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Taming Your Temper In Any Relationship
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Linda Mintle
Temper outbursts don’t help relationships. Staying cool and calm and thinking before you speak is the desired behavior. Well, researchers at the University of Michigan and Ohio State may have come up with a way to help tame your temper. Here’s how it works: Your partner does something to irritate you and you are about…
If You Have Friggatriskaidekaphobia, Today Could Be Tough!
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Linda Mintle
If you have Friggatriskaidekaphobia, you and 17 to 21 million other people may have an anxious day today. Today is Friday the 13th. Friggatriskaidekaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th! And while there is no causal evidence that links Friday the 13th to any bad event or luck, this day can actually paralyze people…
Mom Pressuring Daughter to Have Breast Implants
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Linda Mintle
It’s girls gone wild with mum leading the way! (Dad left 12 years ago!) 14- year-old Britney Marshall lives in England with her family. She looks like a normal young teen, except the family photo could easily be mistaken for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Britney is the youngest of five daughters–all blonde and…
Does Your Personality Make You Fat?
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Linda Mintle
It’s summer and once again, we are all determined to shed those extra pounds. So, stop staring at that carrot and wishing it was a hot fudge sundae! Something else is going on in your head. Consider this: Your personality may be making you fat! Here’s what researchers at the National Institute on Aging found:…
The Battle of The Bedroom: Teens 1, Parents 0–Six Tips to Win!
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Linda Mintle
You’ve heard it and probably said it, “This room looks like a cyclone hit it!” Ah yes, the familiar, clean up your room…or else, that most parents find themselves regularly chanting. If you feel like your teen is winning the battle of the bedroom, time for new strategy: 1) Stop caring and allow your teen…
High School Reunion: Ten Reasons You Should Go
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Linda Mintle
Tonight is my high school reunion! I’m not going, but I wish I could. I live in another state that is not within driving distance. I just visited my family on Father’s Day and can’t afford the time to go back again. I could only make one trip home this month and had to decide…
Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams Challenges BET Entertainers
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Linda Mintle
I’m giving it up to gospel singer, Yolanda Adams on the BET awards this past week. After being assaulted by foul mouthed talk and rap, Adams gracefully accepts her award and says, “We need all of y’all. I’m saying the world needs everyone in this room. Please make sure that you use your gift responsibly,…
HAPPY 4th of JULY
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Linda Mintle
Taking a break and simply wishing all of you a wonderful holiday. Be safe, honor those who serve and secure our freedom, enjoy your family, barbecues and other forms of celebration!
Don’t Put On Your High Heels Baby!
By
Linda Mintle
Ahhh,,, beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea in California. Home of the well know Pebbles Beach Golf Club. City that boasts Clint Eastwood as its former mayor. Vistas that take your breath away and something else…. “Put on your high heels baby, cause we are going out tonight” is not a song that applies to those living and visiting…
Cruise-Holmes Split: Did Religion Play a Part?
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Linda Mintle
Big news last week in Hollywood. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes split after 5 years of marriage. Was I surprised? No, but it is still sad when a family breaks up and a child is caught in the middle. For years, I have wondered about the strange religious union of this couple. Holmes grew up…
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