Moms
MASK's Dad Dialed In: Tom Lehman
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Parenting is tough. It’s not a world for the weak or those who don’t pay attention. And to make matters more challenging, there is no real guidebook or a guaranteed how-to book on raising kids.
I know from personal experience that all of the above is true...
Mask's Minute with Mom: MB York
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Having grown up as the only girl in a family with three brothers, I always dreamed of having a sister. Surrounded by Legos, football and chaos—including coming home to find my Barbieʼs hair chopped off—I vowed to myself that when I grew up my life would be perfect.
Like Barbieʼs dream house, my life would be modern, organized and probably child-free. I wanted to be an independent businesswoman, free to travel the world and be
glamorous without crying babies at my hip and messing up my house. So that’s what I did.
I...
Kids Gift Guide 2014
The countdown is dwindling down and us adults are under pressure to finish Christmas shopping for all the kids on our list. We know it can be especially stressful purchasing gifts for a children's demographic that you're not familiar with. For instance, all I really know is what a nine month old girl wants. So, we've researched the coolest tot gifts so you can finally check those names off your list. Grab your wallet for some final online shopping.
Ready. Set. Go.
MASK's Dad Dialed In: Michael Pollack
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I came from a fairly simple upbringing. My dad was a scrap metal dealer and worked very long and hard hours. My mom stayed at home to care for the family.
Born in the 1950s, by no stretch of the imagination were we wealthy. But we didn’t miss any meals, either. I attribute that to my dad being such a hard worker and my mom being a creative cook. She made tuna casseroles in more ways than anyone I’ve ever met.
My dad also sold appliances and he would bring home the big cardboard boxes they’d come in. We’d make...
MASK's Minute with Mom: Debbie Gaby
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Eighteen years ago, my husband and I went into the mattress business. But before we opened our first Sleep America store, I had already started a mattress recycling program with St. Vincent de Paul to keep mattresses out of land fills. Giving back and positively impacting the community has always been important to me, especially considering the experiences I had growing up.
I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Growing up in Texas, we had to work hard for what we wanted. My parents owned an antique store that, sadly...
