Family Matters
Family Matters
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I Used to Want to Drive Across America. Ya Know, See Some America and Shit. I Have Three Kids Now. *CENSOR* That.
There was a time when nothing sounded more romantic to me (in the fun and adventure sense of the word) than driving across America and seeing all that she had to offer. I grew up as an Army brat overseas in Europe, so Iâve been to most of the European countries that were a simple…
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Filed Under 'Marriage': My Wife Steals My Cool Clothes So She Can Get All the Cool Points
Iâm coming up on a year of marriage next monthâOct. 12, to be exactâand the year has flown by. Like I assume most couples do on the eve of that first year anniversary, weâve both reflected (together and separately) on our journey into marriage and the year weâve had. It hasnât resulted in any grand…
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Chance the Rapper Postpones Tour, Opts for Paternity Leave After Birth of Daughter
Mere days before his #TheBigDay World Tour was set to kick off comes the shocking news that Chance the Rapper, born Chancelor Bennett, is taking paternity leave. After welcoming his second baby girl, Marli, the âNo Problemsâ spitter revealed on Monday that as much as he loves his fans, his family will always take precedence.…
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âOctoroon,â âMulattoâ or âAryanâ: Couples Sue Virginia to Stop It From Forcing People to Choose a Race in Order to Get a Marriage License
Three couples in Virginia are invoking the names of Richard and Mildred Loving, the couple whose fight to be legally wed led to the striking down of laws banning interracial marriage, in their quest to stop Virginia from requiring racial ID â including outdated or outright offensive terms like âquadroon,â âmulattoâ and âAryanâ â in…
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My 4-Year-Old Did One of Those Things Kids Do to Remind You Why Being a Parent Is Awesome
Parenting, in practice, is a lot of work. Sure, itâs work that most of us who have the privilege of being parents love, but there are days when everybody can use a break. Especially when you have little ones, which I do. I have three children, aged 3, 4 and 10. As kids get older…
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I've Been Married For 5 Years and I Still Don't Know What to Call My Mother-In-Law
Later this month, my wife and I will celebrate our five year anniversary. Which feels like an accomplishment. Not because getting and staying married makes you any specialer than those who ainât either of those things, but because I think we know each other well enough now to make a pragmatic decision on whether to…
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âI Thought I Was Meeting a Nerd:â Michelle Obama Shares Her First Time Meeting Barack Obama
Like Iâve said before, the America in which I reside is currently single and is using this time to rediscover itself after the Obamasâ departure from the blackest administration in history. We currently donât have a president, so America is currently swiping right to find a love thatâll give it the treatment for which it…
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My 3-Year-Old is Potty Training. He Almost Ended Me
In my house, we are currently potty training my three-year-old. Itâs the challenge all parents must face and possibly the most unreasonable of them all. Consider this: You must convince a child that his caution-to-the-wind, carefree, diapered lifestyle is actually inconvenient for him AND that heâd have much more fun if he stopped playing, did…
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Real Housewives Of Atlantaâs Eva Marcille Is Expecting Baby No. 3
Congratulations are in order for Eva Marcille of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and hubby Michael Sterling. The recently married pair are expecting again, making baby No. 3 for the former Top Model, and No. 2 for Sterling. âMichael and I couldnât be more excited to announce baby No. 3 is on board!â Marcille tells People…
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You Don't Have to Ask About My New Baby When You See Me (You Can If You Want To! But It's Fine If You Don't!)
Itâs too early to make a definitive determination, but I think my 3-year-old daughter has transitioned out of her Boss Baby stage. She no longer asks to watch Boss Baby when she returns home from preschool, she no longer hurls non sequitur quotes from it at me while sheâs in her car seat, and she…