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The emojis, called the #BeStrong keyboard, can be used when someone you know needs a little support when confronted with online trolls or nasty comments. The emojis are to be used when you see or witness someone being harassed online. More from The Stir: 17 Things You’re Doing That Drive Your Kids Up the Wall An emoji is a quick, easy way for teens to send support to a friend, and can convey that they have someone’s back, they care about that person, that they are with him or her in solidarity....

Seven Simeon’s is my only child, and my pregnancy and his birth were far from normal! It was a very scary experience, but I wouldn’t have traded it for the world. When I was pregnant, I found out via ultrasound that my son had a birth defect called gastroschisis, which means his stomach would never finish forming. A hole develops in the abdomen wall, from which his intestines, bowels, and various organs like the kidneys can emerge from it....

In Brea’s piece on the blog Her View From Home, she freely admits she counts herself among the moms with messy homes who have hidden behind the disclaimers to drop-in guests that “things have been crazy” or “we’re too busy making memories to clean.” But the truth is, we’re fcking tired. Or maybe we’re experiencing emotional and mental strains that ironically feel easier to sweep under the rug than the dirt that is strewn across our hardwood floors....

Mades wanted to make Seder night more interactive for her children so she came up with some great kid-friendly ideas. Here’s one for making Kiddush Cups. WHAT YOU’LL NEED Small plastic wineglass Cotton swabs Small paintbrush White craft glue Craft gems (in an assortment of colors) Mod-podge craft glue Tissue paper (in an assortment of colors) DIRECTIONS For a “gem” decorated Kiddush cup: For a “stained glass” Kiddush cup: Check out the completed cups at A Kid-Friendly Passover Seder, and if you’re looking for more Passover activities for toddlers, Chabad....

" … Wonder Woman was the perfect choice for it since she is strong, independent, fearless, and brave, and an inspiration to many," Reang tells CafeMom. “Even superheroes don’t get time to take care of themselves always.” More from CafeMom: Woman With Endometriosis Boldly Shows the Dramatic Changes Her Body Goes Through “We need people like you to make it a better planet #womania,” another person wrote. “Thanks again.” To the criticisms, Reang tells CafeMom that he hopes audiences can “come to terms with the reality that having body hair on women is natural....

Stars I’d only seen with long hair were rocking “The Big Chop” — the name given to the short cut Black women get after lopping off the majority of their hair to go natural. The thing is, most of these celebs didn’t make the Chop. And they aren’t — publicly, at least — going natural with their hair. So what was happening? I had no idea the wild ride I was about to go on....

The other day I was listening to an interesting show on my local NPR station about Hypnosis. It explained how it works and how it can help people stop smoking, lose weight, or even feel less pain during childbirth. Just as I was wondering if hypnosis would work to help in disciplining kids, a listener asked if hypnosis would work on picky eater kids. “Picky eater kids are a piece of cake,” answered Roberta Temes, Ph....

In recent years, Lane Bryant has become far more than a trendy shop for bigger women. It has hosted campaigns that consistently highlight plus-size girls in a vast majority of areas, and it has put bigger women of color at the forefronts of its movements. More from CafeMom: I Found the Nine Hottest Plus-Size Swimsuits You Need This Summer Lane Bryant Recently, it has added a ton of new advertising images to its site for its “Seriously Sexy Lingerie” summer collection, and across the entire site, models with obvious stretch marks and cellulite are gracing the pages....

Some people will say that a little won’t hurt you or your baby, but no one is going to tell you it might be a good thing if you throw back a couple. Until now … A new study found children of women who had one or two drinks per week performed just as well on cognitive tests when they were 5 as their peers whose mothers didn’t drink in pregnancy....

“What do you mean obsession? It is one silly video!”

