9-Year-Old Girl Almost Dies Saving Sister
There’s not much we can add to this video, except to say that it is by far the most touching, loving and selfless acts we’ve ever seen by a human being. 9-year-old Anaih Rucker of Georgia risked her life and lost her leg protecting her 5-year-old sister, Camry, from an oncoming vehicle. The epitome of [...]
7-Year-Old Hero Saves Family from Attackers
A quick-thinking 7-year-old boy locked himself and his 6-year-old sister in the bathroom and called 911 to report a home invasion. Begging the dispatcher to quickly send police, the boy identified only as Carlos described how two men carrying guns burst into his family’s home. His little sister’s scream is heard in the background as [...]
USDA: Healthy Foods Not as Costly as Once Believed
Editor’s Note: Mamiverse first published Obesity Fix? CSAs May Be the Answer in late March. With all of the recent news about healthy eating not being as cost prohibitive as commonly believed, we thought it deserved a rerun. A U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) analysis of more than 4,000 foods found that [...]
Empowered Women: Self Defense Tips to Bring Out Your Inner Warrior
Our favorite she-warriors to inspire you… Editor’s Note: Mamiverse first published Mugger Whooped by MMA Expert: Self Defense Tips that Can Save You Too last December. With summer right around the corner we thought it deserved a rerun to inspire you to tone up for the beach with a martial arts class or two—and as [...]
Medical Myth Buster: Cracking Your Knuckles Causes Arthritis
Myth: Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis Bust: How many of you grew up with this myth? I was one of them. It’s still quite common to hear someone warning a knuckle-joint-cracker that they will get arthritis. The cracking sound in the knuckles is caused by the bones moving apart and forming a gas bubble. The [...]
Keeping Secrets from Our Mothers
At 18 years old, I fell in love with a bad boy. I fell head over heals for a man who was not my boyfriend and who rubbed it in my face every chance he could. Oh, how my heart broke when he kissed other women in front of me. When he asked for my [...]
Are you sexually frustrated?
Do you feel you have unmet sexual needs? Do you feel unsatisfied with your sex life? Are you not getting the sex life you would want? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you may be sexually frustrated. The cause of your sexual frustration can be due to physiological or psychological reasons. [...]
Girls (and Women) in Progress
No little girl wants to become her mother. No matter how great her mother is or how loving, there’s a rebellion that goes along with womanhood. This is especially true when we experience disappointments due to our parents mistakes. As children, their cycle becomes our cycle. We cannot escape the affects of neglect or abuse [...]
Is Your Child Ready for Facebook?
The picture seemed innocent enough: it was an attractive 14-year-old girl with her back to the camera, writing on the classroom whiteboard. But it was the text below the picture that caught cyberbullying educator Lissa Albert’s eye. It said, ‘look at that ass!’” Albert, who saw the posting on Facebook because she is “friends” with [...]
Best Job in the World
Okay, we know this is a commercial, but c’mon, it is one powerful ad. It’s P&G’s way of honoring moms, mums, mothers, mamis. It beautifully showcases moms of Olympic athletes and future Olympic hopefuls, noting that being a mom is the hardest job in the world, but also the best job in the world. Who [...]
