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When I was very young (around the age of 5 or whenever the hell it is you start having actual memories), I liked my December birthday. It’s Christmas Eve. Being close to a holiday that my siblings and friends were excited about made me feel special. My Mom used to jokingly call me ‘Kyle Christmas’ (my middle name is actually Christopher) and say that I was the best Christmas present she ever got (I think that’s still true…). As I got older, I started to like it less and less. I was an awkward kid and I didn’t have a lot of friends growing up. That didn’t change until late middle school, Keep Reading >>>

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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Is The WORST Christmas Song EVER!

"You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen...Comet, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen...but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?" So let's just take a moment and talk about this, the absolute worst of all the Christmas songs. First, I get that you may not agree with me. You might have a hate on for some other Christmas song altogether. I mean, what is a wassail, anyway? But for me? This one. Okay, maybe it's a tie between this one and Baby, It's Cold Outside, but for today, I'm going to tell you how Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer is the WORST Christmas song Keep Reading >>>

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The Gilmore Girls Last Four Words!

Okay, I spent the better part of last night and today watching the Gilmore Girls A Year In The Life. And, I have a lot of feelings about this. I think we should start with the most important thing. THE LAST FOUR WORDS OF THE GILMORE GILRS. Our Gilmore girls have a very very imporant message for you. (Hint: It's about the last four words.) https://t.co/ZBgcW7Xf9U pic.twitter.com/F0734nDTDf— Gilmore Girls (@GilmoreGirls) November 18, 2016 I am about to spoil the heck out of them, so if you haven't watched yet, stop reading right now! There they were, sitting in the Keep Reading >>>

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This Woman Has Fingernails Growing Out Of Her Face!

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Imagine having a condition so rare that you're literally the only person alive who has it. That's exactly what happened to Shanyna Isom. This college student was having the time of her life when suddenly everything shifted. Her face started to burn all the time, and her hair started to fall out. When her mom noticed spikes sticking out of her head, they went searching for answers, but her doctors were baffled and no one had answers. It has all the makings of a horror story complete with no hope of getting better. As Shanyna grew more desperate, ready to take her own life, her mom scoured for Keep Reading >>>

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The Myth Of The Full-Size Snickers…And Other Halloween Things That Never Happened

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Halloween is all about tall tales and scary stories. From the headless horseman to chainsaw wielding baddies to apples laced with arsenic, there are a lot of Halloween stories that never, ever happened. But that's fine. It's the one day of the year where we can believe in the paranormal. Believe in ghosts and zombies, and princess firefighters. Believe that there are scary things that go 'bump' in the night, and that men cursed to wear hockey masks for all eternity are going to come back from the dead to get'cha. And don't you dare go to sleep...'cause you know what happens when you sleep. But Keep Reading >>>

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7 Hogwarts Teachers You Probably Had IRL

How many of these teachers did you have growing up? At the time, we probably thought many of them were nastier than they actually were and didn’t give them full credit for all of their efforts to teach us all of the valuable lessons that we needed to learn (sometimes the hard way). Teaching is a tough job, even if you have a magic wand! For all of you Muggles out there who never received your owl from Hogwarts, don’t feel bad. Your own education may have been more magical than you gave it credit for! See if you can recognize some of the Hogwarts faculty among the familiar faces of your own Keep Reading >>>

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3 Things I Would Tell 10 Year Old Me

There are a lot of fall birthdays in our family, and that’s really cool, because I love birthdays. Especially my own. But it’s not until February. Regardless, when the fall birthdays start to roll in, I can’t help but think of my birthday, and how awesome it. Is. Going. To. Be. First, I’m going to be 40 on my next birthday, and that has me pretty stoked. Stoked that I made it this far, and equally stoked that 40 isn’t nearly as old as I thought it was when I was say ten. Speaking of when I was 10 – and while still lingering over my birthday happies, I thought of a few things I would Keep Reading >>>

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3 Everyday Horrors That Will Never Get Their Own Movie

October is here, and with the crisp weather and the promise of Halloween on the wind comes the traditional horror movie marathons. We watch in giddy anticipation of the hapless hero stumbling upon a murder in progress. Then we yell at the screen when they idiotically run upstairs instead of outside to the already running car. You enjoy these moments of terror because they get your heart pumping. But deep down inside you believe that you are safe from nightmare knife monsters, and demonic books. Statistically, you are right. There have been no reported Freddy Kruger sightings since the Keep Reading >>>

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HELLO, HARRY! This Hot Harry Potter ‘Dudeoir’ Shoot Is Sure To Melt Your Heart!

