The Venn Diagram of Divorce Guilt [Essay]


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Guilt is the absolute worst thing you can carry. It’s like transporting four hungry hamsters in a fanny pack on a trans-Atlantic ocean voyage. If you don’t feed those hamsters, they’re going to start chewing at your bathing suit parts. Some people deserve to carry such a load – they’ve committed crimes, or hurt others [...]

Help! My Kid Can’t Stop Throwing Word Grenades [Essay]


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It was just like you’d expect. S l o w  m o t i o n. My casual manner while chatting with the preschool director and a new teacher’s aid transforming to sphincter-tightening horror as my 4-year-old daughter steps toward the aid, puts her hand on the woman’s protruding stomach and – OH FUUUUUUUUUUUUDGE -  [...]

Denise Richards Takes Custody Of Charlie Sheen’s Kids By Brooke Mueller. So, WINNING?


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I have always liked Denise Richards. I can’t even say why; there’s just something about her I find inherently sweet. Normally I don’t like sweet people, or people in general. And now Denise has gone and done something which completely validates my thoughts about her by taking custody of the children of her ex-husband Charlie [...]

Couple Who Had Baby Taken By CPS When They Requested Second Opinion Should Be Praised For Restraint


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California couple Anna and Alex Nikolayev have a beautiful 5 month old infant named Sammy. When Sammy was ill recently, the Russian American couple did what loving parents do when they’re concerned about their children’s health: they took him to be looked at by someone who has medical knowledge. In this case, unfortunately for the [...]

Toying With Violence: Model Predator Drones And Toy AK-47s For The Kids


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New York magazine recently picked up on a fairly hilarious snark-fest in the Amazon.com review comments of the Maisto toy RQ-1 Predator drone. It’s like I’m sitting right there in the White House!  This is the best toy ever. Finally, I can pretend that I’m a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize! —Raini Pachak Also [...]