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Create the best Christmas *ever* for your younger sibs

As you grow up, Christmas starts to look a bit different than it did when you were a kid. It's great because you can appreciate the true meaning of the holiday and now help your younger sibs do the same...
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Your guide to spending the holiday with your BF's fam

You and your boyfriend have been dating for a while and he asked you to come to Christmas dinner with his family...for the first time. You've probably met his parents and siblings before but are you ready to meet the...

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How I learned that moms can be friends, too

Somewhere around 6th grade it seems that your parents become the most annoying, embarrassing and controlling people on the planet. Suddenly you're going through all these changes and you don't know how to relate to them anymore. One of the...
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How to cope when your grandparent is sick

Your parents sit you and your siblings down, and you immediately get the sense that something isn't quite right. They quickly fill you in: Your grandparent has been diagnosed with a mental or physical ailment, such as dementia. The emotions...

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Always being compared to your older sib at school?

If you have an older sister or brother who went to the same school as you, you're probably used to teachers mixing the two of you up. In fact, the words "I'm Sarah, not Stephanie" have come out of your...
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How to help your mom (or dad) this Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving: one of the only holidays that makes it socially acceptable to stuff your face with yummy food until you *literally* can't take another bite. Also family and being thankful and turkeys. What a time. You subsist on dinner rolls...

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How to handle the holidays as an only child

Being an only child has its perks: no siblings to fight with, no one to steal your parents' attention and *all* the presents to yourself. But being sibling-less can also make the holidays a little tough. We break down all...
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These GIFs *perfectly* describe Thanksgiving with your fam

Everyone's family is different, but there are some things about the holidays we can all relate to. These 12 gifs are *totally* you and your fam during Thanksgiving. 1. When you wake up to the sound of music the weekend...

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What happens when a teen girl's high-society grandmother offers her a crazy amount of cash to participate in debutante season? Click HERE to discover all the drama in Little White Lies—and read what real girls think of this OMG-worthy book.

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