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How do celebrity moms celebrate Mother's Day? A day at the spa? Breakfast in bed with omelets and mimosas while the housekeeper tidies up? Surprise! most of them will spend the day just like you will.

CafeMom put the question to a number of notable mamas. See if you can match the mom with how she'll be celebrating Mom's Day ... then visit CafeMom for the answers.

Meet the Moms:

Gretchen Carlson, co-anchor of Fox & Friends, mom of 4 year old Christian and 5 year old Kaia

Kris Jenner, star of E!'s Keeping Up With the Kardashians, mom of ten kids ages 12 to 30

Genevieve Gorder, host of HGTV's Dear Genevieve, mom of Babelle, 1

Ricki Lake, author of Your Best Birth, mom of Milo, 12, and Owen, 8

Liz Lange, maternity clothing designer, mom of Gus, 10, and Alice, 8

Melora Hardin, Jan on NBC's The Office, mom of Rory, 7, and Piper, 4

Betty Hayes, star of TLC's Table for 12, mom of ten kids ages 4 to 12

Amy Roloff, star

Most of us deal with being a mom behind closed doors, no one knowing what goes on unless we decide to spill it to our friends. Reality TV moms can't hide anything -- not even the dirty dishes. We applaud them for being so open with their family life and through them we've learned many things, even laughed and cried along with them.

We interviewed five of our favorite reality show moms -- Kris Jenner, Tori Spelling, Amy Roloff, Michelle Duggar, and Betty Hayes -- to celebrate them this Mother's Day and to also learn a little more.

Kris Jenner -- mom to six children plus four step-kids, star of E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians

The most important lesson motherhood has taught me is that God has given me a huge responsibility in raising children, that will ultimately be the most important job I will ever do in my entire life. It has taught me that there is no room to be selfish.... My job is to be there for them always, and teach them strength, support, kindness, honesty

It used to be you had sex and you got pregnant-or you didn't. Now, with the help of medical research, there are all kinds of ways women can get pregnant and have babies. Sarah Jessica Parker is using a surrogate, and there's also IVF (in vitro fertilization), IUI (intrauterine insemination), sperm donors, egg donors, frozen ovaries, frozen eggs, and frozen sperm.

According to Motherlode, one woman, Marissa Evans, is hoping to use a surrogate to become a grandmother even though her son is dead. He was killed in an assault outside a bar, and his mother Marissa received a court order to retrieve his sperm posthumously because he had often spoken of having three sons whom he'd already named (Hunter, Tod, and Van).

"The possibilities are endless and that could be a problem, says Liza Mundy, author of Everything Conceivable: How the Science of Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Our World. 'When there is always something else to try,' she says, 'There is no permission to stop.

I'm a little skeptical of this one...a new study suggests that chewing gum may boost math scores in teens.

Researchers studied 108 teens-half of who chewed sugar-free gum during math class, math homework, and math tests, and half who did not. After 14 weeks, the teens took a math test: Those who chewed gum had a 3 percent increase in standardized math scores and had final math grades that were significantly higher than the other teens.

So why am I so skeptical of this study? Because it was sponsored by Wrigley Science Institute, which has everything to gain from a study showing that gum boosts academic performance.

Yet, two CafeMoms can attest that chewing gum has helped their teens at math. One mom even suggested that her son's math teacher said the mint in chewing gum helps the brain think better.

Still, previous studies have suggested that there are benefits to chewing gum including reduced stress and anxiety and improved alertness. Also, some medical experts have

Three days after having her baby boy Luke by C-section, Karen Piper was ready to take him home to the nursery she had lovingly prepared. But instead of getting the typical discharge papers to fill out, Piper was visited by uniformed police, a social worker, a psychiatrist, and assorted doctors and nurses.

Her baby had been placed on "medical hold" while government investigators considered whether Piper was fit to take Luke home. She had failed to bond with her baby, a nurse told Piper.

Why? Right after delivery, when she was woozy and exhausted, Piper mentioned to her doctor that she'd been hoping for a girl.

A nurse-practitioner told Piper that it was awful that a new mother could be disappointed not to have had a girl. "She told me the burden was on me to prove that I should be allowed to take my baby home," says Piper, a lawyer who works at the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Washington Hospital Center spokeswoman Paula Faria says medical personnel "have a legal

As mothers we set the example for our children. Through observation, our kids learn how to treat others and themselves based on how we act.

According to a 2006 survey by the American Psychological Association (APA), women are more affected by stress than men and report engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as comfort eating, poor diet choices, smoking, and inactivity to help deal with stress. So what do you do when you're on the verge of a breakdown?

A CafeMom recently vented:

"My husband is unemployed and driving me outta my mind! My kids (and I love them with all of my heart) are making me want to pull out my hair! I can't even remember what I used to enjoy before the kids and husband. Sometimes you just need to get it out and I would much rather do it here than on my family! Did I mention I'm exhausted?"

How do you deal with overwhelming stress? What's your advice?

Related:

• The Most (and Least) Stressful Places to Live
• Fighting In Front of the

Before we chat, take a look at the new Burger King commercial with SpongeBob.

According to many outraged parents and the Campaign for a Commerical-Free Childhood, the spot is too sexualized for children.

Here's how the CCFC sees it: The commercial features The King singing a remix of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back" with the new lyrics "I like square butts and I cannot lie." The ad shows images of The King singing in front of women shaking their behinds for the camera with images of SpongeBob dancing along. The King even measures the behind of one of the woman who has stuffed a phone book under her dress.

It's bad enough when companies use a beloved media character like SpongeBob to promote junk food to children, but it's utterly reprehensible when that character simultaneously promotes objectified, sexualized images of women.

I have an opinion on this myself, but in the interest of full disclosure, I'm anti-commercials for kids in general. I hate the idea of

"Sip and See" baby showers are becoming more and more popular among new moms. It's when you have a shower AFTER the baby arrives-that way friends and family can see the new baby while they sip on beverages and nibble on light fare.

According to a poll on CafeMom, 84 percent said they love the idea of a sip and see.

We spoke to one member who had a shower after baby arrived and here's what she said:

For us, it was more a matter of convenience. My mom was out of town until late in my pregnancy, and my best friend just couldn't get things together; my mom was going to throw my shower, but time just kind of ran out.

It was nice because I wasn't super pregnant and didn't have to worry about getting my embarrassing back pains in front of everyone. I didn't have to worry if people would think I was a pig for how much I ate because they just attributed it to needing extra food for breastfeeding. Also, I didn't have to deal with any of the rude comments people sometimes make without