You Asked: When Should My Daughter Meet My Boyfriend?


Updated 06/24/08 7:33 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

You Asked: When Should My Daughter Meet My Boyfriend?

Dear Sugar, I am 29 years old, and I have been with my boyfriend (also 29) officially for almost a year — we dated off and on for about four years. I'm a single parent of a beautiful 8-year-old daughter and I have been toying with the idea of the two meeting, but I am just not sure when. I have been very cautious because my daughter has not seen her father since she was two (and even then she Read more

You Asked: His Ex Is Making My Life Miserable


Updated 02/13/08 7:01 AM · Posted by · 84 comments

You Asked: His Ex Is Making My Life Miserable

Dear Sugar, My boyfriend and I have been together off and on for about five years, and we just moved in together two months ago. He has a 7-year-old son who comes over on the weekends. His son's mom is still dead set on trying to win my boyfriend back. She will call him several times a day, everyday. Sometimes it's to let him talk to his son, but most of the time it's not. In fact, she will tell Read more

Would You Let Your Child Have a Career?


Updated 02/02/08 6:44 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 22 comments

Would You Let Your Child Have a Career?

While most kids her age are skipping rope on the playground, 10-year-old Courtney Oliver is scrubbing in for surgery. The college graduate is a certified veterinary assistant at the South Bay Veterinary Hospital in Olympia, Washington. And since the animal lover's peers are in elementary school, the law requires Courtney's mom to stay with her while she works. Would you let your lil prodigy Read more

You Asked: My Husband Cheated and Had a Secret Child


Updated 03/27/08 12:14 PM · Posted by · 43 comments

You Asked: My Husband Cheated and Had a Secret Child

Dear Sugar, I just found out a secret that my husband of eight years has been keeping from me. He's the father of my three girls, (ages 11, seven, and seven months) and he just told me that he has a 2-year-old daughter, which means he cheated on me while we were married. I can't help but wonder if there was something I could have done differently to prevent him from wanting to be with someone Read more

Reese Witherspoon Touches Down in Cannes With Jim Toth


Updated 05/24/12 2:26 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Reese Witherspoon at Cannes Airport With Jim Toth Pictures

Reese Witherspoon had her husband Jim Toth by her side as she landed at the airport in Nice this afternoon. The couple are in France for the Cannes Film Festival, where Reese will premiere Mud with costar Matthew McConaughey. Matthew's already started making the rounds in the South of France since he's also promoting The Paperboy with Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron at the festival. It's been an Read more

9 Ways to Earn Extra Cash When Money Is Tight


Updated 05/24/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Earn More Money

I'm sure everyone can do with a little more cash in their wallets. Here are some great suggestions by Wise Bread for you to make extra money. Even though I'm self-employed full-time, I'm always looking for new and exciting ways to make more money. Earlier this year, I wrote a Wise Bread post on websites that can help you earn extra cash. More recently, I came across a blog post on Zaarly titled, Read more

What Foods Did You Despise as a Child but Grow to Love as an Adult?


Updated 05/24/12 1:36 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Foods Kids Hate but Adults Love

Every child has a food that's an absolute no. It varies by kid; my niece loves everything from asparagus to calamari to brussels sprouts, but she'll turn her nose up at mushrooms every time, no matter how they're prepared. When I was growing up, I was a pretty adventurous eater, but I despised frozen peas — so much that I made up an elaborate story about them being my doll's favorite thing on Read more

Band-Aid Magic Vision: Ga Ga or Gag?


Updated 05/24/12 11:06 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Muppet Band-Aid App For Kids

Like most tots, my lil ones have a bit of an obsession with bandages — one slight scrape and they're begging me to fix it up. Some of that is probably the fun characters they get to place on the boo-boo, but I have a feeling more of it has to do with the attention they receive. Imagine how they would react if it was none other than Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, or Miss Piggy calming them down? Read more