Dealing with Selfish Family Members at Christmas Christmas is all about togetherness, but what do you when one person takes over? How do you deal with that selfish family member who will only participate if you do it her way? We've asked the experts, just in time to save Christmas. Put this one tip to work and settle in for... >Read More

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Have you ever sat in a group of people and listened to someone describe a family member whose own agenda takes over from the rest of the family?  We have family members like that.  One family member has driven past our home numerous times a year and stopped in only once in eight years.  (We live five minutes from... >Read More

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The holiday season is a popular time for big-budget blockbuster movie releases. Here are the top movies from holiday week 2009: #1)  Avatar ($75 million) #2)  Sherlock Holmes ($65.4 million) #3)  Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel ($50.2 million) #4)  It's Complicated ($22.1 million) #5)  Up in the Air ($11.8 million) (Source: MTV...... >Read More

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In Search of the Christmas Spirit “What is the Christmas Spirit?” It’s inside of us somehow, most people reason. But where does it come from? Does it take a Christmas tree? How many times do I need to watch It’s a Wonderful Life before I enter have the Christmas Spirit? Maybe it's something more meaningful than trinkets and tassels. >...... >Read More

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I have lived at least three days' drive from my grandparents and most of my extended family my entire life. Though it didn't surprise my mother, I know it was hard for her when I followed in her footsteps and moved across the continent from her and my dad. The independence that motivated her to move from Virginia to... >Read More

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What's our attraction to scandal? The headlines proclaim the potential fall of another celebrity. Tiger Woods, who has spent his career sporting a squeaky clean image now is cloaked with scandal.  We all crave love, sex and romance. We see movie stars and politicians fall in love, and believe that beautiful relationships like theirs lie on the...... >Read More

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The Top 10 Gifts You Shouldn’t Buy Your Wife this Christmas Sometimes men are bad at choosing gifts. Good intentions, but the wrong gift sends the wrong message. Before you buy a gift for whoever that lovely lady is in your life, read these gift no-no’s first. > Read more And any ladies reading this may want to subtly share this... >Read More

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