year break. I have seen the struggles he goes through, and have learned ways to help him handle them.I can only imagine how hard it is for him and... More..

Jobs & Careers > Starting Out The career decision I most regret

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I have made many decisions regarding my career that I regret. Everything form making the mistake of working of with family to opting to make slightly more money even though the new job made me miserable. But if i had to pick the most regrettable of my mistakes, it would have to be opting to take a job that I knew I was good a... More..

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2. Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?
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8. Is a house always a home?
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