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I If I Knew Then What I Know Now

I If I Knew Then What I Know Now

In my 30’s I found myself divorced and raising two young children alone. I was gripped with fear that my children would somehow be penalized by the divorce and not be successful in school or in life. At the time one of my problems was how to select positive role models for my son. I was driven by the desire to make certain that they would be successful despite the parents being divorced.

If life throws you lemons …

If life throws you lemons …

have heard this enduring quote time and time again. It suggests that when life presents obstacles that would otherwise stifle your creativity, spirit or mere existence, combat that challenge head on. Little did writer, producer, Diana Rivera know that the words once uttered by Joan Collins would be a mantra for her day to day survival as a single parent.

Information For You

Information For You

We had a home computer and we had been receiving internet access for a few months. But I didn’t think any harm could come from it. I had AOL and I had set the child safety restraints on the computer, not knowing there would be any danger.

MSM Linzy’s Adventures in Travel

MSM Linzy’s Adventures in Travel

23 February 2010

Las Vegas has always had the nickname “Sin City,” and most people think that Las Vegas is really not a good choice when choosing places to take their children. I disagree. Las Vegas has changed a lot since my father took my brother and me years ago. Gone are the days of the 99 cents, all-you-can-eat-buffets. They have been replaced with high priced buffets that can make your wallet so light that you feel as though you have been a victim of a professional pickpocket, with the only difference being that you actually handed the pickpocket the wallet and told them that they had permission to rob you. Fortunately, there are ways to get around this.

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Domestic Violence: it has to Stop

Domestic Violence: it has to Stop

23 February 2010

In the beginning of a relationship, there is excitement and enchantment. That certainly was the case for Yvette Cade, who told her story on The Oprah Winfrey Show. When she first met Roger Hargrave, she said he was seemed very loving and caring. Shortly after they married, Hargrave became verbally abusive. It wasn’t long before his insults led to physical abuse. Yvette worked up the courage to separate from Hargrave but that didn’t end the abuse. “I felt like a prisoner in my own home,” she told Oprah during the episode that originally aired May 3, 2006.

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Keep Your Kids Healthy This Winter

Keep Your Kids Healthy This Winter

23 February 2010

Wintertime brings more than crackling fires to warm the house and Frosty. The cold brings sniffles, sneezes, sore throats and illnesses that put a damper on the new season. Children, with immune systems that aren’t as developed as adults, are particularly susceptible to the mass amounts of germs floating around that cause the flu and colds and other medical problems.“One of the things parents need to understand is that your average healthy child can have as many as six colds per year,” said Dr. Vivian Lennon, the medical director of the primary care center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

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Celebrity/VIP Of the Month

Celebrity/VIP Of the Month

23 February 2010

Fauna Hodel is the author of the autobiographical novel, One Day She’ll Darken (with J. R. Briamonte), Executive Producer of the film, Pretty Hattie’s Baby, directed by Ivan Passer, starring Alfred Woodard, Charles Dutton, Alison Elliot, Bobby Hosea, Jill Clayburg and Tess Harper. Fauna Hodel wrote and produced the theatrical presentation: Working the Dream: The Fauna Hodel Story. She was also an instrumental piece to a twenty-year puzzle that helped to solve (unofficially) the Black Dahlia case, (the murder of Elizabeth Short by Fauna’s biological father/grandfather, Dr. George Hodel), and is the subject of a documentary film to be directed by David Hughes.

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Single Parent Recommends

Single Parent Recommends

23 February 2010

Don’t be fooled by Tyler Perry’s cross dressing or comedic appearance when you pick up Medea’s Family Reunion for a night of popcorn and laughter on the couch. This outwardly comedic movie has stronger themes just beneath the surface. From the first scene the comedy is entwined with serious issues such as domestic abuse, single parenthood and family troubles.

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12 Step Guide to a College Education

12 Step Guide to a College Education

23 February 2010

Single Parent Magazine has created a step by step guide to be used to help single parents who desire to obtain a college degree achieve that goal. Single Parent Magazine’s objective is to take the mystery out of the college journey. Each month, Single Parent Magazine will address the issues, concerns and challenges surrounding potential single parent college students and those who are currently attending.

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