'Teen Mom' Farrah Actually Taught Me Something
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen you're an adult who considers herself to be a fairly OK parent, if not a relatively good one, it's a shock to sit down to watch the season premiere of Teen Mom and find...
View ArticleLowering the Voting Age to 16 Is Too Much Power for Teens
Post by Jeanne SagerHow's this for a reminder that kids grow up awfully fast? A group of teenagers in Connecticut is rallying to have the voting age dropped from the national 18 to 16, at least where...
View ArticleSouth Korea Wins Olympic Bid Because of Secret Weapon
Post by Jeanne SagerExcuse the mixed sports metaphors, but the Olympic Games decision was starting to look an awful lot like a baseball game. South Korea had tried twice before to convince the...
View ArticleNew TSA Warning Sends Us Into Needless Panic
Post by Jeanne SagerAs if getting on an airplane wasn't scary enough, if we take the latest TSA terrorism warning seriously, no one will ever fly again. Ever. It's the only way to truly counteract...
View ArticleCheating Teachers Forgot Education Is About Our Kids
Post by Jeanne SagerThe news that nearly 200 teachers in Atlanta were known to throw "changing parties" to adjust kids' standardized test answers, thereby making themselves look like better educators,...
View ArticleCasey Anthony Verdict Brings Caylee Justice After All
Post by Jeanne SagerTwo days ago, it was hard to imagine the Casey Anthony verdict being good news for America's kids. Anthony can't be tried in the death of daughter Caylee ever again. The not guilty...
View ArticleBrett Favre Challenges Michael Vick for Most Hated NFL Player
Post by Jeanne SagerBrett Favre is talking about coming back out of retirement. Again. And rumor has it the Philadelphia Eagles would love to sign the controversial quarterback to back up Michael Vick....
View ArticleSex in Books Is the Safest Kind for Teens
Post by Jeanne SagerIn another shocking acknowledgement that after puberty, teenagers start thinking about sex, the big news of the day comes in the form of a warning for parents. Books written for...
View Article6 Reasons Chord Overstreet Is a 'Glee' Keeper
Post by Jeanne SagerWell, Chord Overstreet has put Glee writers in quite the pickle. The actor who plays singing football player Sam Evans on the show created a hub bub when he tweeted a confirmation...
View Article4 Grizzly Bear Safety Tips to Avoid a Yellowstone Repeat
Post by Jeanne SagerAs if Sarah Palin toting her gun around Alaska on her TLC show hadn't made trips into bear country scary enough for Americans, the story of Brian Matayoshi, 57-year-old man killed...
View ArticleOne-Legged Gymnast Is the Cure for Your Worst Day (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerSome days you wake up and feel bad for yourself. You're having a bad hair day. You burnt the bottom of the coffee pot. And on second thought, that new shirt that you thought...
View ArticleBaseball Announcers Laugh as Fan Falls to His Death (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerEven on a good day, the mindless chatter from baseball announcers can force me to hit the mute button just to get through a game. But the day Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton...
View ArticleKeenan Cahill Challenges Mini Warbler for Best 'Glee' Guest (VIDEOS)
Post by Jeanne SagerIt seems Glee has been getting as much play on YouTube this summer as it does on an average Tuesday night during the regular season. Video of the show's stars Darren Criss, Dianna...
View ArticleMurder Suspect Shouldn't Get Out of Jury Duty
Post by Jeanne SagerDavid Laffer seems to have a ready-made excuse to get out of jury duty. He's a murder suspect, awaiting trial in the now infamous Long Island pharmacy case. Prosecutors say he...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann Thinks We Had It Better Under Slavery
Post by Jeanne SagerMichele Bachmann is back out there proving she's completely un-electable as president. Today in what history lesson did the Minnesota Republican ignore in elementary school, we...
View ArticleTeen Millionaire Inspires Me to Stop Giving My Kid Everything
Post by Jeanne SagerTell me this doesn't break your heart, and I'll tell you you need to go sit in an oven to warm up that cold soul. Farrah Gray started kicking in financial support to his family when...
View ArticleWas Octomom Set Up to Look Like a Bad Mom?
Post by Jeanne SagerBe prepared for a sentence you don't read very often. I feel bad for Octomom Nadya Suleman. And if you watched her appearance with all eight of her toddler octuplets on the Today...
View ArticleI'm More Financially Responsible for Having Just One Kid
Post by Jeanne SagerHere's something I'll never understand. Nine times out of 10, if I let slip that my daughter is an only child, the person I'm chatting with informs me it's time to have another...
View Article10 Ways Smartphones Can Make Your Vacation Better
Post by Jeanne SagerThere's no doubt the smartphone is the parent's little helper of the new millennium. Sitting in the doctor's office, pulling up YouTube videos of your tot's favorite TV show beats a...
View ArticleDavid Beckham and Posh Spice Introduce New Baby Naming Trend
Post by Jeanne SagerThe Beckham baby is out, and so is the name David Beckham and Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham have picked for their new addition. And while the world is rolling its eyes, I'm going to...
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