Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

"Your Body Does Not Want You To Lose Weight"

Your body is smart as hell and it does not want you to die. If you start depriving it of fuel, it will slow down the rate at which you burn fuel and step up the desire to provide it with more fuel. In others words, you’ll burn fewer calories and you’ll be hungry all the time.

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No way this cute lil guy is Team Ted! His tongue is blue. Dead giveaway.

Is Ted Cruz Actually Just A Sack Full Of Lizards?  Super Delegates Explained

This election season so far has raised a series of questions.

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If you think that hiring a guy whose main communications experience is being combative on cable news is a bad idea, you’re not alone. White House Press Secretary Sean Spricer resigned today, allegedly because he disagreed with this hire. (Image Credit: Twitter/@tedlieu)

Another Crazy Week In D.C. Leads This Writer To An Inevitable Question: 'Is He On Drugs?'

We have all made it through another madcap week here in 2017. All kinds of groovy things have been going on — and by groovy, I mean things that make everyone ask: 'Dude, is he on drugs? No? Then am I on drugs? Because this is all too weird not to involve drugs.'

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Research Finds Coffee Reduces Risk Of Cirrhosis Of The Liver

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have found that adding two more cups of coffee to your routine can reduce the risk of cirrhosis by up to 44% and can reduce the risk of death by cirrhosis by half.

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Image Credit: Thomas Kelley via Unsplash

Happy National Doughnut Day!

So why are you still sitting here reading this? Get up! Grab your keys! Go get a doughnut!

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We're Americans, and Americans don't give up.

Be The Change. I Mean Cry First, But Then Be The Change

We will not be having our first woman president and I, for one, must grieve. A dream deferred.

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"While the Geneva location has a set opening date, Charvet may have his work cut out for him in getting the the London location up and running." Image: Unsplash, Jacob Rank

Where Can You Get Coffee, Pastries, And... Blow Jobs?

So, you’re on your way to work. You’re dragging and want a little pick-me-up before you hit the office.

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Image: The New York TImes

Sweepee Wins World's Ugliest Dog Contest — And Our Undying Love

Most dog owners will go on at length about how cute their dogs are. Not so, Jason Wurtz of Encinco, CA. Mr. Wurtz, in fact, went the polar opposite route by leading his dog to victory in the 2016 World’s Ugliest Dog contest.

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White House Moves To Make Diapers More Affordable

1 in 3 families struggle to afford diapers. This is not a small issue; when parents try to minimize the number of diapers used by keeping wet or soiled diapers on a baby, it can cause health problems like urinary tract infections and skin irritations.

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Etsy is the most recent tech company to jump onto the gender-non-specific, extra-long paid parental leave bandwagon.

Etsy Announces Awesome Extended Paid Leave For Parents

The online company just announced that any employee is eligible for 26 weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child. That’s six whole months of paid leave!

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