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We want to know: What’s the most important lesson you have ever learned about being a mom?
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By Hilary Hagerman | Shine On – Tue, 7 May, 2013 11:47 AM EDT
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What's the most important thing you've learned about being a mom? (Thinkstock)Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and we’re all gearing up to celebrate the special ladies in our lives.

Moms, while we hope your kids and hubby treat you to breakfast in bed, a relaxing spa day or just some family fun, we’re also asking for something from you this year.

We want to know: What’s the most important lesson you’ve ever learned about being a mother? Good or bad, we'd love to hear your stories.

Let us know in the comments below by Friday, May 10 and your advice could be featured in a special Mother’s Day blog.

Check out our Mother's Day page for great gift ideas and other ways to make the mom in your life feel special this Sunday.

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Clever anti-abuse ad that only children can see
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By Shereen Dindar | Shine On – Tue, 7 May, 2013 11:01 AM EDT
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A Spanish organization has released an anti-abuse bus stop ad that looks different to children and adults, depending on the height of the person looking at it.
The clever ad has a message that's completely different for children. (YouTube screen grab)The ad was launched in April by Fundación ANAR (Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk), a Spanish hotline for abused children.

Grey Spain ad agency created the ad for the charity organization and posted this video on YouTube explaining how it works.

Also see: Saudi Arabia's first ever anti-abuse ad a step in the right direction

Using a process known as lenticular photography that has existed since the 1940s, the organization created one image that is only visible to someone looking up at the ad, presumably a child under 4 feet 10 inches. The other image is visible only to anyone over that height, presumably an adult.

The children's image shows a boy with a bruised face and the organization's hotline number with the message, "If somebody hurts you, phone us and we'll help you."

The adult's image shows the same boy with an unmarked
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Kate Middleton dropped from ‘sexiest women’ list in British men’s magazine
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By Shereen Dindar | Shine On – Mon, 6 May, 2013 3:48 PM EDT
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Do you think FHM dropped Kate Middleton from their list out of respect? (WireImage)Stop the presses, folks! Kate Middleton is no longer one of the sexiest women alive!

For those of you unfamiliar with the British men's magazine FHM, you can now lament an image of this glossy rag with its top 100 sexiest women 2013 list culled from a poll by its readers. Because of course, the world is in seriously short supply of "sexiest women" lists.

It appears Middleton's disappearance from the FHM ranking, despite being numbered 33 last year, is being reported as either an insult or a sign of respect due to her soon-to-be motherly status.

Also see: Kate Middleton looks pretty in peach on her anniversary

"She’s married to the future King of England, she’s the granddaughter-in-law of the reigning queen, and she’s got a baby on the way—maybe placing her alongside girls in monokinis and wet T-shirts isn’t the nation’s first priority," reports StyleCaster.com.

Huffington Post has even taken the liberty to tell the public why she is -- in fact -- still sexy -- damn it. Among other things,
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