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• Where are all the powerful female nerds?

  Mon May 14, 2012
  • Maybe it's because most women I know, including myself, put "become a world-class programmer" right up there on my list next to "shoot myself in the kneecaps" and "get a ph.d in cubicle design"....

• Swallowed battery hazards: ER visits double

  Mon May 14, 2012
  • Yeah I just saw that article, LOL - sorry, I can't child-proof my battery run stuff right now, I'm too busy throwing away all my 9-month old son's bottles so he can dehydrate to death!

• Bottles, binkies and sippy cups can hurt kids, study finds

  Mon May 14, 2012
  • Oh for heavens sake. What next, I shouldn't let my baby breathe because the air has oxygen in it? It doesn't matter what a kid is doing or playing with, if the child is under 4 years old, chances are they're going to find a way to hurt themselves with it. That's just reality for the under-4 crowd.

• Two children die in hot cars as risky season begins

  Fri May 11, 2012
  • Everyone makes mistakes. It's just that in parenting, one mistake can cost you the life of your beloved child. I don't know any parents who haven't have a near-miss accident of some kind or another.

• Is healthy weight impossible for many Americans?

  Tue May 8, 2012
  • It can't all be blamed on the system. The environment can make it harder to make healthy choices, but at the end of the day, you can still make a healthy choice if you want to badly enough.

• Resisting a rest? Revival tips for women on the go-go-go

  Sun May 6, 2012
  • I'd love 20 minutes of meditation every morning! Should I squeeze that in before or after I: wake up to "hey mommy!" right in my face, the baby is already awake and needing a bottle, change the baby, feed the baby, feed the preschooler, get the preschooler's shoes back on the right feet, dress the …

• What is torture? Ex-CIA official renews debate

  Thu May 3, 2012
  • if we treat people this way for any reason, we are degrading ourselves

• No more nipple confusion: Study says pacifiers may help breast-feeding

  Mon Apr 30, 2012
  • well said! babies generally grow out of stuff like that. I've always been surprised at how easily my boys gave up "habits" I thought they had.. when I finally got brave enough to let myself give it up!

• No more nipple confusion: Study says pacifiers may help breast-feeding

  Mon Apr 30, 2012
  • Makes sense to me too. Anything, pacifiers included, that can reduce a mom's exhaustion so that she can better meet her baby's needs (in whatever way she deems best, I might add) is awesome.

• 'Miracle' mom survives massive blood loss to deliver healthy baby

  Mon Apr 30, 2012
  • Congrats mom and baby!! What a relief to see both are well. It's so inspiring to see something so scary end well with everyone safe. Thank goodness for modern medical technology!