"Try to get some sleep, Sweetie," her mom says, working a piece of Nicorette free from its blister pack as she kisses her daughter's cheek.
"HOW about some veggies, sweetie?" Fran Cortina asked a little girl wearing a purple flowered bandana, who was carrying a single slice of cheese pizza on her Styrofoam tray.
Reward your teddies after the dance class with some candy, a sweetie or something else they like.
Or if you have some extra cash, plan a weekend getaway with some friends or your sweetie and have a grown-up spring break.
Just set a few minutes aside to share some gratitude with your sweetie each day.
After a few weeks of looking a bit crazy, one my besties sat me down with some scissors, and said, "Sweetie, that hair at the top has to go.
For the same reasons as above: While most of us back down when we hear a crush has a sweetie already, some persistent people may decide to hold out for the break-up.
Years ago she was deeply wounded by some of the negative reactions to "Sweetie".
Not all older people object to being called sweetie or dear, and some, like Jan Rowell, 61, of West Linn, Ore., say they appreciate the underlying warmth.
Within the Memos app you can post a memo right on the homescreen, just in case you want to remind your sweetie to pick up some milk.
