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This Dad Got a Cochlear Implant Tattoo to Support His Daughter's Hearing Loss

This Dad Got a Cochlear Implant Tattoo to Support His Daughter's Hearing Loss

Dad’s are really capturing hearts this week and what better way to celebrate the arrival of #TGIF than with another heart-warming story of a father’s love. Alistair Campbell of New Zealand did something quite amazing for his daughter Charlotte. The...
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A Family of Three Will Canoe From Edmonton to Montreal This Summer in the Most Badass Road Trip Ever

Some will tell you road trips are an exhausting endeavour – Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume and his wife, Magali Moffatt, along with their five-year-old son Mali, however, will laugh at the suggestion. This summer, they're canoeing 3500-km from Edmonton to Montreal
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This Family in B.C. Has Been Living Completely Off the Grid on a Floating Home for 20 Years

This is MTV Cribs for the eco generation: 12 rooms floating on a serene ocean cove just off the coast of Tofino, British Columbia. The best part? The entire property is completely self-sustainable, from electricity to a year-round food supply
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Easter Warning: What to Wear When Meeting Your Significant Other’s Family for the First Time

Easter long weekend is fast approaching, which could mean you'll be spending it with your significant other's family for the first time. Well, you know what they say, you only get one chance at a first impression
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How Not to Ruin Christmas Dinner

Many of us love the holiday season and hold a special place in our hearts for Christmas dinners. They’re a time for joy and merriment. A rare time to sit back, take a load off, and add a few guilt-free notches to your belt. So this post has a simple message: try not to ruin it for everybody
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How to Reduce Family Stress During the Holidays

The holidays are that one time of year when, unless you book a last minute plane ticket south (aka: flee the country), you simply can’t get out of spending time with your extended family. And sometimes – or every time – that can mean a full dose of drama and stress that you’d rather avoid. Well, here’s how to avoid that…as much as possible, anyway
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11 Ways to Survive Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving weekend is almost here. But for all the goodness that can come with the grub, three whole days off work, and family time, it can also carry a lot of stress and over-indulgence (see: regret). And because nobody has time for that, here are 11 ways you can survive the holiday
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Life Lesson: Hold on to Your Aces

Sometimes it’s the little things: a warm summer’s evening, a train bound for nowhere, being far too tired to find sleep. Sometimes it's the grand events: a promotion, a marriage, a newborn. And sometimes it is the voices, victories, and visions of others that provide an opportunity for guidance and grace. There are lessons, if you will, in all of these happenings. I like to call these lessons aces
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Should You Bring Your Significant Other Home for the Holidays?

If you’re relatively new in a relationship, odds are that awkward question of whether to introduce him or her to your parents this holiday season has crossed your mind. Let’s be honest, bringing someone home for dinner has a way different meaning than it did in high school
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The Price of Faking Being Single

It doesn’t matter that you’re ‘too busy’ to find love. All your parents see is a lack of grandchildren coming their way. Well, we can’t help in the baby department, but thanks to an idea imported from China (where else), at least the ability to present the appearance of love has just become a lot easier
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