Judges are not impressed by litigants, such as Mom here, who show up and claim that while the documents say one thing, they really meant something else altogether.

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Yet it is often tiny merchants, such as mom-and-pop businesses, hobbyists and individual traders, who have been among the first to discover how to use the Internet as a cheap and profitable shop window to the rest of the world.

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It paints a picture of moms not in emotional terms, and not as overwhelmed victims, but in the realities of today: More than two-thirds are tech-fluent, and 81% of moms regard themselves as expert in at least one mom subject, such as cooking and nutrition, child education, or crafts.

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Core components of the initiative promote the benefits of breastfeeding, such as skin-to-skin contact between mom and infant, and non-separation of mother and infant.

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She is starting to ask her mom and dad pointed questions, such as whether she still will be able to walk when she grows up.

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Although you may not need credit to cover expenses now, a stay-at-home mom needs to establish credit for emergencies, such as a divorce or the death of her husband.

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Following past Vuitton beauties such as Madonna and Jennifer Lopez, the 35-year-old mom will appear in a series of print ads this summer, photographed by the brilliant Annie Leibovitz.

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Increasingly, the customer service representative, tech support, or sales person you call at such companies as Carnival, the American Automobile Association, and Time Warner may be a stay at home mom in Missouri, a layoff victim in Florida, or an accountant in Pennsylvania who needs more hours now that tax season has ended.

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