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She-Force: A New Series
I'm 39 and -- probably like most of you -- grew up assuming I was a free woman. Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda, That Girl, Charlie's
The extremely convenient truth
I am a HUGE fan of technology, having worked the bulk of my career in high-tech and having spent half my life dating/married to an engineer and uber-geek…
Mind your own business
By Michele Woodward for Betty Confidential Imagine you're a business owner. Say you have a restaurant and you do a fair bu
Utah's shrinking workweek
By Suzanne Robitaille for Betty ConfidentialThis summer, Utah will become what experts say is the first state to institute a mandatory four-day workweek…
No such thing as Superwoman
By Michele Woodward for Betty Confidential There appear to be many women who hope to convince themselves and the rest of us that they are perfect. Hair:…
Making your best 30-second impression
By Jodi Hutchison for Betty ConfidentialI read somewhere that a first impression is made in the first 30 seconds of meeting someone. Seeing as how…
Work stress weighing you down?
By Megan Southwick for Betty ConfidentialI know I’m starting to get stressed at work when my hands slowly but surely make
Job loss highest since World War II
About 2.4 million jobs were lost in 2008, according to the Associated Press, making it the worst year for employment since 1945. Who here is looking for…
How much money does Nadya need to raise the octuplets?
By Stacy Francis for Betty ConfidentialI wish all you needed was unconditional love for your new little bundle of joy, but in the real world you also…
What's the right age to start having children?
By Julie Ryan Evans for Betty ConfidentialWhat is the best age to become a parent? Is it better to have your babies young while you have more energy and…
My first vacation in years... yes, in this economy
By Deborah Perry Piscione for Betty Confidential Hello, my name is Deborah, and I took a lovely vacation in the midst of this doomed economy. There. I…
Mirror, Mirror
By Michelle Kemper Brownlow for Betty ConfidentialWhen you look in the mirror, what do you see? What is the first thing that pops out at you? Is it your…
Stolen Moments
By Michelle Kemper Brownlow for Betty ConfidentialI have actually been in the shower and wished I had more to do, more to wash, something else to shave,…
A good cry can help you get a job
By Michele Woodward for Betty ConfidentialThe other day I saw a young father holding his young son in his arms. The boy was crying, and the father kept…
GPS in my child?
By Jennifer Trannon for Betty ConfidentialThe year I was 15, a 7-year-old girl in my brother's class was bike riding with her friend when both girls…
From the breastfeeding battlegrounds
By Julie Ryan Evans for BettyConfidential"Breast is best!" Those are the words that have haunted my days and nights since the birth of my daughter…
Weight loss after baby
By Julie Ryan Evans for Betty ConfidentialEach morning I approach the scale with a groggy, but optimistic step. I wait for it to calculate my weight,…
Sex and the Soccer Mom
By Stephanie Elliot for Betty ConfidentialIn a rare moment of intimacy, when my husband and I are in the house at the same time, two kids are at school,…
Is there really such a thing as balance?
By Diane Halpern and Fanny Cheung for Betty ConfidentialNo matter what your job or your salary, balancing the demands of the office with the needs of…
Tips for family car trips
By Sarah Lemanczyk, for Betty ConfidentialIf you've ever driven 1,800 miles to Florida in a Chevette with four people, a jumbo red Coleman cooler,…
Competition and children
By Julie Ryan Evans, for Betty Confidential When we first got the Wii last year, Nolan and I played quite a bit of some target-shooting game. I wasn't…
How to land a new job
By Susan Crandell for Betty ConfidentialIn any market, you have to be smart about your search to land a new job. But in a bad economy, you need to be…