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Plus, the mom of five says Tommie's foster parents have remained in his life as aunt and uncle figures.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles), who was author of the bill, was once in the child welfare system and was adopted by foster parents as a baby.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
For evolutionary biologists, the term cuckoldry originated to describe cuckoo birds who lay their eggs in other species’ nests, leaving their offspring to be unknowingly raised by foster parents.
—Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
The big guy well outweighs his foster parents, who average around 11 kgs or 24 pounds, and eats about double what an adult king penguin does in a day.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles), who was author of the bill, was once in the child welfare system and was adopted by foster parents as a baby.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
For evolutionary biologists, the term cuckoldry originated to describe cuckoo birds who lay their eggs in other species’ nests, leaving their offspring to be unknowingly raised by foster parents.
—Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
The big guy well outweighs his foster parents, who average around 11 kgs or 24 pounds, and eats about double what an adult king penguin does in a day.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
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Knowing this, Arizona medical doctors and nurses joined together to share a message about the importance of supporting climate action at the polls this year for the well-being of residents exposed to some of the nation's highest temperatures, worst air pollution and most dire drought conditions.Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, the many doctors and nurses who joined the medical profession hoping to do meaningful work are stymied; bias that is baked into the US healthcare system makes even individual attempts to do good within it a constant fight.Lena Dunham, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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The remaining guest cabins comprises two doubles and two convertible twins with an en suite, plus additional cabin that could sleep children or a nanny.Rachel Ingram, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In August, the Seoul government launched a program matching 100 Filipino nannies with 169 households that have children under 12 or are expecting a baby.Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Fertility and childbirth are recurring concerns, with one medical compendium advising readers to wear a charm made from weasel testicles to prevent conception and another recounting the legend of St. Margaret, the Christian protector of pregnant women.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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The free exhibition includes scrolls, earthenware, sculptures, and inks on paper of fearsome demons and monsters in their role of either causing havoc on earth or acting as protectors against evil forces and harmful intruders.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Both also have discreet switches on the back for switching between temperature units and engaging the keep warm function.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2024
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The Dial The dial is the second part of the package, and one that struggles to earn its keep.Barry Collins, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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The 1-year-old, Joseph McKinney, loves playing with his sitter.Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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Her son Michael, who ran the nonprofit Citizens Energy Corp. and had been in the news for having an affair with his children’s teenage baby sitter, was killed in 1997 during a dangerous game of touch football, played while skiing down an Aspen slope.Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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