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All of your Harry Potter fangirl fantasies are about to come true once you see this hot Harry Potter 'Dudeoir' photoshoot! Oklahoma based phenom photographer Sarah Hester met Harry Potter look-alike model and photographer Zachary Howell, and KNEW she had to do a HP-themed boudoir shoot with the gorgeous Gryffindor. He agreed immediately, and the two created my own version of Hogwarts Heaven...Accio a glass of ice water, 'cause it's about to get HOT! HELLO, HARRY! This Hot Harry Potter 'Dudeoir' Shoot Is Sure To Melt Your Heart! After a long day of Harry Pottering, the shirt has to Keep Reading >>>

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Hallmark Channel’s 2016 Christmas Movies Schedule!

Grab some eggnog, and a loved one, the Hallmark Channel just announced their 2016 Christmas Movies schedule! All movies will be shown at 8/7c, and it looks like we're in for another great year! Enjoy! Hallmark Channel's 2016 Christmas Movies Schedule! October 29 - A Wish For Christmas Sara Shaw is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she’ll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. When Santa grants her wish and she gets a chance to prove herself to her boss but Keep Reading >>>

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5 Questions About The Walking Dead

Something I think a lot of people have in common is that we weren't all that into zombies, er, walkers before The Walking Dead. Or maybe it's just me. I just wasn't 'that' into zombie lore or bloody viscera or the whole idea of a zombie apocalypse. Now? I'm a full fledged zombophile. Between Shaun Of The Dead, Warm Bodies, iZombie, Z Nation, Fear The Walking Dead, and of course The Walking Dead, I've now bridged the gap between "person who couldn't tell you two things about zombies," and "person who needs answers." Which is why I'm here. I have 5 big questions about AMC's The Walking Dead, and Keep Reading >>>

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My Lil’ Hufflepuff Heart Can’t Take It! I NEED These Harry Potter Eye Shadow Palettes In My Life!

Accio Eyeshadow! When Reddit user Spellsandstars first posted pictures of her imagined Harry Potter House Palettes, she wanted to make it clear that she owns nothing HP related. In fact, she's an artist. Not a manufacturer, not a marketer, she's someone who imagined an amazing idea and wanted to share it with the world. Well, I'm here to tell you, if ever she Did take this to market, I'd give her ALL THE MONEY. I am in LOVE with these concepts and exactly how she imagined them. With the mirror of Erised to show us exactly what we desire to look like, and quill-inspired brushes for Keep Reading >>>

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5 Personality Types of Moms Who Play Fantasy Football

You think you know these women. You've organized PTA fundraisers together, shared a carpool and have helped each other out of countless binds over the years. They are your friends. Your neighbors. But they are also your rival fantasy football team owners. Forget book club, bunco night or supper club, fantasy football leagues are what all the cool moms are playing. Here are 5 Personality Types you'll find among moms who play fantasy football. 5 Personality Types of Moms Who Play Fantasy Football The Quiet Storm. Outwardly she keeps her cool when her favorite QB gets sacked three Keep Reading >>>

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6 Tips For Halloween Humbug Homeowners

Kids suck. I get it. If you’re lucky you might only have to yell at them to get off your lawn once or twice a year. But when October 31st rolls around all the neighborhood ragamuffins have been given carte blanche to roam as they please, trodding across your carefully cultivated fescue. The worst part is when you yell at them, YOU’RE somehow the bad guy. Suddenly all those judgmental soccer moms are marking your house off of the Girl Scout cookie route, knowing full well that Thin Mints are the one joy keeping your blackened heart from withering into dust. Plus kids, like cats, have keen Keep Reading >>>

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20 Reasons Zombies Make Great Boyfriends…

Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal Of The Day

It's October (FINALLY), which means two things: Halloween, and the return of The Walking Dead. I wish I could say I was more excited about Halloween, but I'd be lying to everyone. I'm All About TWD. But I'm also slightly twisted, and just a little bit off, so the other day (okay, probably more like three in the morning), I was thinking about how I really don't care much for dating and then I realized - zombies would make surprisingly great boyfriends. Like, for real for real. So I came up with a list: 20 Reasons Zombies Make Great Boyfriends. Personally? The last one is my Keep Reading >>>

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I Hate To Break It To You, But, Your Pumpkin-Flavored Everything Isn’t Even Really Pumpkin