Have a birds and the bees talk (or 12)? Buy them some condoms or book an appointment with the gyno? Tell them to go watch clouds in the park or blow some bubbles instead of knocking boots? Go ahead, guess which suggestions came from the, ahem, interesting list that a Christian school recently gave its teenage students detailing healthy alternatives to having sex. They had good suggestions! For 6-year-olds … More From The Stir: Sex Talk With Our Kids Should Start Right After Potty Training It seems the folks at the Caloundra Christian College in Queensland, Australia didn’t study their audience before developing their abstinence message....

But the inventors of Fabrican are offerings something entirely different — a spray that actually transforms itself into fabric once it’s on your body. According to the Daily Mail, inventors worked for 10 years to perfect Fabrican, and they’re hoping it will soon change how we all get dressed forever. It’s not quite ready for sale yet, but one writer already has put it to the test … Laura Stott allowed Fabrican to be sprayed directly onto her body (she did wear silicone pasties) and documented the process — to her surprise (and mine), once the fabric dried, it formed a t-shirt that she could actually take off and wear again later!...

That’s because after my son was born and we were hanging out at the park I started second guessing letting my daughter swing at such an early age. Even though my baby boy looked strong, his head was still a bit floppy. I wondered if my daughter’s neck had been that, um, flexible and if she had been hurt in any way. But she did seem to be having a really, really good time....

One word: TIME! Who has the time to make a coffee cake that’s as yummy and pretty-looking as the professional ones at a bakery or grocery store? Not me. Well, at least not before I spied a unique chocolate chip coffee cake recipe on Pinterest! This coffee cake has a secret that makes it incredibly quick and simple to bake … Drumroll please … It’s made with boxed pancake mix!...

According to CBS, a lawsuit was filed this week by the girl’s parents, Todd and Lisa Holmes, for the incident, which happened in Wilmington, Illinois last January. When the girl repeatedly told teachers she had to use the restroom, the bus driver wouldn’t stop. So instead they came up with an outrageous “solution.” While the bus was still driving down the road, they handed the girl a cup and told her to go urinate in it in front of the stairs of the bus....

Well, not from any of the parents whose girls are actually taking the pole dancing, er, pole fitness classes, anyway, but other area parents and youth workers are indeed complaining. Especially since images of students performing their routines have been posted online. My gut reaction, when I heard this story, was to wonder how a teenager could feel like teaching stripper moves to 7-year-old girls is an a-okay thing to do....

More from The Stir: Quiz: What’s Your Perfect Baby Name? Click through the following slideshow to see the most “Christmasy” names in America. Which origin of #2 do you prefer? For more great baby name ideas, visit Baby Name Wizard. Images via MishelVerini/shutterstock; © iStock.com/Zdenka Darula More From The Stir: Quiz: What Classic Christmas Toy Are You? More from The Stir: 30 Seasonal Names for Your Holiday Baby More from The Stir: 20 Baby Names ‘Guaranteed’ to Produce a Naughty Child...

From fitted silhouettes to full ball gowns, they’ve shown us that no matter your dress size, you can totally look sexy. Here are 16 of the most naked gowns from 2018 — so far.

In the picture, you can see what looks like a transparent-looking little girl in a white gown on the stairs. On the left is what appears to be another ghostly figure going up the upper staircase. According to the Mauslings, the tour group didn’t include a little girl in a white gown. “Even if you look at the picture, you notice [that] no one is looking there,” Mausling said. More from CafeMom: 5 Spooky Ghost Stories to Tell Kids Around the Campfire As for the obvious Photoshop possibility, Mausling said, “I don’t even know how to use my cell phone....

There was no beating around the bush, and he went straight to attempting to sext with Nickerson. She agreed — but only if they role-played. As you can guess, she had a plan hidden up her sleeve. More from CafeMom: Guy’s Tinder Date Gets Stuck While Trying to Throw Her Own Poop Out of the Window More from CafeMom: Maid of Honor Hilariously Pranks Wedding Photos & We All Want to Be Her BFF “I thought he was gonna be fun and play along 🙁 if you’re gonna be a creep, why not be a clever one?...