By Lisa Bertrand

You’ve just learned of your friend’s miscarriage. Your heart aches for her. You struggle to convey a message of comfort and support. But if you’ve never been through the experience, you’re probably at a loss as to what to do and say.

The first step is trying to understand how this person might be feeling. No matter how much time has elapsed, a miscarriage is a loss that those who experience never forget.

“I had a miscarriage with my first pregnancy. It was devastating. I felt like you spent so much time…

St. Louis parents, like any others, have secrets. We found a few willing to share!

Find out how you can keep the homefires buring all year long!

Don’t know about you but I never know what to get my guy for Valentine’s Day. But no worries, Kristen Chase has you covered.

Christmas day. The nuclear faux family sits by the exquisitely-decorated tree, expressing delight and happiness over what gifts have been unwrapped. The well behaved children play quietly with their toys. The dad gazes into the mother’s eyes with love and adoration. Everyone’s clothing is coordinated. There are no wrinkles, muffin tops, beer guts, or rogue nose hairs. It is a beautiful moment. (Like in this photo.)

Oh the weather outside is frightful. So you might as well stay in and enjoy the world’s most popular “indoor sport!” This year, K-Y® Brand invites you to try a few stocking-stuffers that are perfect for heating up even the coldest winter nights: the recently launched K-Y® INTENSE female arousal gel and K-Y® YOURS+MINE couple’s lubricant.

We have one child, a rarity of sorts in these here parts.

When many a mom hears this, especially if she’s got more than two, a comment is often made along the lines of “I guess it’s really quiet at your house.” My answer? “Sometimes.”

I work from home. Many a day after school, as well as Saturday or Sunday, Seth often finds our house a bit too peaceful for his tastes. He’s a man of action. And noise.

I was never one of those people who got totally into the idea of vampires. I saw “Lost Boys” once. If memory serves, I fell asleep while watching “Interview with a Vampire”. And I never had an interest in tuning into “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” or “Angel”, the series that developed as a result. I would watch a three-hour movie of David Boreanaz sitting in a chair watching paint dry if the man was doing it shirtless. In fact, I’m picturing that now. (Sigh) Oh sorry, where was I?

In case you live in a cave with no access to tv, computers, women’s magazine or porn, make-up sex is the hot sex you have after a big fight. Usually it is a more intense “session” because although you both might not be angry anymore, you’re still keyed up on the adrenaline. As I started googling, “make up sex” I found that there’s actually something called “make-up sex” as in sex using (or with) cosmetics or cosmetic tools. Um… Wow!

Most people think conflict is the sole kiss of death in a marriage. But guess what? Being bored in your marriage can be just as hurtful.

According to a recent article in Science Daily, University of Michigan and Stony Brook University researchers interviewed 123 couples in their seventh year of marriage then again a couple of years after. Says Terri Orbuch, a research professor at U-M Institute for Social Research and Institute for Research on Women and Gener, “These findings show directly, for the first time, that not only conflicts but also simple boredom with the relationship can shape relationships over the long term.”