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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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Carnival ride accident sends kids plummeting to the ground
This is why those home-town carnival rides makes me so incredibly nervous -- bohemian gypsies, Jack Daniels and parts pieced and rigged together from from junk yard parts and Home Depot wires -- uh, no thanks.
Teens may have been sexually assaulted while passed out
Teenagers, a day off of school, sex, drugs and loitering -- what could possibly go wrong? LOS ANGELES — Two teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of at least one of three girls who passed out at a San Fernado Valley park, police said.
8 year old arrested for arson
Okay, how in the world can you hold an 8 year old accountable for doing something that she cannot fully comprehend? They should arrest her parents for their lack of supervision.
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Custody Battle
I have succumbed to the fact that nothing I own belongs to just me.
Selling for Scholars
Now is the time of year when all the bold, bright colors seem to spring up ? overnight.
Co sleepers anonymous
So as of Wednesday night I made the decision to cease co-sleeping.
Mom should have known better
I know that hindsight can be 20/20, but this is just tragic event that was fully unavoidable.
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda...But Probably Won't
Before I became a parent, there were so many things that I saw other parents do that I SWORE I wouldn't do when I had a kid of my own.
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Going Domestic

I need a chef and a maid.


By Karen B. Schwartz
"I'm working on spreadsheets; you just have to wash some pots.

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With our ovulation calculator you can find out the next best time to try and conceive.
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Our guide to government, politics and advocacy in your area.
MILF Handbook
Beauty and fashion information to help you become the hottest piece of ass at the PTA.
Politics/Society »
Special Needs of the Gifted Child
Exceptional minds have requirements, too.
By Kristina Ashlock
Remember the Fallen
Take a moment to reflect today on the men and women who have died to keep you and your children safe.
My Many Hats
The life of a stay at home working mom.
By Christina Barber
Shades of Gray
It's not always black and white.
By Misty Nuckolls
Parenting »
The Consequences
Meet your new family.
By Carmella Van Vleet
Cyber Warriors
A new breed of superheroes battle online child predators.
International Kids
Globetrotting with children presents unique challenges.
By Lesley Robinson
Machinery I Have Loved
The love between a mother and her pump knows no bounds.
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The Princess and the Pea, retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora
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Revelation on aisle six.
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Mother Magnetism
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Motor CYCLE mama.
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