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By Katia Hetter (CNN) — Few of us can imagine living the opulent “Downton Abbey” lives of the fictional Crawley family at the turn of the 20th century. There were servants to address one’s every material need, dinner in white tie and lavish gowns, and rules designed to keep the [...] By Katia Hetter (CNN)–In this age of farm-to-table dinner adoration and making one’s own butter and baking powder from scratch, I rise up in defense of the drive-thru, the TV dinner and the semi and fully-prepared dinners from the grocery store. That includes bags o’ salad, minced garlic and frozen pizza. As I return [...] By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s during the rain, sleet and snow of winter that a warm and sunny beach vacation starts to sound particularly alluring. Which one to choose? Hawaii, Florida, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bahamas, St. Kitts, Martinique and Isla Mujeres in Mexico [...] By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — My daughter occasionally goes on a hugging and kissing strike. By Katia Hetter, Special to CNN (CNN) — Sam Lamott, the baby star of best-selling author Anne Lamott’s classic memoir, “Operating Instructions,” was finally grown up and safely ensconced at art school in San Francisco. Before Sam was born and during his childhood, Anne Lamott had developed a community of [...] By Katia Hetter, Special to CNN Editor’s note: CNN’s Freedom Project highlights the horrors of modern-day slavery, amplifying the voices of the victims, highlighting success stories and helping expose the web of criminal enterprises trading in human life. (CNN) — Kimberly Ritter could not believe what she was seeing. Girls wearing [...] By Katia Hetter, Special to CNN (CNN) — The Girl Scout cookie can’t seem to catch a break. Under fire in years past for including trans fats, high fructose corn syrup and palm oil in its cookies, the Girl Scouts’ current cookie selling season is under fire because of policies [...] By Katia Hetter, Special to CNN (CNN) — Many New Year’s resolutions are flawed from the start, destined to fail. People resolve to lose 20 pounds or stop eating junk food or stop smoking or keep a spotless house. The resolutions are too enormous, the behaviors too ingrained, the [...] By Katia Hetter, Special to CNN (CNN) — David Murphy hasn’t started shopping for his two boys yet, and he knows he had better get started. The divorced father of two boys, ages 11 and 14, has custody for a full week around Christmas Day this year and needs [...] By Katia Hetter, Special to CNN (CNN) — Noël Plummer can’t imagine making a conscious decision to inflict physical pain on her 8-year-old daughter as a punishment. She’s only slapped her daughter once, without thinking, when her then-5-year-old was having an enormous tantrum. She’s never hit her again. While she recognizes [...] |
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