I Won't Give Up My Eyebrow Wax So My Kid Can Have Art Class
Post by Jeanne SagerThere was a story in the New York Times over the weekend that might as well have come with a red flashing light and siren screaming "santimommy alert!" Writer Alina Tugend says she...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann's Reporter Problem Will Haunt Her Campaign
Post by Jeanne SagerFor a woman who won the Ames Straw Vote on a platform as a "constitutional conservative," Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann seems pretty confused about just what...
View ArticleCrafty Teen Hero Shows Kids Can Handle Breast Cancer
Post by Jeanne SagerThink the worst conversation you've had to have with your kid is the one about the birds and the bees? Count yourself lucky. Every year there are hundreds (thousands?) of parents...
View ArticleSeychelles Shark Killed More Than Happy Newlywed
Post by Jeanne SagerIt should have been heaven: British newlyweds on the ultimate honeymoon. Ian Redmond and his new wife, Gemma Houghton, were on their second week in Seychelles, the little island...
View ArticleParents Who Let Mercedes Brand Son's Hand Were Smart Marketers
Post by Jeanne SagerImagine tomorrow a company offers to slap their brand on your arm, where every family member, every grocery store cashier, every potential employer could see it. You're leaning...
View ArticleRadio Flyer Recall: 6 Things You Need to Know
Post by Jeanne SagerIf your kid has been riding around the house on a Radio Flyer Scoot 'n Zoom, it's time to switch out their favorite wheeled toy. Radio Flyer has issued a safety recall on 165,000 of...
View ArticleCleveland Indians Pass the Hat to Get Teammate Home for Preemie's Birth
Post by Jeanne SagerBaseball fans, prepare to switch your allegiances. You may root for your team to win the pennant, but if it's a team that makes sure your premature baby gets the perfect start to...
View ArticleKid's Adorable Stolen Bike Letter Should Be a Wake-Up Call
Post by Jeanne SagerA little boy whose bike was stolen in his small town of Albert Lea, Minnesota, deserves a big thank you from kids across America today. His letter to the editor of his local paper...
View ArticleVictoria Beckham Tries Healthy Weight Loss Trick for a Change
Post by Jeanne SagerLeave it to Victoria Beckham to be the one mother who refuses to use the "I just had a baby excuse" to let her body ease back to its pre-pregnancy weight. Posh Spice is supposedly...
View ArticleChristine O'Donnell Shows Piers Morgan How to Fail at Politics (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerGood news Americans! There may be killer sharks in the water and dangerous toys getting recalled, but Congress is officially safe from witchcraft. Sarah Palin's buddy Christine...
View ArticleFake Boobs for Teen Girls Are the Least of Our Problems
Post by Jeanne SagerAnother day. Another set of clueless parents absolutely convinced that mean old corporations are trying to oversexualize their dear, innocent darlings. This time it's American...
View ArticleHomophobic Teacher Should Get His Job Back
Post by Jeanne SagerIf you asked me to come up with a list of the types of people I wouldn't want teaching my daughter's high school social studies class, a homophobe would be sitting right up there...
View ArticleHero Kids and Feisty Poodle Shouldn't Have Had to Fight Carjacker
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen I took my first "real" job in journalism, one of my boss' cardinal rules was to focus in on children and animals. "Kids and critters," he told me, "get 'em every time." So I...
View ArticleCraziest Football Fan Ever Needs a Chill Pill (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerIt seems like every high school football team has one of those rabid adult fans. You know the guy (or girl) who has perfect attendance, who screams the loudest, who doesn't even...
View ArticleFreeing West Memphis Three Killers Doesn't Give Kids Justice
Post by Jeanne SagerIt's not every day you wake to the news that three guys convicted of murdering three kids back in the '90s are going free. It makes me feel like going back to bed. Don't get me...
View ArticleThis Is What Your Teen Really Thinks About You
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen my mom friends who happen to have teenage daughters at home get to moaning about said kids, my brain turns off. I put in just enough energy to make the appropriate "Uh huh, how...
View Article'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Claims Co-Star Has a Dirty Secret
Post by Jeanne SagerIf there's anyone left out there who still feels bad for Jenelle Evans, the star of Teen Mom 2 just slammed a nail in that coffin. The "mom" of little Jace has proven again and...
View ArticleParents Who Let 15-Year-Old Take X-Rated Photos Are Sick
Post by Jeanne SagerNeed more proof that life in the US of A is grand? The parents of teen model Hailey Clauson are suing photographer Jason Lee Parry and Urban Outfitters for a naughty shot of her...
View ArticleIncredible Dad Swimming 111 Miles in Cold River to Help Little Kids
Post by Jeanne SagerI think it's pretty safe to say that not all world records are really all that impressive. Knowing some guy can squirt milk from his eye 9.2 feet doesn't really make me feel better...
View ArticleMilitary Mom's Weepy Homecoming Makes Me Grateful for My Crazy Kid (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerSometimes we take our kids for granted. Oh come on, admit it. It happens to good parents too. There's crayon on the walls, dinner is burning, and your dear darling won't stop...
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