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While not every mom can create cakes like Bathgate's, every mom can see photos of them online, along with other moms' hand-sewn Halloween costumes for their kids or homemade Valentine's Day treats for all their children's classmates.

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"There's that, 'I saw

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After 12 years of countless auditions, performances and lots of drama involving the judges themselves, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is leaving the show, saying his long stint had run its course.

When the longest-tenured judge announced his departure from America's stage earlier this month, rumors rapidly ran wild. But Jackson confirms to ABC News' Bianna Golodryga that he was not forced out, nor was he kicked off the show.

Golodryga caught up with Jackson at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., where he's meeting the troops and donating guitars from his HSN guitar collection.

"You know, a bit of what I've done on 'Idol' for 12 seasons is that same sort of thing. I love inspiring people," said Jackson.

His response begged the question of why, then, Jackson would give up being on the show now.

"I don't think it's a 'Why give it up now?" Jackson said. "I just think that I've been through a lot of iterations of the show."

"If you think back 12 seasons ago when it

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