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Are you a consumer or a creator? What about your kids? A consumer is an individual who buys, uses, eats, reads, and interacts with things, content, and ideas created by others. A creator is someone who uses their talents, ideas, or labor to shape the world around them. In our modern society, consumption is highly …

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Happy is one of the labels others stamp on me. I am a happy person. I identify with this label because, though life is certainly not perfect, I do have my secret formula for a happy life, even amidst chaos, pain, and the blunders that evidence my imperfection. Happiness seems so elusive, especially when you’re a mom. …

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Halloween is around the corner and seems like every mom in the USA is busy (maybe overwhelmed) thinking of costumes, finding costumes, shopping for costumes, or making costumes, and worrying about having the hair styles and the right accessories. Though Halloween was not something we celebrated growing up in the Dominican Republic, as a multicultural …

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I believe that going through pain and hardship makes us more compassionate towards those whose situations we never understood, and perhaps, even judged. While going through those challenges is not fun, and they are definitely undesirable, I can see there is a purpose to our pain, and I believe in our pain lies our purpose …

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Last month I went on a press trip to Los Angeles for the #QueenOfKatweEvent. If you haven’t read about my experience walking the Hollywood Red Carpet or my interviews with the Queen Of Katwe cast, filmmakers, and real life inspirations for the film, I encourage you to catch up on all the goodness. It was a whirlwind of an event because …

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As December 16th approaches, my family is excited about two extremely important events: my birthday, and the U.S. release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As I reflect on this upcoming Walt Disney Studios Film, I can’t help but find similarities with my motherhood journey. Rogue One is an inspirational Action-Adventure film about a group …

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I can’t believe it’s been a few weeks since I was in Los Angeles for the #QueenOfKatweEvent. Besides walking the Hollywood Red Carpet and interviewing cast, filmmakers, and the real life inspirations for the film, I also had a fantastic time enjoying set visits, behind-the-scenes, and cast meet and greets, for the #ABCTVEvent Tuesday night comedy line-up, …

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