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Beco Butterfly Baby Carriers Recalled for Fall Hazard
Better put down the coffee, lady, you're going to need both hands free to catch your baby.
Fake teeth recalled for lead
We'll admit that sometimes when certain items are recalled for lead paint, we question anyone chewing on said item in the first place.
Toy robots recalled for lead paint
Out of all the ways warrior robots have to kill, poisoning you slowly with lead paint while you play with it doesn't seem the most efficient.
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Mom sues after toddler steps in dog poop
And who says we have an overly litigious society? Pshaw.
Teens turn skull into bong
"Dude." "What?" "You know what would be FREAKIN' AWESOME? If we dug up a grave and turned the skull into a bong!" "WHOOOOOOO!" Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong.
Texas woman convicted for swinger's club involving kids
We can't decide who's more sick, the people running this place or the people going there.
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Were Dove's "Real Women" retouched?
I'm sure most of you are familiar with Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign, in which the soap company used women with natural body types instead of heavily airbrushed stick-thin models.
The product of a reality TV lovin' mama
My 5 year old son is definitely the product of his mom's love for reality television.
Eighteen is the new three
I'm sure everyone knows about the Duggars; the family with seventeen kids? They had a show on Discovery [I believe]? Anyway, momma Duggar is pregnant again with her eighteenth kid.
Boy Brain
This is a rant. This is only a rant. For the next few paragraphs, this blog will conduct a rant about men.
Prom Season
You know it's coming -- the dresses, tuxedos, limos -- the works.
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Mominatrix

Kickin' It Old School.

By Kristen Chase
For many expectant mothers, the 2nd trimester does indeed bring with it a joyous and blissful renewal of body and spirit.

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An Open Letter to Linda Hirshman
Is there a political agenda behind "Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World"?
By Alan Thomas
Earth to Mommy
The fall from green grace isn't that far down.
By Suzanne Lafetra
Red Fish, Blue Fish
A view of Conservative vs. Liberal values in America's classrooms.
By Alan Thomas
Steal This Child
Is the news media exploiting parents’ fear of child abduction?
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WHAT did you just call me??
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This week: overplucking, early morning perfection, perms, and the beauty challenge of the week
By Kelly Reising
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Flag burning: merely incendiary, or downright illegal?
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Caution: filling may be hot when dropped on an infant.
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Our summer was not a verb.
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