There's a Reason Matadors Are Men Not Moms
Post by Jeanne SagerAs if being female in the male-dominated world of sports wasn't hard enough. The story of a rare female matador has me thinking that being a woman in sports means even triumph is...
View ArticleBeware the Day Your Kids Stop Talking About Poop!
Post by Jeanne SagerParents, I never thought I'd say this. But one day, you will be praying for your kid to prattle on about something as disgusting and mundane as their poop! I know, you don't believe...
View ArticleDo Parents of Tyler Clementi Deserve a Say in His Bullying Case?
Post by Jeanne SagerTyler Clementi's parents want to have a say in how justice is meted out for their son. It seems only fair -- bullied for being gay, their son took his own life last year, prompting...
View ArticleComing to a School Near You: In-School Beauty Pageants!
Post by Jeanne SagerJust when I didn't think beauty pageants for little girls could get any more weird. Apparently in some schools in the south, they're just a normal happening. Yes, I said IN the...
View ArticleFlorida Drug Testing Plan Should Bond Tea Party and ACLU
Post by Jeanne SagerRick Scott might have just done the impossible. With his plan to randomly drug test all Florida state employees, the Republican governor of the Sunshine State just made a case for...
View Article40 Women Will Play Longest Hockey Game Ever
Post by Jeanne SagerWhat do you get when you take a hockey rink, add 40 women and a hockey puck, and let them go at it for 10 days straight? The "Longest Game 4 CF" and what sounds like the coolest...
View ArticleVideo Star Rebecca Black Was NOT Cyberbullied
Post by Jeanne SagerSo you've probably heard of Rebecca Black by now, if not watched the 13-year-old viral sensation's auto-tuned music video "Friday." If you found it laughably bad, even gave it a big...
View ArticleTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Legacy Shows How Spoiled Today's Teens Are
Post by Jeanne SagerToday is more than the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Today, we as parents get a sad but solid edge on teenagers. Because if there's one conversation...
View Article'Grey's Anatomy' Warning: Don't Call That Family Doctor
Post by Jeanne SagerGrey's Anatomy did it again. After a weeks-long hiatus in which they got us all worked up about the possibility of a musical episode (yes, it's coming) and whether fans could even...
View ArticleEarth Hour 2011: It's Time to Nap!
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen I heard Earth Hour was coming up this weekend, I've got to say I was cranky. At first. At first! We just got our schedules back in order after the whole "spring ahead" debacle,...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Prevention From the NFL Makes a Fan Outta Me
Post by Jeanne SagerHey ladies, do you want to beat breast cancer? How about letting Bradie James show you the way? The NFL linebacker isn't the person I think of when I hear the words "breast cancer...
View Article'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans in Brutal Beat Down
Post by Jeanne SagerEvery time I watch Teen Mom 2, I'm asking the same question as the rest of America. When is Jenelle Evans ever going to grow up? If new video of her throwing the first punch in a...
View ArticleSchool Punishes Teen for Being Nice to Gays
Post by Jeanne SagerHere's something you don't hear every day. An eighth grade student was told she was"distracting" other students by being NICE to people who were different from her. Say what? I...
View Article'Tangled' Finally Solves An Age-Old Mom Problem
Post by Jeanne SagerThe hairbrush fight is legendary in some households. Kids run out of the house looking like they've got something growing in that rats nest, and their parents just go with it....
View ArticleTeen Sexting CAN Get Worse
Post by Jeanne SagerThose teens. Always thinking. Always one step ahead of us. Even when it comes to sexting. Because while we've been convincing ourselves that it can't get any worse than our...
View ArticleFacebook Kicks Off 20,000 Lying Kids Every Day
Post by Jeanne SagerYou've got to hand it to the Facebook censors. They may act like big boobs poking their noses into breastfeeding moms' photo albums, but they get it right with underage kids. A new...
View ArticleKate Middleton Offers Ultimate Bully Revenge Scheme
Post by Jeanne SagerIt may be the ultimate "It Gets Better" story for teens in turmoil. Better than President Obama talking to kids about getting through rough stuff. Better than any of the dozens of...
View ArticleYour Kids NEED a Facebook Grandma
Post by Jeanne SagerWhen I admitted to my friends that I was the one who put my mother-in-law on Facebook, they looked at me like I had two heads. Of course, I was her first friend (followed quickly by...
View ArticleThis 91 Year Old Track Star Will Be Your New Therapist
Post by Jeanne SagerAttention gym bunnies and couch potatoes alike. Today we were all one. Because today is the day we put aside our differences and aspire to be Olga Kotelko. Olga Kotelko is the...
View ArticleCaroline Wimmer Photo Lawsuit Would Destroy Facebook
Post by Jeanne SagerFacebook users beware. If the parents of Caroline Wimmer, a woman whose dead body made the rounds on the site last year, have their way, they will ruin social media as we know it....
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