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A Canadian survey from Digital Journal by President's Choice Financial found that when it comes to finances, Mom calls the shots. 41% of people said that Mom was responsible for managing the day-to-day household expenses and bills.

A survey by PR Newswire and a skincare company called Baby Magic found that 79% of new moms thought motherhood was more chaotic than they expected, and 51% said it was harder than they thought it would be.  Here are the most chaotic moments: 1.)  When the baby soaks everything by going to the bathroom WHILE they're being changed:  57% of new moms said that was an unexpected curveball.

A survey by PriceGrabber and PR Newswire found that you're a terrible, ungrateful child.  That's because 38% of people plan to spend more than $100 on a Mother's Day gift this year . . . and 8% will spend more than $250.  Here are the most popular gifts: 1.)   Flowers:  43% of people plan to get mom flowers this year.

According to a survey by Daily Mail the greeting card company Clinton's Cards, the average mother passes on 41 major pieces of advice to her kids.  Here are the five most-popular:

Everyone seems to be familiar with Snooki from Jeresy Shore. Even if you don't watch the MTV show I am sure you have heard some of the outrages stories of Snooki parting while MTV camera's are rolling. I don't watch Jersy Shore because I think Snooki, and the rest of the cast, are very inappropriate.

I believe that moms are busier than they have ever been. To make life a little easier we are using technology to our advantage and I have to admit my apps help me get through my busiest mom days. Here are the most common used Apps: Living Social - Perfect for finding sweet deals for date night or family night ... Read More ...

I am so excited tonight is my son's first Christmas program. I was sharing my excitement with Brad Weiser this morning and he gave me some advice. He asked if I was bringing my video camera. I thought to myself, what kind of question is that...

We have all been driving down the road opening a chocolate milk, loading a DVD player and unwrapping a hamburger for our children in the back seat. Even though I have done this million times in my car I still think that texting while driving is more distracting.

We know that being a working mother is stressful.  That's a scientific fact.  Juggling a career and a family is one of the hardest things anyone will EVER do. But if you find yourself dreaming of leaving your job to give yourself the relief of just focusing on the family . . . bad news.  Stay-at-home moms are all just as stressed as you are.

I think we have all bought an entire pan of brownies in hopes of helping the PTA. It seems like every week there's another candy sale, or bake sale . . . or illegal Ponzi scheme? According to Philly.com three PTA moms have been arrested for running a Ponzi scheme that earned more than 14 million dollars at Neil Armstrong Elementary School in suburban Los Angeles.

My son loves to go to Chuck E. Cheese's and I have never thought it was like a little kid's VEGAS, but Denise Keller does. She just filed a lawsuit against Chuck E. Cheese's because she says all they're doing is running an ILLEGAL GAMBLING operation targeted at kids. Capitol Weekly reports that Denise wouldn't have a problem if kids could win tickets . . . which they can turn in for prizes . . .

Mother's Day is less than two weeks away.  And for the lifetime of sacrifices she's made for you . . . you could at least drop a few bucks on something she actually wants. According to a new survey of moms by Buy.com and PR Newswire, here are the top three gifts that mothers want . . . #1.)  A day at the spa #2.)  A gift card #3.)  Something homemade