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WASHINGTON — When her father's second term as president is up, Malia Obama will be 18 and entering adulthood. She and her younger sister, Sasha, will have spent their formative years in the White House, a place their parents have attempted to...

What kid doesn’t like to trash talk — especially boys?  It must be in the genes because I definitely don’t walk around the house saying stuff to my son like, “I’m so much better at brushing my teeth then you are.” (Even...

Please take a moment to read this warning about an epidemic affecting 7- to 18-year-olds across the nation.  They call it IDWS (I Dun Wannagoda Skool). My son has a chronic case of it, and it appears to be going around. Apparently, it affects the tummy...

When the cat’s are away, they don’t want to see any mice! I had a night away over winter break — a night away. It has been six months, almost to the day, since the last time I had a night away. Yes, I am on the half-year excursion plan....

As a pretty normal adult, with the means to raise a child, I admittedly had no clue what I was doing with my first. I remember leaving the hospital thinking, He’s mine? I own him? You guys trust me to walk out that door and raise a child because I...

I have been sick for four days. Nothing crazy — just the usual sore throat in the morning, coughing, fatigue kind of thing. Yet, in those four days, the world miraculously kept spinning. My children’s schedules did not disappear; nor did mine....

The 138th Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, May 5, from Churchill Downs in Louisville, for the first leg of horse racing’s elusive Triple Crown (sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes). Bodemeister, Creative Cause,...

Remember when President Obama called Kanye West a jackass for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards? Well, he meant it -- President Obama has again called Kanye West a jackass. Talented, though....

The many-headed monster that is NBCUniversal is going all out with its Super Bowl XLVI promotion and programming, enlisting its roster of cable channels and properties to offer Super Bowl features and content. Here's the rundown in a release from NBCU:...

Favorite Christmas movies: First Lady Michelle Obama loves "It's a Wonderful Life" but the choices are varied at Christmas....

OK, 'fess up. How many of you sneak into your kids' Halloween candy and take your favorite treat when the kids aren't around? I admit I've been guilty of this one. I find it hard to resist those little sleeves of Whoppers and the tiny Butterfingers. My...

Jane Pratt is back. And she's more irreverent than ever. The former Jane and Sassy magazine editor-in-chief — who shot to fame by pushing the envelope on teen sex and body issues at Sassy — launched xoJane.com this week, a......