Your Life Until Now Has Been A LIE! That's right. Your Nana's a liar. The grocery store is a liar. Even freakin' Starbucks has been LYING to you. And you've been eating it up. Literally. I Hate To Break It To You, But, Your Pumpkin-Flavored Everything Isn't Even Really Pumpkin Every year you wait in line for those green and black doors to open wide and for the world to proclaim: Pumpkin Spice Season Is Upon Us! You stood there in your Uggs, with your flannel shirt wrapping you in warmth, sipping that pumpkin spiced latte that you waited all year for. Only, turns out, most of the Keep Reading >>>

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The Eight Types of Lesser-Known Harry Potter Characters We Work With

Did you ever wish you could live in the world of Harry Potter? I know I have. Even though I'm a 34-year-old woman with a kid, I've always been drawn to the world of Harry Potter. If you're like me, I'm here to say that reading the books, watching the movies, or going to Universal Studios aren't the only way for us to enmesh ourselves into the wizard's world. All we have to do is look around, and we'll find that there's at least EIGHT TYPES OF LESSER-KNOWN HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS WE WORK WITH. The Eight Types of Lesser-Known Harry Potter Characters We Work With THE MOANING MYRTLE "Good Keep Reading >>>

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In Defense Of Squirrel Girl, The Internet Is Nuts

I recently ran across an article about Anna Kendrick as Squirrel Girl. Obviously I had to click on it because the only thing more awesome than Anna Kendrick IS Squirrel Girl. As it turned out, the article wasn’t news per se. It was really just a write up about Anna Kendrick saying in passing that she could see herself playing Squirrel Girl in an imaginary movie that doesn’t exist. I scrolled down to read the comments (Why do I DO that!?) and the first couple were pretty positive. Cool. Then I read one that said, “STOP trying to make a Squirrel Girl a thing! She’s not a thing!” and “The Keep Reading >>>

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LuLaRoe Alert! Halloween Prints Have Been Spotted!

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Okay, so if you're a LuLaRoe fan, you know that their holiday and special themed runs are to die for awesome, and super small. As in, there's only a couple thousand of the prints and styles made, so if you want it, be ready to Thunderdome style fight for what you want, because it's going to go fast and be gone. Forever. So far I've seen the Disney Villains! How is this even possible? I mean, last year's leggings were cute, but this year's leggings are OFF THE CHAIN. If you know me, you know I have a serious, hard core Disney Villain addiction. As in, if I could actually become a Keep Reading >>>

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Universal Studios Isn’t Just for Big Kids!

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For moms of preschoolers, planning a trip to Orlando, Florida usually involves that one place with everyone's favorite mouse. But what do you do if your kiddo isn't into space rangers and goofy dogs?! You plan a trip to Universal Studios instead. Universal Studios Resort is just as much -- if not MORE -- fun with young children! We recently visited with my four-year-old son and five-year-old nephew as part of Family Forward, a conference for bloggers and their families. We've been home for a day and the boys can't stop talking about the trip. Here are just a few of the super-fun Keep Reading >>>

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This Guy Set AVENGERS To The Theme Of Full House…And It’s AMAZING!

If you were alive in the late 80's, early 90's, there is no WAY you missed Full House. Okay, so you might have pretended to be too cool for it, but anyone who was anyone either had a crush on Uncle Jesse, or thought Joey was the funniest person they'd ever heard of, or thought Danny was the square dad they wanted. And can we TALK about Steve? Um, *drool factory*. So yeah, when Fuller House came out early this year, I 'may' have watched it in a day. Okay, yeah, less than a day. It was the binge to end all binges. Steve didn't age as well as I'd expected him to. Uncle Jesse aged WAY BETTER than Keep Reading >>>

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There Is A Real-Life Creepy Clown Trying To Lure Kids Into The Woods In South Carolina

IT isn't even out yet, and already the creepiness has started. In what is possibly the craziest letter to residents I've ever seen in my life, the Fleetwood Manor Apartment Complex in Greenville, SC, warned residents about a clown lurking in the woods...take a look: It gets creepier... Depending on who you talk to, there is MORE THAN ONE CLOWN!!!! I don't know about you, but if I have NO plans of visiting South Carolina ANY time soon! Keep Reading >>>

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DO NOT – For The Love Of ALL That Is Holy – Search For McChicken On Twitter Today!

