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more about #family more comments → That_little_attention_whore: God, I love Mystery Science Theater. more » JLady: "I cannot stress unemotional enough." I don't know where you found this clip, Anna, but it's great. more » Sparklepants: Last Thanksgiving, I *forced* my sister and brother-in-law watch the MST3K version of this movie prior to sitting down to dinner. How else would they... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Man. Did they really decide all double-X opinions were "superfluous" just ... prima facie? more » BytheSea: I ... I think I love you. You just get it. more » sebluver: I don't care what we talk about, so long as my aunt doesn't start up again with how awful her life is after her divorce. At my uncle's (her brother) w... more » Rah_power: I was at my boyfriend's mother's house for dinner. His step parents' parents were over and were discussing how immigrants were ruining the country. My... more » can'tspellthat: I believe that there needs to be an addendum to "agreeing with everything anyone says" of "hiding your horror at anything anyone could say". My MIL on... more » Never_Nude: First holiday without my mom, who passed in August. While I do not wish for another family get-together like we had in ye olden days (because I have ... more » LittleShell: Yesterday, after Thanksgiving dinner, I found my 20-year-old sister crying in the bathroom because our aunts and uncles had berated her over an hour b... more » Snowbunny: My family and I have a truly good relationship. We drank a lot, played dominos, and my mom made really good food. Nobody would go and see New Moon w... more » vulcanized: I followed these rules and was rewarded by having to type up my grandmother's Christmas card mailing labels and got a glimpse at her letter. The only... more » literatebrit: Most of these will not be needed, except for the healthcare reform one. My uncle really loves Obama, I MEAN REALLY LOVES him(despite the fact that my ... more » PaintedTrollop: I don't want to belong to my family, never mind date them. more » willwriteforfood: I was all prepared for this w/ the bf's conservative parents, who came to our house for Thanksgiving this year. Aside from the "why aren't you married... more » -
#familymatters
5 Tips For Dating Your Family
For many, the day after Thanksgiving and the upcoming holidays can be minefields of familial awkwardness. Luckily, many of the same tips useful for snagging a man can be applied to your own relatives. More » -
#ohbaby
Should Women Without Children Also Get Maternity Leave?
According to Henry Wallop of The Telegraph, 74% of women in Britain feel they should have the right to take the same six-month break that new mothers are given, and "more than two-thirds of those in favour were mothers themselves." More » -
#familytragedy
Man Finds Out Wife Is Leaving, Kills Himself and 5 Kids
After a Washington man discovered his wife was cheating on him, he returned home and shot his five children, ages 7 to 16, before committing suicide. More » -
#workinggirls
Elle UK Editor Surprised That Today's Women Care About "Happiness"
Elle UK editor Lorraine Candy is "jealous of today's carefree thirtysomethings" because she says they're choosing love and happiness over hard-driving careers. More » -
#momversations
In The Car, Kids Are A Captive Audience
My mom gave me the sex talk in the car. We spent most of the ride discussing innocent topics, but when we approached our street she blurted, "promise me you won't have sex until college!" More » -
#teammom
Single Moms Join Forces To Make One Big Family
In this weekend's New York Times Magazine, Emily Bazelon profiles several groups of single mothers by choice — many with multiple kids — who support and live near each other with no men around. More » -
#majormysteries
Family Secrets
If you've ever wondered at a dynamic that allows both mother and daughter to pursue competing careers as suspense-writers and also regularly collaborate, well, you'll get a charge out of NPR's interview with the Higgins-Clarks. -
#dysfunctionjunction
All In The Family
Okay ladies, here's your excuse to dish about family dysfunction over the holidays. [MSNBC] -
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#holidaze
Ultimate Terrible Gift Guide: Part 2
We asked, you answered: herewith, the second installment of our Ultimate Terrible Holiday Gift Guide: Things Not to Get the Family.
