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A mom recently gave birth to a 13-pound baby...naturally. To borrow a recent popular headline, "Are YOU mom enough?" Few women might be -- could you?

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wow! my husband was ~12 lbs at birth. His mom had no doctor because he thought the midwife would show. The midwife fell asleep on her shift and so she did it all by herself. All the while helping the women in the bed beside her deliver a breech baby!

Ummmm big ups to her.....I would LOVE to say I think I could do it....BUT realistically we will never know....Ive had 3 children and each birth was better than the last...more controlled and dare I say it, enjoyable..... So yeah I would like to say I would definately give it a go....but bodies can only do what they can do IYKWIM.....

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How a Kindergarten Teacher Earned $700,000

A relatively new website is not only helping teachers out but it's paying them pretty handsomely. "Teachers Pay Teachers" is a company started to help teachers with their lesson plans. It was founded by Paul Edelman, after he ended a four year stint with the New York City public schools.

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The Recipe for Nourishing Relationships

Relationships take time, patience and two people willing to do their homework. Is there a recipe for nourishing relationships? Would this recipe work for you? Find out!

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I also recommend getting away without the kids. Spend some time dating again. So that some day when the kids are all gone you are not left looking at a stranger.

Excellent advice both within the article and by "Kier"! I think that it definitely takes that DAILY commitment to those "I do's"! For us, we also try to connect during the day. Even if it is just a five minute conversation, it enables us to maintain and strengthen our bond a little more. TFS!

My husband and I have been through some rough times in the past. Whats helped us is finding things we can do together. Even if its just reading a book together, listening to a book on tape, and so on, at night after the kids go to bed. I think also keeping in mind that it takes work, and that committing to live your life with someone else is a choice that you need to make every day... some days more than others ;)

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Brave Mom Catches Child Molester with Cellphone Camera

Thanks to a courageous little girl and her mom, there is one less child molester roaming the streets of New York city today.

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It is crazy that there is a need to legislate common sense! The ones that caught me laughing (and gagging!!) were the # of states that passed "Legal to eat Roadkill" laws within the last few years (and it is my understanding that others are considering following suit!)

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Hotel Fires Pregnant Woman For Saying "Bye-Bye" to Guest

A pregnant woman was fired by the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas for saying "bye-bye" on the telephone instead of "goodbye" to a guest.

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Celebrity Round-up: Disco Queen Dies, Suri, Kimye, and Star MIA

The celebrity round-up provides all of the week's celebrity news in a byte sized package.

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Couple's Adoption May Have Involved a Kidnapping

What would you do if you found out that the child you adopted and loved with all your heart had been kidnapped years earlier and wasn’t yours to adopt?

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U.S. preterm births hit new low - still work to do!

The March of Dimes just released the 2012 Premature Birth Report Card. The U.S. has hit a new 10 year low for preterm births -- a significant improvement now registering at 11.7%! Still, overall, the U.S. scores a "C" as we continue to have a high rate of preterm births comparatively. This is a clear indication of work to be done! Learn more of the resources available here at Pregnancy.org to help you and your baby with a healthy start!

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Making time to grieve.

Pregnancy and infant loss is never easy. The passing often takes with it shattered hearts and dreams of a future far different than the reality. Having to go through this process while still being called on to serve others -- whether that role is bearing work responsibilities, as "mom" for other children, coping with deteriorating health of parents or in-laws, or simply juggling your relationship with your partner -- 'overwhelming' doesn't even come close.

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