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Father’s Day: 17 Easy-to-Make Meals for Dad

Posted on June 15, 2014

This Father’s Day why not go brave and try to make your dad or your kids’ dad a meal and surprise him. Breakfast in Bed, or a special griller or a nice snack before the big game would make an excellent option and alternative to going out to eat, waiting a long time to get seated and spending a lot of money.

We’ve assembled 17 recipes including options for various ethnic dishes, deserts, side dishes and main options to pick from and we tried to get recipes that are fairly easy to make or require not too many ingrediencts or complicated steps.

Check out the collection and feel free to share! Enjoy!

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY from BELLYITCH

Posted on June 15, 2014

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

THE EXPECTANT DADS

BRAND NEW FIRST TIME DADS

DADS DOING THEIR DAD THING

VETERAN DADS PRESENT IN THEIR CHILDREN’S LIVES

OUR DADS WHO ARE GREAT GRANDADS TO OUR KIDS

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50 Things a Dad should Tell his Daughter

Posted on June 15, 2014

Reposted for Father’s Day

Given how my blog post “50 Things a Moms should teach her sons” was well received, and the recent, yet still ongoing, onslaught of assaults on girls’ self esteem in our society, I figure I should rack my brain, and recollect sage wisdom from my parents, and those I’ve heard and seen in real life and in my social media life and come up with a companion piece for fathers and daughters. I’m fortunate to have a husband who adores his little girl, our daughter, and I’ve also been able to watch their relationship, which is comparable to the relationship my sisters and I have with our wonderful dad. Each men are and have done their part to raise really good their daughters.

So without further ado, here are 50 things that I came up with that fathers (and mothers) should tell their daughters:

It’s okay to be happy.
It’s okay to be sad too. A bad day isn’t a bad life. Cry. Scream. Sulk. Write. Vent. Do what you need to do. Then shake it off and start a new the next day. They were totally right about how it gets better. It really does…even if not right away.
Photoshop is real. Even the perfect-looking girl in the magazine has had touching up and may not even look like that in real life. If you don’t believe me. Look at this before and after in 37 seconds transformation.
Talk to yourself in the mirror. You have nothing to prove to anyone but yourself so that is who you should be arguing with.
Live out loud. Get dirty. Stand or play in the sun. (but wear sunscreen to protect from UV rays).
If you get a chance, dance…even if you are too shy to do it on the dance floor, do it in your head. You’ll catch yourself smiling when you do and you look great when you smile.
Don’t dumb yourself down or try to hide your smarts. Ditzy is not cute. Smart is cool.
Work Hard. Get a job. Always have your own money and Never rely on a man to survive.
Don’t spend money you get for birthdays or special occasions. Keep it for later for when you want to buy those cute shoes you want without having to wait for me to make you earn them by doing chores.
You are fine the way you are. But if you are really unhappy and insist on changing your looks, do it the healthy way. Girls have died from Anorexia and Bulimia. Let me show you some links.
Stand for something. Be principled.
Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet. Anyone can update Wikepedia. Never rely on it.
Always think about your future when you make decisions in the present.
Stick by your argument, but know when to concede a point.
Speak in moderate tones. You don’t have to be loud to be heard.
Your first love won’t be your last.
Friends change. People grow up and grow apart. It’s part of life.
Don’t feel pressured to stay in a car of someone driving recklessly. Teens die every year in car crashes. You don’t want to be one of them. I don’t want you to be one of them. You should always get dropped off at the safest public area and call home for a ride.
Not everyone will like you. That is life. There are 7 billion people in the world. You’ll find others who will.
You never deserve to get hit, even if you lose it and hit first, a real man never hits a girl regardless of how it starts. Call me. I’ll take care of things.
Wash your dedicates by hand in the sink. Some things weren’t made to survive the washer.
Learn to cook. Not for your future spouse necessarily because you should know how to make your own meal to survive living with an anorexic roomate who doesn’t cook.
Be nice.
Mean girls suck
Ask questions. There is no such thing as a dumb question. It’s okay to be wrong.
Don’t gossip. If someone is telling you stuff about other people, imagine what they tell others about you.
It’s okay to have a lot of friends, but it’s okay to have a few too. One BFF is all you need really.
Don’t dull your shine to make another person feel better about themselves, especially not for a guy. If he’s that insecure, it won’t last anyway.
Read. Read a lot. And read often.
Math is not the enemy. You can be great at it.. and science too.
If you snagged your current boyfriend while he was dating someone else, you’ll spend the rest of your relationship worrying if he’ll cheat on you. Just avoid guys currently in relationships. Demand they end it first, at least.
Avoid catty girls.
Don’t be a catty girl. It will be stressful to friends if they have to deal with your attitude all the time. Get a hobby and channel your energies there.
Wake up everyday knowing you get a new chance to start over.
Be quirky and Be okay with others thinking you are weird. Who wants to be like everyone anyway?
Different is good. Don’t laugh at the girl or guy who walks to the beat of their own drum
Treat your friends well. Be loyal.
Don’t share your secrets. The only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead.
Stand out! Stand straight and walk with your head high. Even if you don’t have the latest styles or the biggest house, your confidence in your self will make all that other stuff seem insignificant
When you get to college, you don’t want to be that wasted girl passed out in some strange guy’s bedroom. If you do drink, do so in moderation. Rape happens. Not all boys have learned it’s not okay to take advantage of a passed out girl.
Travel. There’s so many amazing things in the world to see. A baby before you’re ready will put a drag on your plans to see the world. Sex can wait but always think of the next few years before letting a guy talk you into something you’ll regret forever.
Taste your words before you spit them out. It only takes a second to really hurt someones feelings.
When you get your first job and there is a meeting, if it’s open seating, sit at the table not in the chairs lining the back.
Your opinion and ideas matter. Don’t let a man or another person take credit for your great idea
Don’t have regrets. Every mistake can be a lesson for the future. Life is a non-stop attempt to be a better person. And mean it when you apologize. Genuineness counts for more.
.Love big, but not foolish.
You deserve the best in life, in love, in work and don’t forget it.
Everybody is insecure. Even the girl you think has it altogether is unsure of herself too.
Knowing how to check the oil gauge, change a tire, pump your own gas, hang a shelf, fix a hole in the wall, is just as important as knowing how to sew a button, repair a loose hem or patch a hole in a sleeve. Let me show you how.
Don’t throw away something old. Maintain your old stuff and put them in storage. Things recycle in season. Don’t blow your budget and savings buying new things every season.

