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Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Patrons at the Thanksgiving Point Deli in Lehi, Utah, witnessed a very unusual scene during the lunch rush on Tuesday – a mother potty training her twin daughters right at their table in the middle of the restaurant. The two girls had their clothing pulled completely down and were perched naked on portable toddler toilets ... read more »
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Sedro-Wooley, Washington, parents pulled off an elaborate sting to prove to their daughter that her registered sex offender boyfriend, Liam Elms, was bad news. Jesper and Julie Myrfors said that when their 16-year-old daughter first introduced them to Elms he seemed charming. Then, they found out that he was a registered sex offender and tried, ... read more »
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Thursday, May 31st, 2012
A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania man plead guilty on Tuesday to charges of child endangerment for abandoning his daughter at a shopping mall. According to police, the father’s motive was simply that the daughter got a bad grade in school. The 16-year-old received a bad grade on her calculus test, she was forced to pack and ... read more »
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Monday, May 21st, 2012
A Washington man was caught on camera after he put a young boy in a washer machine at a commercial laundromat. According to My Fox 8, the child was placed in the washer as a “joke” because the washer had a sign on it that read “Junior Wash $2.95″. The couple apparently joked around about ... read more »
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Adoption statistics show that adoption rates are increasing all over the world. When we see this type of rise in statistics, especially in an area that is so critical it brings several questions to mind. Why is there such a huge increase in the numbers of children in foster care or in need of adoption? ... read more »
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Monday, September 19th, 2011
A Crystal Lake, Illinois couple who are expecting, have taken to Facebook to help them decide on their baby’s name. Lindsey Meske is due in January 2012 and has been at odds with her husband Dave over what to name their baby once they found out they were having a girl. Each picked two of ... read more »
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
The mother of a 13-year-old boy accused of vandalism and looting in the recent London riots is putting a lot of the blame for her son’s actions on the UK government. After the boy and his mother left the courtroom, where the teen had just been sentenced to a nine month “referral order” (similar to ... read more »
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
Apparently, when it comes to parenting, Eminem takes a “family values” approach. People magazine reports that the potty mouth rapper doesn’t swear in front of his children. Eminem must subscribe to the — “learn by example” method of parenting. So, is the profane rapper out to get the father of the year award? When 60 ... read more »
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