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Your family could be a modern-day Brady Bunch. Blended families are becoming more and more common, but it can be stressful on both parents and children to find a happy balance between all parties involved. The holiday season should be fun and filled with wonderful memories to cherish for a lifetime. We asked Patricia Ryan Lampl, Ann Blumenthal Jacobs, and Tish Rabe — authors of Love For Read more
The first day of school is such an exciting event in the lives of parents and kids that it screams for a camera to be present! It's a milestone filled with memory-making photo ops. Making a big deal out of first-day-of-school photos makes your kids feel special, shows them that the ordinary is worth celebrating, and that mom and dad are proud of them! Be prepared to capture your wee one's new Read more
Since tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, I thought it would be fun to share what traditions your families have on this special holiday. Every year, my dad makes a huge feast including the best potato latkes I've ever tasted. We get together and light the menorah that he made in his high school ceramics class (cute, huh?) and my mom leads the prayer. We keep things pretty traditional but Read more
Track and field star Lolo Jones isn't an Olympic virgin, considering she competed in the 2008 games, but she is a virgin in the traditional sense. You might think that an almost-30-year-old virgin would not advertise the fact that she's never had sex, but Olympian Lori "Lolo" Jones isn't shy about her virginity. Later-in-life virgins have a new celebrity role model in 29-year-old Lolo, as she's Read more
Queen Elizabeth II isn't the only female monarch in Europe celebrating milestones this year. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her husband of two years — her former personal trainer Daniel Westling — welcomed a baby girl in February, and today she and the rest of the Swedish royal family attended baby Princess Estelle's christening at the royal chapel in Stockholm. Princess Estelle is Read more
Getting a will is not just for those who are on the cusp of retiring. People of all ages should consider writing one, says Business Insider. Here's why. Despite the well-known fact that everyone alive today will kick the bucket at one point or another, nearly 60 percent of Americans admitted in a 2011 poll conducted by online legal service Rocket Lawyer that they didn't have a will. RELATED: 14 Read more
This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. I'm a 23-year-old girl from a Sikh family where all girls in the house are traditionally married off through arranged marriage. I have been told to go and see a boy tomorrow, as my father's friend has insisted we go. I begged and pleaded to my mom that I do not Read more
The Queen: Art & Image is the name of a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in honor of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Just like the span of the monarch's reign, the iconic images range from traditional to modern, with commissioned portraits and works by contemporary artists included in the show. The exhibit hopes to demonstrate the evolution of Queen Elizabeth and how she's Read more
Traditionally, honeymoons are thought of as a time for a newlywed couple to escape for a few days (or weeks) of postwedding bliss. But when the bride and groom are parents, stepparents, or both, does the definition of the honeymoon change? Some parents view the honeymoon as an opportunity to bring the newly blended family together, while others relish the opportunity to be alone with their new Read more
A marriage between two individuals is a tremendously significant merge on its own. But add in kids and the event takes on an entirely new meaning. Whether the bride, groom, or both parties have children from previous relationships, ensuring that they feel included in their parent's next life step begins even before the proposal. The good news is that getting your newly blended family off to the Read more
