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Dear Rex - I Love You (Don't Tell Anyone)

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Dear Rex -

I don't normally write letters to you as part of my column. This is because you rarely read me, so what's the point? But then I think about little Leta, the famous offspring of Dooce's daughter who…

Momversation: Should We Judge Nadya Suleman?

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By this point, most of you have heard about the "octomom," Nadya Suleman. The media reports that she's unpartnered, unemployed, and living at home with her folks. She's even been accused of trying surgically alter her face so that she looks like star Angelina Jolie. But is this just a case of a woman being demonized in the media? Heather Armstrong of Dooce (with guest Karen Walrond of chookooloonks.com) asks, "Should we just leave the octuplets mom alone?"

What are your thoughts on Nadya Suleman? Does she deserve her public flogging? And how does this affect the way that you view fertility treatments? Should technology allow eight babies to be born at one time? Join the Momversation by commenting in our community:

Momversation: Toxic Friendships

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On Monday, she's your best friend; by Tuesday, she won't return your calls. She's your frenemy... you know, your friend-slash-enemy. But do you really need her in your life? Dana Loesch of Mamalogues asks our panelists, including guest Karen Walrond of chookooloonks.com, "How do you handle a toxic friend?"

Have you had a frenemy? Do you currently? Do you think people should cut toxic friends out of their lives or try to repair the relationships? Join the Momversation by commenting in the forums below:

Momversation: Censoring Your Blog

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We love our Momversation panelists because they are affecting, forthright, (and great) writers. But they've sometimes received criticism for their blogs, especially when they're writing about their children. So, Rebecca Woolf of Girl's Gone Child asks her fellow mom bloggers, "How (and when) do you censor your own blogs?"

What's your opinion on self-censorship? Do you think mommy bloggers should write about their children? Their partners? What is appropriate to write about, and what should be off limits? Have you ever been criticized for what you've written on your blog? Join the Momversation by commenting or posting in related forums

Mom or Wife: What's More Difficult?

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With marriage, there are compromises, disagreements and that dreaded D-word: divorce. With motherhood comes responsibilities from potty training to PTA meetings. Both roles are challenging, but Heather Armstrong from Dooce wants to know from the panelists, "Which do you find harder: being a wife or being a mother?"

Which role do you find the most difficult? Or can you even choose? Do you neglect your mate? Or is being married a cakewalk compared to being a parent? Join the Momversation.

Momversation: Happy Holidays!

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Our panelists have created a very special video card wishing you all the best this holiday season and beyond. What are your plans for the New Year and your hopes for 2009?

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Momversation: Are You Raising Religious Kids?

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It's Christmas Eve, and millions of U.S. Christians will be going off to church to celebrate the religious traditions of the holiday. With this in mind, Cool Mom's Daphne Brogdon wants to know from our panelists: Are you raising your kids with religion? Why or why not?

What's your take? Are you raising religious children? What's the most vital aspect of religion to your family? Or is religion not part of your everyday life? Join the Momversation by commenting below or in our related forums:

Momversation: The Men Strike Back!

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On today's Momversation Heather Armstrong's (Dooce) husband Jon asks the other "men of Momversation" how it feels to have their lives on public display in their wives' blogs. Join the "Dadversation" are Mark Peel, husband of Daphne Brogdon (Cool Mom), Maggie Mason's (Mighty Girl) husband Bryan Mason, and Rebecca Woolf's (Girl's Gone Child) husband Hal Issacson.

What's your take? Do you blog? How much do you share? What makes you leave something out? Join the Momversation by posting in one of our related forums:

Momversation: Am I Becoming My Mother?

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On today's Momversation, Asha Dornfest of Parent Hacks asks the panelists: Do you parent like your parents did? Or are you completely different? And is becoming your mother an inevitability?

What do you think? Do you want to be a parent like your dear old mom (or dad)? Or have you done a complete 180 from their parenting style? Join the Momversation by commenting in our related forums: