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Breast Milk Lollipops Are Here for the Infant on the Go

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:17:13 +0000

Being a mom is tough. How do you feed your little one on the go? Enter Lollipop company Lollyphile and their line of breast milk-flavored lollipops. Yes, this is a thing now.

Mom Forces Stepdaughter to Wear Thrift Store Clothes for Being a Bully

Donald Deane — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:47:58 +0000

We've seen parents use unique methods to punish kids in the past -- through Facebook and by making them carry signs on busy streets, for example. But a Utah woman punished her stepdaughter in the most creative way yet by forcing her to wear ill-fitting thrift store clothing for being a bully.

8 Unintentionally Inappropriate Children's Books

Stephanie McMaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:37:37 +0000

Reading to a child is essential to their growth, and most children’s books address similar topics of sharing, accepting who you are and eating your vegetables. We found some gems from the children’s literature department, though, that made us pause and say WHAT?!?! Check out eight unintentionally inappropriate children’s books: 'Thomas the Tank Engine' [...]

Dad Makes Curfew Breaking Teen Daughter Wear T-Shirt With His Photo on It

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:36:18 +0000

The latest parental public shaming technique is also the most narcissistic one we’ve ever encountered. After his daughter broke curfew, a father forced the teenage girl to wear a t-shirt baring his image for a week at school. Under the photo of his giant mug were the words “Try Me!!” Apparently the girl also had to wash [...]

Teen Forced to Sign 'Mom Contract' to Get iPhone

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:46:48 +0000

The day a teen gets his or her own iPhone is usually one of the happiest of their youth. They're finally seen as responsible, semi-independent individuals. However, this 13-year-old, whose mother decided to attach her own 18-point agreement of rules and guidelines in exchange for the phone, might have reason to look for happier days.

College Student Wins Stalking Order Against Extreme Helicopter Parents

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:55:14 +0000

When Aubrey Ireland left for college she had a good relationship with her parents. They had always supported her interest in music and acting and offered to pay her tuition to the University of Cincinnati’s prestigious College-Conservatory of Music, even though she had received scholarships from other schools. However during her college career, David and Julie [...]

Awesome Dad Builds Spaceship for Son

Emerald Catron — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:52:25 +0000

This guy’s Dad Level = Outer space. With some donated old electronics and a master control board found in a TV station’s dumpster, he built his son a spaceship. Then Redditor JeremiahGordon shared his results with the world. We must admit, we’re pretty impressed. Take a look! Donated Electronics Control Board Add a NASA logo [...]

Mom Arrested After Slapping Kids Who Bullied Her Daughter

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:46:57 +0000

Rebecca Sardoni doesn't deny that she entered her nine-year-old's school bus to complain about her daughter being bullied by four of her fellow students.

But it's what happened next that is subject to dispute.

Naps Just Got Weird Thanks to Ostrich Pillow

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:30:20 +0000

Sometimes we just want to conk out in the middle of the day. You know what we’re talking about -- that 5-Hour Energy jerk made a fortune talking about it. You so desperately want to take a cat nap, but your so-called "job" doesn't provide you with a bed OR a pillow. Good news -- Ostrich Pillow's got ya covered.

'World's Best Father' Documents Hilarious Scenes With Daughter

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:15:28 +0000

Not long after photographer Dave Engledow's daughter Bree was born in 2010 he got a novelty "World's Best Father" mug. But the first-time dad didn't always feel like he was completely on top of the whole fatherhood thing. So to express his constant bewilderment he set up a funny picture of himself absent-mindedly squirting bottle milk into that very coffee-filled World's Best Father mug as he held his baby.

Daddy Blogger Causes Uproar By Revealing His Favorite Son

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:45:52 +0000

Buzz Bishop (not pictured) says he was just being honest when he wrote that his older son is “my favorite of the two.” However the daddy blogger’s truth-telling hasn’t sat well with many of his readers, who have expressed their surprise and outrage that he would put something like that on the internet. It all started in a [...]

Best Dad Ever Sends Toy Train Into Space

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:50:04 +0000

We assumed this guy was the world’s worst dad for taking his son’s favorite toy and launching it into space. But it turns out he could track it using GPS so that it wouldn’t be lost forever, and he is actually the coolest dad on earth because now his kid has a video of his [...]

Mom Fined After Two-Year-Old Pees on Sidewalk

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:22:13 +0000

We aren't born potty trained. That's certainly something any parent will be quick to tell you.

So when Caroline Robboy was shopping with her two-year-old son Nathaniel in downtown Philadelphia and he said he needed to pee, she realized she might have problem. Especially since the store they were in wouldn't allow him to use their bathroom.

Hero Dad Wears Skirts to Support His Skirt-Wearing Son

Emerald Catron — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:00:12 +0000

This really takes being a supportive dad to a whole new level — a father in Germany started wearing skirts so that his son would feel comfortable doing it to in front of classmates after moving to a new town. Bravo, sir. When they lived in West Berlin Pickert’s son wore skirts frequently, and so [...]

Dancing Dad Embarrasses His Son in the Worst Way Possible

Donald Deane — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:00:58 +0000

It doesn’t take much for parents to embarrass their kids in public. (We’re guilty of that ourselves.) But when this dad starts to get jiggy with it at an outdoor electronic music festival, his son looks like he wants to crawl into a hole and die. Poor kid. It’s bad enough that the dad looks [...]

Couple In Big Trouble After Stuffing Baby In Carry-On Luggage

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:26:41 +0000

X-ray scanners have caught air travelers with all sorts of strange and embarrassing things in their carry-on luggage. But it would be hard to top the images captured last week at the Shar-Jah Airport in the United Arab Emirates when an Egyptian couple stuffed their five-month-old in a suitcase and tried to sneak him past security. Upon [...]

Mother Wants 14-Year-Old Daughter to Get Breast Implants

Donald Deane — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:00:59 +0000

In what will no doubt win her a future Mother of Year Award, a UK mom is publicly urging her 14-year-old daughter to get breast implants when she turns 18.

Dad Punishes Son by Making Him Carry 'I Like to Steal' Sign

Donald Deane — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:55:06 +0000

We seen examples of parents using the internet to punish unruly kids before, but a dad took a decidedly low-tech approach to disciplining his son by making him carry a sign on a busy highway. Just remember, kid, this hurts us more than it hurts you. (Not really.)

10-Year-Old With Tattoo Removed From Grandpa's Care

Donald Deane — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:44:29 +0000

A grandfather in Florida recently lost custody of his grandchildren after allowing his 10-year-old grandson to get a permanent tattoo as a rite of passage. Jeez, what comes after that? Cigarettes and hard liquor? Jerry Garrison, the exceptionally permissive granddad in question, doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with the boy getting a tattoo of his [...]

Woman Fired Over Controversial Photo of Breastfeeding Military Moms

Donald Deane — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:59:55 +0000

Controversy continues to swirl around a recent image that shows two uniformed military moms breastfeeding their babies. According to RightThisMinute, a woman involved with the photo was actually fired from her job. Does that seem fair?

Is This Photo of Military Moms Breastfeeding a Disgrace to the Uniform?

Donald Deane — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:58:59 +0000

A recent photo of two breastfeeding military moms has sparked a firestorm of controversy, with critics arguing that the image is unbecoming of someone in uniform. “A lot of people are saying it’s a disgrace to the uniform. They’re comparing it to urinating and defecating [while in uniform],” said Crystal Scott, a military spouse who [...]

Mother of Boy in Washing Machine Speaks Out on 'Today'

Donald Deane — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:13:11 +0000

Sakia David, the New Jersey mom of a one-year-old boy who became trapped in a washing machine while being watched by a babysitter, is fighting mad and wants to press charges, she told ‘Today.’ Surveillance video of the incident made a big splash on the internet this week. Shot at the Federal Laundromat in Camden, [...]

Worst Parents Ever Put Kid in a Washing Machine

Patrick Bateman — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:00:35 +0000

There are entire websites dedicated to parenting fails and while most appear to be harmless, some make you question just how long the victimized kid will live in such a dangerous environment. Take this video of a couple parents who put their kid in a washing machine at the laundromat as a way to teach him a lesson. Seems like a funny prank at first, but then the auto lock system kicks in and everyone starts to freak out. (Note: this video may be too intense for some viewers.)

How Motherhood Saved 'Toy Story 2′

Patrick Bateman — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:07:32 +0000

You're slaving away on your latest project -- maybe it's a huge paper for school or a big time presentation for work -- when all of a sudden with one or two accidental keystrokes, it's gone. All of it. Poof. Your heart sinks and you contemplate drastic measures.

Now, picture you're a Pixar employee and your project is the nearly-completed sequel to one of your most successful animated features and it's set to release in theaters in the coming months. Yeah. Freakout Central.

What Were the Most Popular Baby Names of 2011?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:43 +0000

The Social Security Administration has come out with its annual list of the most popular baby names, and for the 13th straight year Jacob was the number one name for a boy. This is part of a broader trend toward names from the Old Testament (or possibly 'Twilight'), with Noah snagging the fifth spot and Elijah and Joshua at 13 and 14.

Breastfeeding Mom Jamie Lynne Grumet Explains Controversial 'Time' Cover

Donald Deane — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:41:43 +0000

Jamie Lynne Grumet, the 26-year-old mom who posed for the cover of Time magazine breastfeeding her three-year-old son for a story on attachment parenting, appeared on ‘Today’ and discussed the controversial image making waves on the Web. Grumet said she understands why the photo has caused such a “media frenzy,” but she argued that detractors [...]

Did Time Magazine's Cover of a Breastfeeding Mom Go Too Far?

Donald Deane — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:14:28 +0000

This week’s issue of Time magazine features a cover story on attachment parenting, a controversial form of child-rearing that involves breastfeeding to an older age, co-sleeping and wearing children in slings. It also features a cover image of a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son that’s sure to raise a few eyebrows. The mother, Jamie Lynne [...]

Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil vs. Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi – Whose Side Are You On?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:30:22 +0000

One would think notorious New Jersey tan mom Patricia Krentcil, who stands accused of sneaking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, and 'Jersey Shore's' mascot Snooki would be allies, given their mutual embrace of ultraviolet radiation. But, apparently, they are anything but.

Patricia Krentcil, Mom Accused of Taking Her 5-Year-Old Tanning, Strikes Back At Haters

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:24:30 +0000

Yesterday, we met Patricia Krentcil, who is extremely tan. While this would generally just be an aesthetic problem, it also became a legal issue for the 44-year-old New Jersey woman when her five-year-old daughter told a school nurse that her rash was from when mommy took her to the tanning salon.

Drunk Grandparents Busted for Towing Child in Toy Car

Donald Deane — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:01:15 +0000

In what may be the most egregious example of bad babysitting ever, a pair of grandparents were arrested on Sunday for drunk driving and child endangerment after police found them towing a seven-year-old-girl in a Hot Wheels car behind their SUV. Seems like something for the ‘Jackass’ crew, not the grade-school set, doesn’t it? video [...]