Eager to spend some quality time with the kids on St. Patrick’s Day or longing to set them up with a babysitter so you can get out of the house on March 17? A family friendly movie might be just the thing to facilitate your holiday aspirations, whatever they may be. Finding a movie that adults and children can enjoy together—and that won’t bore a babysitter to death—isn’t always easy, but our list of St. Paddy’s Day/Irish-themed films can help.
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Introduction

Let’s be honest—most people look forward to St. Patrick’s Day for the drinking. The parades are great and pinching people for not wearing green is fun, but the event’s spirit rests at the bottom of a good bottle of whiskey and a few pints of Guinness. And Irish stereotypes aside, that’s as it should be. After all, the levity and good natured exuberance of St. Paddy’s help make it such a popular and care free celebration.
However, the greater levels alcohol consumption also make it a day to be responsible. Check out these five St. Patrick’s Day Safety tips to help you successfully navigate the hoopla and festivities on March 17th.
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What would you do if you were given six months to live? The world lost a great adventurer last month when Maryland native Susie Weadock passed away. Given between six and nine months to live last July, the 79-year-old grandmother decided she’d literally embrace life like there was no tomorrow.
Rather than receiving chemotherapy following diagnosis with a rare intestinal cancer, Weadock set about doing all of the things she’d always longed to do, taking her extended family along for a series of unforgettable adventures.
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Authors Trisha (left) and Amy (right).
Expectations have historically been high for mothers, but the load placed on today’s moms can be extraordinary, according to writers Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth.
“We put so much pressure on ourselves in this generation to be perfect at everything, as a mom, wife, friend, daughter-in-law,” Amy said. “We were told we could, and should, ‘do it all.’”
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There are some pretty compelling reasons not to watch ski jumping at this year’s Winter Olympics that have nothing to do with its inconvenient afternoon time slot or lack of high-ranked American competitors. Ski jumping is the only sport that will not include a competition for female athletes in Vancouver, despite a Canadian court’s ruling that the omission blatantly discriminated against women. That same court also ruled, however, that it did not have jurisdiction over the International Olympic Committee’s decision, while the IOC maintained its exclusionary policy in the face of a lawsuit from 15 would-be female Olympic ski jumpers.
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This year, following a Super Bowl victory for the New Orleans Saints, Mardi Gras promises to be even more raucous than usual in the “Big Easy,” and just as enjoyable as always in the other cities celebrating the Lent season kick off. However, the holiday which translates to “Fat Tuesday” in English, promises certain challenges, as well as undeniable entertainment, for parents bringing their kids along to witness the spectacle. Check out these eight tips to help make your Mardi Gras an eventful, but also safe, celebration.
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Blogger Stephanie Elie’s family keeps her busy, as does the online store she manages, but she still finds time to write on her blog devoted to technology and parenting, appropriately called Bizzie Mommy. Life360 caught up with her recently to discuss mommy blogging, tech that make kids safer, and the gadget she wants most for 2010.
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No man can serve two masters, or so the biblical adage goes, but can a dad truly devote himself to technology and to his family? Blogger Michael Sheehan says yes—not that it’s always easy.
The father of three daughters and an avowed gadget junkie, Michael admits he sometimes feels “two things tugging me in different directions: family and technology.” But, he says, “instead of trying to battle these two potentially opposing forces, I made the effort to combine the two.”
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Ah the Super Bowl—the great American event that gave us the “wardrobe malfunction.” Every year, it promises some new controversy thanks to a halftime performer’s shocking exposure, or a particularly bad call, or at least, one very heinous commercial.
This year, even before the game has started, Super Bowl commercials are sparking an uproar over which ads CBS—the network airing the game—will run and which ads it won’t. The network’s choices have led to claims of political bias and censorship, and generally a whole lot of hullabaloo and name calling. These and other brouhahas have filled the dead air time before the big game. There are still a few days to go, but here’s a list of the biggest Super Bowl controversies so far.
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The arrival of Super Bowl Sunday means three things: millions of people will tune in because they love football; millions more as an excuse to see novel commercials and eat snack foods; and my mother, along with a sizable minority, will watch because everyone else is and she pretty much has to.
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