I'm one of those people that if someone tells me NOT to do something, I immediately do it. Which is exactly what happened here. ALL these posts started popping up about how you should avoid searching for that, or get the eye bleach ready. Well, I'm a doer, not a thinker, so I immediately searched it out. When you tap on #McChicken to see why it's trending...then find out ?? pic.twitter.com/WxyAxzUMY1 — Landon Moss (@_LandonMoss) August 29, 2016 Oh. My. Holy. Jeebus. When you see the reason McChicken Sandwich is trending... pic.twitter.com/8tfHgeBpBB — Paddy Power (@paddypower) Keep Reading >>>

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#SelfcareSeptember, A Body Love 4 All challenge

Get your selfie sticks, lip gloss and confidence ready girls! This September the Body Love 4 All campaign is celebrating self care through a thirty days of challenge Instagram event. If you've never heard of Body Love 4 All, that's okay! This organization is all about empowering people to discover, celebrate and love themselves with a supportive and positive community. The name says it all, they want to encourage people to love their bodies, no matter their size or shape. Let's face it, even the models in our advertisements don't look like the supposed ideal for body types. We all Keep Reading >>>

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UT Austin Students Are Carrying THIS To Class Today In Protest Of The New Open Carry On Campus Policy (VERY NSFW)

Glock-blocking. That's what some are calling the "C*cks, Not Glocks" movement on the UT Austin campus today. In order to protest laws that make it legal to carry concealed guns on campus, some 4500 'marital aids' were handed out to students in a little under 23-minutes. These students are attaching their 'impetus of protest' to their backpacks and going to class as normal. D*cks out for Harambe ain't got NOTHIN' on these kids! .@AlexSamuelsx5 reports that more than 4,500 dildos were distributed in less than 23 minutes at UT-Austin. pic.twitter.com/8Sh7oxw9sU — Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) Keep Reading >>>

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Here’s The Video Of Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) From Stranger Things Shaving Her Head!

I wasn't going to watch Stranger Things. I thought it was going to be dumb, thought it was trending for no reason, thought it was just another repeat of a repeat and I Wan't Buying In. A cross between ET and Firestarter? Um, nothanks. One ENORMOUS binge later, I finished the entire first season. Trust me - the hype isn't just hype. I LOVED IT. Now, I realize it might not be for everyone, but since I 'am' a child of the 80's, it TOTALLY was for me. Basically it tickled every single part of my lil' 80's heart and can I say - Matthew Modine. Wow, I missed him. So sad he was a completely Keep Reading >>>

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Pokemon Go Has Made Me A Better Person

You know what Pokemon Go is, right? Of course, you do. You have a phone and a pulse. We at Totally The Bomb happen to be fond this game like a crackhead happens to be fond of crack. It’s my estimation that in twenty years Meowths will replace the cat as the preferred “Crazy Lady” animal of choice. Pokemon Go is hipper with the kids today than hula-hoops and frozen yogurt combined. That’s a fact. Now hold onto that because we’re coming back to it in a minute. Pokemon Go Has Made Me A Better Person If you’re over the age of four then you know people can have some awful opinions. Even the Keep Reading >>>

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Dear Pokemon Go Haters…

Since the Friday of Pokemon Go's release my housemate (aka The Boyfriend), and I have been on the go almost constantly in an effort to "catch them all." We are those adults out at 1 or 2 in the morning, clustered in a parking lot with a dozen other strangers trying to snag something we haven't seen before. It's no surprise that given the game's sudden popularity that there are people who don't care, don't get the game or totally hate it. Dear PokemonGo Haters... For the people who don't care or don't get it and casually keep scrolling by all the updates on what Pokemon were caught where Keep Reading >>>

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Pokemon Go: Next-Gen Dating App?

Pokemon and dating. Who ever expected to see those two words together? Not me, that's for sure. Not until I actually met a guy playing Pokemon, I'm not even kidding, this totally happened. I've spent my entire life hiding in my room in front of my computer playing video games, and happily chatting away with people I knew I'd never meet. Don't get me wrong, I was happy with it... most of the time... I won't lie, it's kind of a lonely life. A lot of us actually want to be social, we just don't know how. We spent so much time hiding that we never really got the chance to learn, and one game has Keep Reading >>>

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Stop Hating Pokemon Go Players

My family is Pokemon Go obsessed. This evening I strolled through the park with my daughter and husband. We laughed, played, talked and caught Jigglypuffs. (Our park has a lot of Jigglypuffs.) When we got tired, we laid on the sidewalk and looked up at the stars. It was one of those perfect summer nights that most parents dream of. Then I came home, and on my Facebook feed I saw this. My question to all of these people who hate Pokemon go is: If it was a beautiful day, and you were having a great time with your kid, and so was I--what makes your time better than mine? Is it Keep Reading >>>

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Fair Warning: Don’t Get Shot While Playing Pokemon Go