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BellaSugar's Gift Guide: Your Remarkable Mum
The holidays are a great time to gift something special to the ones you love. If your mom makes you feel fuzzy and special, or even if you aren't super close but you still want to show her how much you care (even if you have the occasional row), a pamering beauty-related present is always much appreciated.
Think about how your mum not only lugged you around for nine months, but managed to cook, clean, run the house, maybe even a job and help you with your homework.
Do Tell: What Did Your Mother Teach You About Respect?
"Respect" isn't just an awesome song by Aretha Franklin. It's a seemingly simple word loaded with meaning, from showing respect for our elders to seeking respect at work to demanding respect in relationships. In the Respect Campaign of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, it means respecting yourself and your loved ones in order to avoid resorting to violence or emotional abuse.
Vintage Geek: Moms on the 'Net
It's pretty hard to believe that once upon a time, someone took this video seriously. It's a moving portrayal of "Moms on the 'Net," homemaking women whose lives have been changed by a little thing called the Internet.
It's hard picking a favorite part, but I'm saying it's the "Isn't that for techno-geeks with spreadsheets?"
Will Xbox 360 Parties Be the New Tupperware Parties?
I guess the soccer mom vote is not only vital to elections, but video games as well now; recently, Microsoft had a group of women host Xbox 360 parties — providing popcorn, a subscription to Xbox Live, and Scene it: Box Office Smash, with the hopes that they'd show their friends the system's advantages.
The marketing hope is not unlike the Tupperware parties of the '80s (I actually went to purse parties in college); let people test something out in a non-threatening environment. I think it's also brilliant, because for younger kids, it's often their mothers who will make the decision of whether a video game console is acceptable or not.
You Asked: His Mother Is Trying to Control Him!
Dear Sugar,
My boyfriend and I have been going out for four years; since I was 20. Despite working full time, he still lives at home with his mother who is very controlling, and in turn, he lets her treat him that way. The problem is he can't say no to her.
Dear Poll: Who Do You Turn to First?
Since life isn't always wine and roses, we all need someone to turn to when the going gets tough. Sixty percent of you still turn to your mom, like me, but I'm sure a lot of you also turn to your significant other when you need comfort, support, or even just a voice of reason. Of course, our moms are irreplaceable, but when you're in a relationship that special someone can easily become your new go-to person during a time of crisis.
You Asked: My Mother Won't Help Me
Dear Sugar,
My parents are divorced and I've lived in my mother's house for most of my life. I'm currently a student at a very prestigious college. My mom has never fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother.
Relationship Protocol: Is He Set in His Mother's Ways?
After hearing stories from my married friends about their husbands, I realize how many men are stuck in their mother's ways! It may be endearing for a guy to be a mama's boy, but it can seem a little childish to demand that something be done a particular way for no reason other than, "that's how my mom did it." Does your significant other act this way?
Group Therapy: I'm Concerned About My Mom's Weight
My mom is overweight from a combination of stress, my dad's bout with alcohol, and her laziness about preparing healthy meals. As her daughter, I'm concerned for her health. Everyone in my family is on a path for better habits but her.
True Confession — I Like Being a Stay-at-Home Mom!
Weigh in and tell us if you forgive or not forgive this True Confession.
"I hate that I have to defend my decision to be a stay-at-home mom. My friends and family think I just sit around and do nothing all day.
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