Why the Hawaii Tsunami Sent Me Screaming for Facebook
Post by Jeanne SagerThe earthquake in Japan and the news that a tsunami was rolling into Hawaii were the first things I heard on the radio this morning. I did what I imagine thousands of Americans did...
View Article'Glee' Isn't Making Your Kids Hot For Teacher
Post by Jeanne SagerParents, you have got to love the Parents Television Council. They're always there when you need 'em. Because without them, we would have gone along letting our teenagers watch the...
View ArticleSegregated School Lunch Today, 40-Year-Old Virgins Tomorrow
Post by Jeanne SagerExcept for a few select group of people I like to call "kidding themselves," nobody has fond memories of middle schools. It's all braces and bras and boners behind the bookbag. So...
View ArticleSchool Bus Driver Fired for Not Knowing History
Post by Jeanne SagerThere's no love lost between me and the confederate flag. I'm a New York Yankee, married to a Southern man, and the words "heritage not hate" hold no sway in my house. So when I...
View ArticleSchool Treats Teen on Acne Meds Like a Kid Selling Heroin
Post by Jeanne SagerWell, America, it's happened. The zero tolerance and "one size fits all" punishments in American high schools have turned legally prescribed acne medicines for a kid with a little...
View Article17 St. Patrick's Day Hangover Cures to Get You to Work This Friday
Post by Jeanne SagerMy apologies to the Irish people and all the "Irish for a day" folks too, but I've got a problem with St. Patrick's Day. Every year it is on March 17. Which means most years it...
View ArticleCBS Sports Learns to Share and Gives Us All the NCAA Basketball We Crave
Post by Jeanne SagerGet ready to pawn homework, baths, and bedtime stories off on your other half for the next few weeks. You're going to need a clear schedule. CBS Sports has answered our March...
View ArticleUSB Pregnancy Tests Bring Eau De Urine to Your Laptop
Post by Jeanne SagerIf you're one of those peed on one pregnancy test, peed on 'em all kind of gals, get ready to feel like you've been living in the dark ages. The pee stick's gone USB! It's a...
View ArticleLawmaker Martin Harty Hates the Disabled: Send HIM to Siberia!
Post by Jeanne SagerThe aged population of America has one over on the rest of us. Criticize them, and you're being ageist and disrespecting your elders (even if you are a fully formed, tax-paying,...
View ArticleTeen Suspended for Random Act of Kindness and I Blame Columbine
Post by Jeanne SagerThe shooting at Columbine High School more than a decade ago stole a lot from America. The lives of more than a dozen children most of all. The feeling in every parent's heart that...
View ArticleDear Gilbert Gottfried, THIS Is Why Aflac Fired You
Post by Jeanne SagerDear Gilbert Gottfried: Apparently you just got fired from your decade-long gig as the annoying Aflac duck. Something about tweeting jokes about the tsunami and earthquake in Japan?...
View Article13 NCAA Tournament Players to Watch Have NBA Dads
Post by Jeanne SagerThere's been much ado about the four extra games added to March Madness this year, but I've got another one for you. Spot the NCAA player with a dad from the NBA! It makes sense...
View ArticleMom Denied Abortion Even As Uterus Crushed Her Fetus
Post by Jeanne SagerThe definiton of "fetal pain" is one of the most controversial of all abortion controversies. And one of the sticking points in the pro-life/pro-choice battle just got stickier....
View ArticleContemplating Life Without 'Sesame Street': Sponsored by the Letter C(ongress)
Post by Jeanne SagerIt was a poor moment to start laughing, but when I heard the stars of Sesame Street went to Capitol Hill today, all I could see was Big Bird's feathery yellow butt marching down...
View ArticleJustin Bieber and Selena Gomez Relationship Turns Teens Into Criminals
Post by Jeanne SagerParents of America, it's time to have a little chat. I know you're just loving your teens' obsession with Justin Bieber. He's just so clean cut and those lyrics are so sweet. We...
View Article'Glee' Recap: Look Ma, We Can Write Our Own Songs (VIDEOS)
Post by Jeanne SagerFinally! After a year and a half of defending the fact that I get my Gleek on every week, Glee has done it. They gave us a "real" glee club. You know, one that doesn't just rehash...
View ArticleParents Should Be Proud Their Teens 'Have Sex' (VIDEO)
Post by Jeanne SagerThey're three of the scariest words a teenager can say to a parent. But a video of teenagers (and young adults) proclaiming "I Have Sex" is proof that parents are doing their jobs....
View ArticleI'm Keeping My Kid's Teeth: Why Does That Make Me Weird?
Post by Jeanne SagerThe first tooth came out last week, and the kid came running into the living room, blood still weeping from her gums. She was holding it high over her head. She was proud of it. How...
View ArticleFourth Amendment Hero Aaron Tobey Is a Crappy Grandson
Post by Jeanne SagerWhat I wouldn't do to be a fly on the wall at Aaron Tobey's next family gathering. He's the University of Cincinnati student currently suing the TSA for $250,000 for what he says...
View ArticleClippers Players Who Paid for Coach's Cancer Treatment Are the Real Stars
Post by Jeanne SagerDoes being a sports fan ever make you feel kind of dirty? You sit there rooting for a team only to find out half the guys beat their wives or have multiple weapons charges on their...
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