photo and story from CNN It's good to know that the girl in the sex tape has been identified and is safe. She was found in Las Vegas with her family. Unfortunately, the man in the video hasn't...
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photo My kids are bilingual. I grew up bilingual. My husband didn't. Growing up bilingual was normal for me, since everyone I knew were bilingual. I assume my sons think the same way. But for my...
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Filed in archive Toys
by Melissa Petri on September 29, 2007
photo My son JP was 4 months old when my brother gave him his first Lamaze toy. I could still remember how amazing it was to see him react so much from the colorful arm band and socks. I also......
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photo I was so hoping that the girl in the picture was Madeleine. Instead, it is a girl named Bushra, daughter of an olive farmer. Unfortunately, all possible sightings haven't lead to any...
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photo Since September seems to be the month of recall, here is another recall alert that may be of interest to parents. RC2 Toys, the makers of Thomas & Friends Wooden Railways toys recently...
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Rocker David Bowie recently donated $10,000 to the legal defense of six African-American teens found guilty of second-degree battery charges last June 28. Mychell Bell and five other teens were found...
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Filed in archive Health
by Melissa Petri on September 27, 2007
photo My husband and I have been taking turns caring for both our sons. Our 4 year-old has been sick since late last week and our 1 year-old was sent home yesterday for having a 38° fever. Both have...
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A Spanish couple took this picture of a woman with a blond girl on her back. The picture was taken in Morocco in August where the couple were vacationing. They took it from a moving car as they were...
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Filed in archive Toys
by Melissa Petri on September 25, 2007
photo and info from Coolest Gadgets Do you still remember playing spin the bottle? Back in my time (circa 90's), my friends and I would just look for an empty soda bottle and use it to play the...
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Photo and info taken from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recreational Equipment Inc. of Kent, Washington recalled it's Novara Afterburner Trailer Bicycles after discovering a...
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photo Eighteen year-old Loyer D. Braden was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assult, reckless endangerment and a gun charge for the shooting incident that happened in Delaware State...
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photo and source Australia's Virgin Mobile is being sued by the family of the Texan girl whose picture appeared on their ad campaign. Alison Chang, whose picture was downloaded from Flickr was...
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Due to risk of injury to young drivers, Ohalee, Inc. recalled it's FA-A70 Youth ATV that were sold between June 2006 and December 2006. Consumers are advised to IMMEDIATELY STOP using the ATVs...
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One million Simplicity cribs sold between January 1998 and May 2007 are being recalled due to failures resulting in infant deaths. Two infant deaths, seven entrapments and 55 incidents were reported...
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photo A male suspect is being search by authorities after shooting a female student twice and a male student once near the Memorial Hall sports arena at the Delaware State University campus around 1...
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photo taken from A Family Runs Through It A came across an interesting blog and stumbled upon, who else, but my favorite grunge rocker-slash-activist Eddie Vedder. As a teen in the 90's, I was...
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photo My eldest son JP said goodbye to his pacifier when he was 2. My husband and I had no intentions of weaning him from his "Schnulli" until that weekend, when we couldn't find any of...
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Filed in archive Health
by Melissa Petri on September 19, 2007
photo Since ear infection is a hot topic of the week because of the 19A strain, it made me think about prevention. I am being proactive about dealing with ear infections, since I (and most parents...
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photo Nine kids in New York are being treated for ear infections. Doctors reportedly found a "strain of strep bacteria not included in the pneumococcal vaccine" that may be the cause of ear...
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photo It is not advisable to leave your child or children alone in a room, sleeping or otherwise. Since their is always a possibility of something bad happening such as possibility of fire, kidnapping...
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photo I like it when my babies are awake (but not crying). I used to wake them up after a long afternoon nap and play with them or just look at them when they couldn't smile yet. It was so......
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