Unofficial #1 Rule

No guy is going to love you like your daddy. Use me and my love and adoration of you as a model for what you should expect in a boy, man or significant other.

Daddy loves ya, kiddo! Don’t ever forget that.

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50 Father’s Day 2014 Freebies & Deals

Posted on June 14, 2014

1. Applebees: Get a free $10 digital bonus card to use at Applebee’s for purchasing $50 in Father’s Day gift cards

2. BJ Brewhouse – Free limited edition pint glass for every day on Saturday and Sunday

3. Bob Evans –Free breakfast entrée with the purchase of another entrée and two drinks through June 15.

4. Boston Market: On Sunday only, use a coupon for a “Buy One Get One Free” deal for any barbecue ribs individual meal.

5. Denny’s: Free pancake puppies sundae with free e-card

6. Einstein Brothers- Use a coupon through June 25 for a free sandwich after the purchase of one

7. Firehouse Subs: Free medium sub when you purchase a sub, chips and medium drink

8. Hallmark: Buy one Father’s Day card, get one free.

9. IKEA: Dad gets a free breakfast at the stores in Sunrise before 11 a.m. He gets scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and a cup of coffee.

10. Hooters: On Sunday, families can advantage of Hooters’ buy 10, get 10 free wings deal exclusive to dads. And if you can’t dine-in, get $5 in Dad’s Bonus Bucks with the purchase of a $25 gift certificate for dad.

11. Hurricane Grill & Wings: Dads get five free wings in the flavor of his choice with entree purchase at participating South Florida locations.

12. McDonald’s: Free breakfast sandwich or entrée and drink to dads accompanied by their children at select locations.

13. Medieval Times-If you live in (or near) Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington D.C, Buena Park, Chicago, Dallas, Lyndhurst, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, or Toronto, Medieval TimesThrough June 15th are offering a FREE admission for dad when you make a full-priced adult purchase, valid on shows from June 3rd-15th. Purchase in advance and use promo code FDWEB at checkout. OR you can add the Father’s Day special package for $25 which will include a FREE picture of dad in a frame, commemorative scroll to honor his special day and a 25-oz beer stein (with choice of draft beer or soda).

14. Miami Subs Grill: Dad’s get a free Cocolate Chip Cook for Dads with any purchase on Sunday.

15. P.F. Chang’s – When you purchase $50 in P.F Chang’s gift cards, you’ll earn a FREE $10 bonus gift card for yourself! Check out their Facebook page for more information. Go HERE to purchase a gift card.

16. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse – Dad’s who dine at one of its 140 locations during Father’s Day weekend will get a free special gift

17. Smokey Bones: Dads who dine on Sunday get a buy-one-get-one free entree coupon to use during a visit on June 16-29.

18. Spaghetti Warehouse – On Father’s Day dad’s get a FREE dinner entree – no coupon needed but there is a limit of 2 FREE meals per party.

19. TGIFridays -Through Sunday, buy one adult entree, get one free (with the purchase of two beverages) if you use a coupon

20. Texas de Brazil – Dad’s who dine with them on Father’s Day at one of its locations in 16 states will get a certificate for a free complimentary dinner, valid June 16 through August 28.

Read more at http://www.kiplinger.com/article/spending/T050-C011-S001-father-s-day-freebies-and-deals-2014.html#Tzqz9Rpy0sVLk4xz.99

21. Wendys – Not a freebie but participating Wendy’s restaurants will donate 50 cents from the sale of every Frosty product to support the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which helps find permanent families for the more than 134,000 children in foster care waiting for adoption in North America. The charitable program is part of Wendy’s Father’s Day Frosty Weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

22. Zoos– Several zoos are offering FREE admission for dads on June 15th! Check Here to see if your local zoo is participating.

GIFTS AND COUPONS

23. Amazon.com: $20 off $100 purchase with code DAD20CLT.

24. Groupon.com: $20 to spend at Sears for $10; expires June 21.

25. JC Penney: $10 off $25 purchase; expires Sunday.

26. JC Penney: Free $50 ScoreBig.com ticket with any $50 purcahse; expires Sunday.

27. Macy’s: $20 off $50 purchase until 1 p.m. Saturday.

28. Visa gift card: Save $10 on a $50 gift card at Publix with a $50 grocery purchase. Ask for the coupon at the service desk. Expires June 16

SALES

29. Barnes & Noble: 50 percent off select DVDs and Blu-ray titles through June 16.

30. Best Buy: 20 percent off one regular-priced small appliance using this coupon or code SUMMERSAVE20 through August 28.

31. CafePress: 25 percent off sitewide using code SUMMERSAV through July 31.

32. Finish Line: 20 percent off orders $150 or more.

33. Kohl’s: 20 percent off using coupon code YES2FAM or this coupon through June 15.

34. Lacoste: 25 percent off purchases of $150 or more; 30 percent off purchases of $250 or more online and in stores.

35. Levi’s.com: Up to 80 percent off men’s items.

36. LivingSocial: 15 percent off purchases through June 15 using code RADDAD.

37. Lowe’s: 10 percent off at checkout using code 47000RRRRR2404R.

38. Macy’s: $10 off purchases of $25 or more using the savings pass on the Macy’s website.

39. Old Navy: Up to 40 percent off men’s items.

40. RadioShack: $10 coupon towards next your purchase when you spend $30 through July 12.

41. Sears: Up to 50 percent off tools; $10 off purchases of $75 or more using code 10OFF75.

42 Target: $100 off 16GB Apple iPad Mini and free shipping.

ADDED ON DEALS:

43. Starbucks -Get a $10 Starbucks eGift card for $5 through Groupon. Expires Dec. 31, 2014. Limit 1 per person.

44. CVS Photo is offering a 8″ x 10″ Personalized Photo Collage Print for $4.49, which ends Saturday. Use the coupon code “DADCOLLAGE.” Opt for free in-store pickup to avoid the $5.99 shipping charge, DealNews said.

45. Visa Signature cardholders can get a free Friday Fandango movie ticket after purchasing one, through August 8

46. The Counter Burger – No coupon required. On Sunday, just say “BFD” to get a free burger for the father in your life after the purchase of another burger

47. Firehouse Subs: On Sunday, get a free medium sub when you purchase a sub, chips and medium drink, as posted on Firehouse Subs’ Facebook page on Thursday.

48. First Watch Daytime Cafe- When you dine-in for Father’s Day brunch on Sunday, get a free bottle of maple syrup.

49. Carrabba’s: $10 off the purchase of two entrées using this printable coupon through July 27.

50. Old-Time Candy: 10 percent off any order using coupon code OLDTIME181 through July 7

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Father’s Day: Jimmy Fallon and NJ Gov Chris Christie’s “Evolution of Dad Dancing”(VIDEO)

Posted on June 14, 2014

In honor of Father’s Day, New Jersey governor Chris Christie joined The Tonight Show host Jimmie Fallon to present this hilarious “Evolution of Dad Dancing” which was a follow up to his equally funny “Evolution of Mom Dancing” Fallon did with First Lady Michelle Obama last year to celebrate the anniversary of her Let’s Move campaign.

