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Twins are becoming so common in Hollywood (congrats to Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell, btw - even though your baby names sound like racehorses) that if you have just one these days you kinda look like a slacker.
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While out on New Year's Eve, a comrade, knowing I watch a lot of TV, asked me if I'd seen ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
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Looks like these parents will never be going out to the movies again.
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Wow, these people make Casey Anthony seem like a concerned mother.
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Boy, do people get all worked up over the stupidest things.
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Jardine baby crib recall expanded
Jardine and regulators have expanded their previous round of recalls, after more reports of unsafe situations with the cribs.
Claire's children's necklaces recalled
Friends who get lead poisoning together, stay together.
Toy TV recalled for lead
It's funny! It's realistic! It's poisonous! The latest lead-tainted toy from the Far East is OKK Trading's Mini-Televisor toy TV.
Toy xylophone recalled for lead
We're starting to think that maybe you should stay away from dollar store toys all together.
Infant Mylicon recalled
Oh how we relied on Infant Mylicon for our ultra-gassy baby.
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