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I worked in a restaurant as a server earning $2.65 and could not afford to eat.

April 17, 2012
I worked in a restaurant as a server earning $2.65 and could not afford to eat. Like many women across the country, I worked as a server at a neighborhood restaurant. During the year the job was fine, I made just enough money to cover my expenses. But when the summer came, even though I was working...

Live From Britain: 50 Things For Kids To Do Outdoors Before They Turn 12

April 16, 2012
by Judy Molland Britain’s National Trust, an organization that preserves outdoor spaces as well as historic buildings in the UK, earlier this year announced a campaign to improve people’s links with nature and wildlife. Photo by Design by Nicola The Trust’s director general Fiona Reynolds said that...
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National Healthcare Decisions Day: Amy's Story

April 16, 2012
Compassion & Choices member Persis Oberreither, by completing an advance directive, inspired her teenage daughter to do the same. Here she tells of the heartbreak – and comfort – of honoring her daughter’s wishes. AMY'S STORY In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day, I want to share...
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Mother takes on Monsanto, wins global prize

April 16, 2012
Hats off to this mother of three who got fed up and took charge. Thirteen years ago, Sofía Gatica's newborn died of kidney failure after being exposed to pesticides in the womb. After the despair came anger, then a fierce determination to protect the children in her community and beyond. Today, she...
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Bully: Go to the Movies. Save a Life

April 16, 2012
Bully is game changing in the way we think about and act on childhood bullying. What changes is the belief that bullying is simply a case of Kids Will Be Kids. Children are dying, and this movie tells the truth we don’t want to hear, but must hear.
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Will there ever be a truce in the Mommy Wars?

April 16, 2012
Last Thursday an online tempest erupted when Hilary Rosen went on CNN to explain that she didn’t think Ann Romney was a worthy voice for America’s women because she “has actually never worked a day in her life.” The kerfluffle might seem familiar. Twenty years ago, Hillary Clinton came under fire...
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My Review - Pearls of Wisdom: 30 Inspirational Ideas to Live Your Best Life

April 15, 2012
I'll admit it, I enjoy self help books. Mind you, I include Drive and political autobiographies like Worlds Apart in my repertoire of consciousness expanding literature, I also hold shelf space for the likes of Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer and poets like John O'Donohue. When I heard that my chapter "...
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It's Not a "Mommy War," It's a War on Moms

April 14, 2012
There is no question that Hilary Rosen should have chosen her words more carefully when she said that Ann Romney, mother of five sons, " never worked a day in her life ." Raising children is work. It's immensely rewarding work, but it's work just the same. Ann Romney is justifiably proud of the...
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On Ann Romney and the “War on Moms”

April 14, 2012
There is no question that Hilary Rosen should have chosen her words more carefully when she said that Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life.” As an organization representing moms of all political persuasions across the country and run by moms, we at MomsRising know well that raising children...
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Rosen Vs. Romney

April 14, 2012
I've turned a deaf ear to the constant news about this "controversy" because I try to avoid getting too involved in faux controversies created by political strategists. I just wanted to say one thing. If people are going to use phrases like " Stay at home mothers are working," then they're going to...
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