Watch and enjoy!

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BumpWatch Links: Hayden Pantierre, Kourtney Kardashian, Scarlett Johansson, Snooki, Mila Kunis, Stacy and Drew

Posted on June 14, 2014

Just a round up of coverage of some women on our bumpwatch list and Drew Barrymore who debuted her baby this week:

Drew Barrymore debuted her one-month old daughter Frankie on Twitter posing with her 20-month old older sister Olive as Barrymore promoted a T-Shirt to support. – Parent Dish UK

Mila Kunis hid her bump in a black sheath dress on the red carpet at the premiere of her new film Third Person at the Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Study in Hollywood. – Yahoo! Canada

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is posting her bikini bump photo apparently for the second time- Fashion Style

Stacy Keibler is keeping things tight hiking and doing Pilates 4 times a week – Daily Mail

Hayden Panetierre revealed a bit of a bump in a black one piece bathing suit while vacationing with her fiance Wladimir Klitschko in St. Tropez, France on Sunday –Comcast

Kourtney Kardashian, who is expecting her 3rd child, went on an Ice cream run with beau Scott Disick and sister Khloe Kardashian while the trio were filming in the Hamptons.- Entertianment Wise

Scarlett Johnansson and her fiance Romain Dauriac were spotted going for a walk in London this week while The Avengers star looked to be in her third trimester. – She Knows

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The New Anchor Baby: Wealthy Chinese buying “Designer Babies” using American surrogates for Green Cards

Posted on June 13, 2014

Well…I’ll be!

CNBC reports that there is a booming business where wealthy Chinese women are trying to work around the strict one child rule in China by paying American women to serve as surrogates.

The added benefit to this $120,000 “designer” American babies market is a Green Card! At age 21, US immigration allows a child to petition for her parents.

A baby born on US soil is automatically a US citizen, but she can petition for her parents — not her surrogate parent who actually gave birth to her.

It’s cheaper than the EB-5 Visa path to a Green Card which requires a minimum investment in a job creating business of $500,000.

Meanwhile, the basic surrogacy package Chinese agencies offer parents costs between $120,000 and $200,000, “if you add in plane tickets and other expenses, for only $300,000, you get two children and the entire family can emigrate to the U.S.,” a Shanghai-based agent told CNBC.

The American surrogate pockets between $22,000 and $30,000. The agency charges a fee of about $17,000 to $20,000 with legal fees amounting to up to $13,000. If egg donation is required, that can cost an additional $15,000 and pre-natal care and delivery fees can run between $9,000 and $16,000.

The article also notes that the parents believe taller, bi-racial children will be smarter and better looking and ask for tall blond egg donors, but traditionally, they also use Chinese or Asian egg donors who have Ivy League degrees.

Big business in this new form of Anchor Baby, a negative euphemism for immigrant women who purposefully come to America to give birth so that baby can help them be an anchor for roots in America.

photo: Getty

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New Guidelines: Pregnant women need to eat more fish

Posted on June 13, 2014

New guidelines recommend that women eat at least 8 ounces of seafood that is low in mercury two to three times per week.

Examples of low mercury fish include shrimp, salmon, tilapia and cod. Each has good sources of Omega-3 fatty acids, but health officials suggest pregnant women to avoid swordfish, tile fish, king mackerel and shark which are very high in mercury.

Doctors say that pregnant women can eat deep sea tuna but only about once a week.

Watch this KTVN video for more information:

KTVN Channel 2 – Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video –

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2014 World Cup: 10 Photos of Jennifer Lopez bringing the energy atOpener

Posted on June 13, 2014

From Fly girl to World Cup headliner. Our Bellyitch BumpWatch alum Jennifer Lopez brought mad crazy energy to her phenomenal electrifying performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The mom to twins Max & Emme showed off her hot body while singing the official 2014 World Cup song “We Are One (Ole Ola)” alongside Pitbull and Claudia Leitte at the opening ceremony yesterday.

Yes moms rock!!

photos: Getty

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2014 World Cup Nail Art for Every Nation Competing

Posted on June 13, 2014

The 2014 FIFA World Cup started today which means in 32 nations worldwide there will be raucous simultaneous roaring when a team scores a goal. In some countries, the government declares a national holiday when their team make the finals because it really is that serious in some parts of the world.

And women who are soccer (or futbol) fans can show their love for their team on their nails with nail art or nail stickers and designs.