The unthinkable has happened. Your marriage is now a statistic — and not a good one. The person you thought you would grow old and lose your teeth with is now your legal opponent. If you feel like getting really depressed, there are plenty of nightmarish stories about horrifying breakups on the WWW. But we [...]

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Whether your family’s December holiday is Hanukkah, Kwanza, or Christmas, one thing is cross-cultural: Few people truly relish the thought of spending a week back home in the family nest. Sure, a few days (hours, minutes) are fine, but inevitably one reverts to childhood, and those petty resentments that are the [...]

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If you’re expecting an addition to your family, it’s time for some baby talk. The Internet is an excellent resource for practical and valuable information on midwifery and prenatal care. Not only will it guide you through all three trimesters, but it’ll help you choose a name for the newest family member [...]

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If you’re a parent, you know that it’s tough finding out what movies and TV shows are safe for your kids to watch. And ratings systems sometimes confuse more than they enlighten — often they seem vague, arbitrary and at times contradictory. Fortunately, there’s a wealth of resources online for helping [...]

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Feel like you’re spending a little too much time looking for love in chat rooms? Have you forgotten what the sun looks like? Do you break into a cold sweat at the thought of approaching a stranger in a bar? If you answered yes to all of the above, perhaps you’re ready [...]

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Kids are known to come down with strange diseases, getting lima beans stuck in various orifices or developing odd rashes in hard-to-reach places. Plus, it’s practically time to go back to school, a.k.a. a veritable petri dish of random and bizarre illnesses that your child will share with everyone in her [...]

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