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Attachment Parenting Hype

Got Milk?

Oh man, if Attachment Parenting is right, boy, did I do it wrong.

Written by Ronna Benjamin
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What is your dream 50th birthday gift? And the winner is….

What is your dream 50th birthday gift? We asked readers to post on our Facebook wall. And the winner is….. Hippie Bea for her answer: “Would love to have had a weekend away in some tropical place with my girlfriends, but my sister who lives far away, is flying in for the weekend, so I’m a happy and lucky girl.”
This newbie BA50 – who just turned to the big 5-0 a few weeks ago, wins $100 in products from The Good Home Co. Look for our next contest, to be announced.

Runners Up:
“You go Girl” Honorable Mention goes to Sue Barenholtz who wrote, “Leaving my husband after 20 years of marriage…oh wait! I did that at 50!”

“We Feel Your Pain” Honorable Mention goes to Cathy Rhoads-Espere who responded, “A vacation, a full body makeover, a facelift, an attitude adjustment.”

“Seeing Glass as Half Full” Honorable Mention awarded to Daisy Roberts who shared, “A donation to he Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! Not being diagnosed with Lymphoma – diagnosed 9-11-03, turned 50 on 10-03.”

BA50 Boston – SHE DID IT Event

SAVE THE DATE: November 13, 2012. Connect, learn, get inspired! Join fabulous Boston Women who are stepping onto the BA50 stage with business launches, adventures and out-of-the-box ideas.
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Check out photos from our Boston Kick-Off Event at the Silberstein Gallery.


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val haller

Dear Mom, You Rock.

I'm actually like you... a 54-year-old mother of four, living in Chicago with my husband. an empty nester and a boomer. Probably the only difference is, I started a music business five years ago that’s been my passion.
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Pan Mass Challenge

Friends Without Benefits

Can men and women just be friends?
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May 1, 2012
embracing yourself

Embracing Ourselves At 50

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night jolted by the fact that I am now 50 years old.
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May 1, 2012
Rachel-Segall

A Modern Day Rachel Story

If you met Rachel on the street, you would just think she was a really nice, ordinary mom with a beautiful smile... But Rachel is no ordinary woman.
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May 1, 2012
Body Hatred - Body Image on Better After 50

Body Hatred

There is a cost for our endless dissatisfaction with our bodies.
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Words With Friends

Words With Friends

The children brought Words With Friends into our home, and our interactive existence had completely collapsed.
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Alison Shaw Photography

A Long Goodbye

This long goodbye, it’s tough, it’s so very tough. I have been so lucky to have had this man in my life.”
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May 1, 2012
saying no to fear

Saying “No” to Fear

I don’t want to give in to my fears. In part that’s because I have so many of them that if I gave in....
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May 1, 2012

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