Here are 7 simple tips for curling your hair using a flat iron. Do not wash your hair right before you curl. Your hair’s natural oils will help lock in your style. Invest in a good flat iron like Revlon Amber Waves Dual-Edge Straightener ($20.06 at Walmart). A bad iron will only prolong the time it takes you to produce good curls, damage your hair, AND cause a frizzy mess....
In it, writer Anna White argues that the stress of working and women who refuse to slow down while they’re pregnant could contribute to premature births. “As career women, in our bid to have it all, all at once, are we endangering our unborn children by increasing the risk of pre-term birth?” I don’t doubt that could be part of the problem. I’ve long suspected it contributed to the preeclampsia I had with my first pregnancy that caused my son to be delivered via emergency C-section at 27 weeks, weighing just 1 pound, 15 ounces....
That’s OK. I chose to breastfeed my son until he was almost 3 and my daughter until she was 1. I chose to stay home with them early in their lives and feed them mostly organic foods. But you know what? I don’t think that makes me a better mom than anyone else. I did all my research and that is the way I decided to parent. If another mom chooses formula for her baby or to go back to work when her child is 3 months either because she has to or because she wants to, I say more power to her....
Sometimes men are tricky little beasts, especially when it comes to sex. The reality is, there are little things they do that SEEM so nice and thoughtful and sweet… and then bam! Their hands are on your boobs and you are being seduced. Wait, actually that sounds kind fo hot… OK, I digress. In all seriousness, there are many ways men subtly ask us for sex without asking outright. Here are seven of them: Image via ePi....
There are apps with high auditory and visual stimulation that will teach how sounds and pictures interact. There are also apps for sound sensitivity that help to calm and gently provide a soothing soundtrack to any activity. So for your convenience, we’ve put together a list of the best apps for kids with sensory disorder, as determined by high parent reviews and award rankings: What apps do you use for sensory training?...
But first, a few disclaimers: We are in no way implying that slimness = health, or that the only way to be fit is to be skinny, or that fat is always unhealthy, or any of that. And this is NOT medical advice. And we’re not even saying that all these rules apply to ALL lean people. Let’s not go to Crazy Town here. This is just about what makes many thin women thin....
According to science-y people — who apparently stand all day in their labs, looking for ways they can shame and/or devastate people — the whole sitting thing is killing us. Really. More From The Stir: 9 Incredible Things Your Body Can Do in Just 30 Minutes Read on to see why we should all push our couches out the front door. (Then flip them onto their side so we don’t sit on them out there, either....
More from CafeMom: 10 Women Share the Crazy Ways They Caught Him Cheating Licensed psychologist and author of Emotional Unavailability Bryn Collins says she sees plenty of clients who have suffered through extremely stressful relationships and now have this disorder. Although it’s not an official medical diagnosis (and it’s highly unlikely an insurance company would pay to treat it), she says it is very real, and very devastating. More from CafeMom: 13 Women Confess Why They Stayed Married After He Cheated One might believe that feeling upset about past relationships might signal immaturity, but this is not the case....
Gloria (who asked for us not to use her real name) is one half of one of those couples. Gloria and her husband have been married for 12 years and recently completed a month without any intimacy beyond kissing. Gloria shares, “We’ve gone without sex before, like after the kids were born, but never on purpose. The truth is, sex had become a source of tension between us. He always wanted to have it more than I did, and I was tired of always feeling guilty for turning him down....
Fortunately, my (very patient) husband and our son spent the next 45 minutes scraping that slime off all the aforementioned surfaces. So, okay, I feel like right there I had reason to hate the stuff, but it gets worse. More from CafeMom: 11 Times Kids Spooked the Crap Out of Us Even though we banned slime from ever crossing the threshold of our home, my son decided that he and the neighbor would go into the “slime business,” with the girl doing all the actual prep and packaging and my tween handling all the marketing....
But the former Cheetah Girl member might want to consider a bra or some pasties. Bailon is thisclose to a nip slip in that crazy Fifty Shades-esque dress thing situation. Monday night, Adrienne made a red carpet appearance for some Valentine’s Day celebrity thing, and, as the Daily Mail put it, “came dangerously close to showing her nipple.” As ridiculous as that statement is, it’s true. Bailon is dangerously close to showing her nipple....
I kid, of course (mostly), because typically she is a sweet, sunny, sassy little thing who I love more than anything in the world. But get some antibiotics into my little princess, and the castle starts to crumble. She is a whiny, crying mess. She shrieks with a scary, high-pitched wail I’ve never heard before while flailing her limbs. She has even tried to bite me. After an embarrassing outing today (I apologize if you were in the Winter Park Borders), I’m considering making her wear a t-shirt when we’re in public that reads: “Not a brat, just on antibiotics....
But all that pales in comparison to Reformation’s latest wackadoo denim creation. I don’t say this casually, but this has to be the weirdest pair of jeans I have ever seen. title: “Behold Reformation S Crazy Ass Zipper Jeans” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-02” author: “Jose Mckibben” But all that pales in comparison to Reformation’s latest wackadoo denim creation. I don’t say this casually, but this has to be the weirdest pair of jeans I have ever seen....
The no-BS friendship manifesto has some great stuff in it that I fully identify with. Like when she says “When you swear in front of my kids I won’t care. Because obviously.” Or “Maybe your house is clean. Maybe it isn’t. Maybe who gives a rat’s ass?” But the stuff about giving our fellow moms a free pass on being complete and utter flakes? Dude. No. No, no, no, no....
Here are 12 ways people discovered their loved one was cheating. The text screw-up. He texted me and told me he couldn’t hang out because he was going to sleep. I believed that. Then I get a text minutes later along the lines of, “I texted her and told her I’m going to sleep” — I knew something was up. There was talk about his flirting with a certain girl....
But unlike other kinds of sex work, “camming” — performing live for an audience via webcam, often while partially or entirely undressed — gives the performer a lot more freedom to decide what she does on her channel, who watches, and what she wears (and decides to take off). There’s also an aspect to camming that’s unique to this kind of work: getting a look at the performer’s life and personality....
Karen Smith checked into the hospital after she started bleeding and cramping a few hours after having sex. She was 31 weeks into her pregnancy. Her doctors didn’t seem to think the bleeding and cramping were a big deal. They told her it was a normal thing to happen after sex. But not only did Karen’s baby die during emergency surgery, she had to have her uterus removed! After Karen’s surgery, hospital records revealed she had been suffering from what’s called a placental abruption....
Facebook More from CafeMom: New Baby Sleep Info Goes Against Everything We’ve Been Told But for many parents, the issue isn’t so cut and dry. Circumcision is still considered a standard medical procedure in the US. In fact, it’s the most common surgical procedure performed by American doctors. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) even maintains the stance that “the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks,” though they stop short of recommending the procedure universally....
Tired of the same ol’ family portraits you get at the mall where everyone is staring at the camera smiling? Us too. Luckily, you can get creative with your family photos by creating a fun sidewalk chalk backdrop for them. The best part: You don’t have to be particularly artistic to pull this off. We’ve found 13 imaginative ideas and tips to get you started. Use these Instagram-worthy photos as cute holiday cards or special greetings to grandparents....
Grey’s Anatomy might just be a primetime drama, but it sure has a way of turning our attention to tragic medical situations that would otherwise fly under the radar. The most recent episode featured a couple who both suffered from cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract. Two CF patients in a relationship is a no-no to the medical community....
