True Heroes at Boston Marathon Provide Kindness for a Broken City
Post by Jeanne SagerIt will take a long time for the horror of what happened at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon to settle in. The two bomb blasts that killed several people,...
View Article'Teen Mom' Chelsea Houska Has Perfect Trick for Bashing Your Ex in Front of...
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen I hear a mom badmouthing her kid's dad right in front of the child, I cringe. Literally. I can feel my face turning into a grimace, and I draw back my shoulder blades. So I was...
View ArticleHarvey Weinstein Has Baby at 62 and We're Still Picking on Halle Berry?
Post by Jeanne SagerHarvey Weinstein just became a new dad. The 62-year-old movie producer's wife, Georgina Chapman, just gave birth to a baby boy. Did you hear all the outrage across America? What?...
View ArticleParents of Child Killed at Boston Marathon Need Privacy
Post by Jeanne SagerAll day long, I have seen photos of little Martin Richard stream by me. The 8-year-old killed by a bomb at the finish line of the Boston Marathon has quickly become a symbol for a...
View ArticleBrothers Each Lose a Leg After Surviving Horrific Boston Marathon Bombings
Post by Jeanne SagerIf you had loved ones in Boston yesterday, you probably rushed to a phone or a computer to try to track them down. But in the chaos after the bombing at the Boston Marathon,...
View Article10 Boston Marathon Bombing Rumors That Need to Be Stopped Immediately
Post by Jeanne SagerIt happens each time there's a national tragedy. The rumors come out. The fake stories abound. And for the Boston Marathon bombing, it's been no different. From conspiracy theorists...
View ArticleShot Glasses and Beer Mugs Being Given as High School Prom Souvenirs -- Really?!
Post by Jeanne SagerI consider myself pretty easygoing as a mom, but here's where I have to draw the line: souvenir shot glasses for kids at the prom. And by shot glasses, I mean exactly what you're...
View Article10-Year-Old Denied Food and Water by Police ... Because Her Dad’s a Criminal
Post by Jeanne SagerNews has come out of China that a 10-year-old girl was recently hauled in by police and detained for 20 hours without food or water. Her crime? Being the daughter of a dissident....
View Article15 Things Never to Say to Parents of Biracial Kids
Post by Jeanne SagerIt's been 46 years since Mildred Loving, a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, convinced the Supreme Court to end race-based marriage restrictions in America. These days,...
View ArticleI Buy Name Brands for My Kid to Protect Her From Bullies
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen you're the mother of an only child, you tend to live with a heightened awareness of what it means to be "spoiling" your child. You're being warned right and left that it's...
View ArticleParents Awarded $90 Million for Tragic Death of Their Daughter at School Bus...
Post by Jeanne SagerAs parents, we tend to live in fear of being "that mom," the one who complains about something her kid's school is doing and ends up being labeled as the pain in the butt. But this...
View Article10 Boston Charities to Support -- Plus 4 Charity Scams to Avoid at All Costs!
Post by Jeanne SagerThere are some sick people in America. They see tragedy like the Boston Marathon bombings not as a chance to step in and help, but as a time to take advantage of people's good...
View ArticleSex Offenders Now Required to Post Bright Red Signs in Their Yards -- About...
Post by Jeanne SagerDo you know where the pedophiles are living in your neighborhood? What about your kids? Do you want them to know? What if you had no choice, because every sex offender in the...
View Article15 Adorable Babies in Big Goofy Glasses (PHOTOS)
Post by Jeanne SagerIt may not be on your typical list of baby milestones -- you know, walking, talking, eating from a spoon -- but at some point, just about every kid gets a hold of somebody's...
View Article6-Year-Old Etan Patz' Confessed ‘Killer’ Might Be Changing His Story
Post by Jeanne SagerRemember Etan Patz, the first "child on a milk carton," whose alleged killer was finally arrested last year, more than 30 years after the 6-year-old disappeared? As if 33 years of...
View Article'Glee' Recap: NeNe Leakes Is All the Crazy This Show Needs
Post by Jeanne SagerThank heavens for NeNe Leakes. After the insanity that was last week's school shooting, Glee owed us an episode that wouldn't piss off half the country. Tonight we got that in Sweet...
View ArticleDad and Daughter Deploying Together Aren't Afraid of the Challenge
Post by Jeanne SagerYou don't often hear about members of the same family going off to war. But in a nation where the kids of military careerists are six times more likely to enlist than their peers, a...
View Article'Teen Mom' Star Finds Out Twitter Isn't Private -- Oops!
Post by Jeanne SagerTeen Mom 3 hasn't even gotten its air date, and already one of its stars has learned the drawback to being famous. Brittany DeJesus just learned the definition of "private" for...
View Article8 Superpowers That Come With Motherhood
Post by Jeanne SagerDid you ever see one of those shirts that asks, "I'm a mom, what's your superpower?" I think it's more than a little silly. But if I had to be honest, a tiny part of me gets it. I...
View Article'Day of Silence' Explained -- Why Your Kid Isn't Talking Today
Post by Jeanne SagerDid you notice your teenager was quieter than usual today? No, it wasn't hormones. Today is the annual Day of Silence, the one day a year when kids zip their lips to show support...
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