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I am the mother of four incredibly precocious children and the wife of one over worked, under paid attorney. I live in a small suburban town in Pennsylvania. The free time I force my family to give me is usually spent with animals or out in nature.

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Food & Drink > Dining & Restaurants (Other) Should restaurants be required to list calories and fat grams on their menus?: 5 of 77
The nutritional value of almost all of the foods we eat is available on a variety of different websites. But how many people do you know that actually go online to check out what they should or shouldn't eat, at a specific restaurant, before they leave the house. Probably not many.People don't want to think about eating healt... More..
Health & Fitness > Weight Issues Whose fault is childhood obesity: 3 of 38
Who is to blame for childhood obesity?The person in charge of the child.It's simple really. If you are cooking the food, or buying the food, or allowing the child to have access to unhealthy food options, it is your fault the child is eating unhealthy food. If you are allowing the child to spend all their free time in front o... More..
Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes Abusive relationships: When to call it quits: 3 of 35
This is easier said than done and I am speaking as both a victim and a hypocrite when I write this.The first time they threaten you either verbally or physically, is when to call it quits. The first time their words make you feel worthless, break your heart, or cause you to question your own beliefs is when it call it quits. ... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Which is harder: Getting ready for a vacation or returning home afterwards?: 5 of 33
There is no doubt that getting ready for the vacation is exponentially harder than returning home from the vacation.Before the vacation:You still get up and go into work everyday.Sally still has dance lessons.Scott still has soccer practice.You still have to get dinner made, laundry done, the dog fed, and all the other duties... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor Should you have an epidural or natural childbirth?: 8 of 44
I remember becoming a mom for the first time at the all too young age of seventeen. But I was determined to prove to everyone who was anything but supportive of my decision to have the baby, that I could do it and that I could do it right.I religiously attended my doctors appointments. I had all the awful testing done. I even... More..
Health & Fitness > Weight Issues Obesity: Is being fat a disease or a choice: 7 of 37
Is obesity a disease or a choice? Those are my only two options? I don't get a both or a neither alternative? Okay then, my answer is that obesity is a disease cause by choices we all make as individuals.Like how I did that? Now let me explain it for you.Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are gre... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues Is cheating ever okay?: 16 of 79
It is never okay to cheat. Cheating can be explained. Many excuses can be made for why cheating happens. Cheating can even be justified by the person doing the cheating. But under no circumstances whatsoever, is cheating ever okay.Ask any cheater why they cheat, or cheated, on their significant other and you will get any numb... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning Eliminating sugar from your diet: 5 of 22
There is sugar in the most unlikely of places. It is lurking in the milk you pour on your cereal, in the bread and lunch meat on your sandwich, and in the spaghetti, sauce, and meatballs, on your dinner plate.People are unaware of the levels of sugar they consume in a day. A little breath mint could have six grams of sugar in... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Are there easy ways to lose weight?: 8 of 35
I believe there isn't an easy way to lose weight there are only quick fixes. The problem with quick fixes is that they do not nothing for long term goals.Anyone can cut their caloric intake down to 1200 calories a day and starve themselves into a smaller size but no one can live that way forever. Sometimes this even has the o... More..
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel diaries: The worst vacation ever: 2 of 7
Everyone who travels regularly is bound to have accumulated a horror story or two. I may be a little biased but I think mine should win some sort of award for being the WORST vacation ever. Now only was it a vacation, it was also my honeymoon! My husband and I married last year and decided to go to Punta Cana, Dominican Repub... More..