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Flying Away - Military Moves and Mommyhood
I am a military wife, I signed up for this voluntarily. My husband and I met when we were neighbors in Jacksonville, FL. He was stationed there, and I worked in one of the local hospitals. We both had dogs, and they're… -
Dr Threatens Mother Who Doesn't Want a Cesarean with Police Force
Last Tuesday, a Tampa mother who wished to have the right to attempt a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean), Lisa Epsteen (a mom of 4), was 41 weeks pregnant. At her physician's request, she had an ultrasound to make su… -
Help! I've Raised a Liar
My daughter is 6, almost 7, years old. There is a theme brewing, and I find it incredibly difficult to deal with as it escalates. My daughter, you see, loves to lie. She is dramatic, she loves to act, and when she pl… -
Marvel's New Superhero, Blue Ear, Inspired by Hearing Impaired Boy
When a New Hampshire Mom sent Marvel comics an e-mail asking for help with her 4 year old son, Anthony Smith, who is hearing-impaired, she never expected the chain of events that would unfold before her. You see, her s… -
In the UK, Police Kept Child/Baby Body Parts - Without Consent
This story is from Dorset, where police kept the brain of an infant who died from a heart condition in 1998. Recently, police knocked on Hannah Cheevers' door to tell her that they had kept something from her - or rathe… -
Make a Butterfly with Your Baby's Footprint
When I saw this today, I knew I had to share it with you. It's my favorite baby footprint craft idea yet. One of my mama friends has twins, and I think how adorable it would be to have this! Let me know your opinion! -
Harlem Shake - New Parent's Edition {video}
How is it that acting like a maniac is one of the latest youtube trends? What am I saying, isn't that par for course? Haha! I've seen a LOT of these videos, everybody and their brother it seems has made one. I became cu… -
Crude Jokes, Raunchy TV, Filthy Books? Yes, Please!
Would it be showing my age too much if I started quoting the Spice Girls? I don't care. In fact, I'll just put this out there, back then, I always identified with Posh Spice (admit it, you too picked out the one that y… -
Special Needs Student Duct Taped in School
An 8 year old little girl with Down Syndrome, attending the Life Skills program at her elementary school in Indiana, came home on the school bus unable to walk because her shoes were duct-taped to her ankles. Her ankles… -
Preschoolers Giving and Receiving Oral Sex at School?!
During nap time. In the tunnel slide on the playground. In the bathroom. That's when and where it happened. Repeatedly. Four girls (ages 4-5) allegedly performed oral sex on at least two 4 year old boys at their Luther…

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