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Orly Benaroch Light sharing Papimento and the Chocolate Mountains in Rockport, Massachusetts No Prince Needed: Stories Shape Who Children Become By Orly Benaroch Light There is a specific kind of magic that happens at bedtime. The lights go down, the world gets quiet, and for a few minutes, anything is possible. I've loved fairy tales and fantasy adventures since I was a little girl growing up in Israel. Back then, my friends and I didn't wait for a prince to show up. We were

Photo: David Sedlecký, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Paulina Porizkova's Hard-Won Lesson for Women About Money and Independence By Katie Wilkins After her husband's death left her cut out of his will and struggling to pay for groceries, the former supermodel is speaking candidly about what she learned and why she'll never hand over control of her life again. Paulina Porizkova has never been one to hide the hard parts. In SheKnows magazine's "The Money Issue," the now 61

History Is Not a Destiny: A Mother’s Day Reflection By Alma Abayon, writing under a pseudonym. As Mother’s Day approaches, I’m filled with mixed emotions. The day, intended to celebrate the love, sacrifices, and support of mothers, promotes picture-perfect family bliss, which does not remotely match my experience. If our relationships with our mothers are complex, messy, painful, or disappointing, how do we celebrate? Television commercials and ads remind us not to forget abo