All posts by Aimee Ogden
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Aimee Ogden | February 26, 2015
Congressman Wants People To Spy On Food Stamp Users At The Grocery Store
Glenn Grothman, who as a congressman will get paid $175,000 to work just 132 days this year, is...
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Aimee Ogden | February 25, 2015
Principal Who Doesn’t Like Student’s Haircut ‘Fixes’ It With A Black Marker
There are ways to handle kids who are breaking school rules that do not involve violating those kids'...
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Aimee Ogden | February 25, 2015
‘Pro-Life’ Politician Thinks Parents Should Have The Right To Let Kids Die From Faith Healing
Labels are funny things. For example, if you were going to choose a label for a person who...
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Aimee Ogden | February 24, 2015
The Only 8 Types Of Day Cares That Exist
The good(-ish) news is that there's really no reason to talk to all of the approximately eight trillion...
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Aimee Ogden | February 24, 2015
Want To Prevent Peanut Allergies? Start Cramming Peanut Butter Into Your Baby’s Face ASAP
Turns out that keeping peanut products away from young children isn't a good way to protect them from...
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Aimee Ogden | February 23, 2015
Winter Grocery Shopping With Toddlers Is The Tenth Circle Of Hell
Grocery shopping with toddlers isn't that much fun to begin with, but throw some -10ºF temperatures into the...
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Aimee Ogden | February 23, 2015
Pregnant Woman Is Dead And 4-Year-Old Injured, No Charges For Either Accidental Shooting
This is a tale about a fundamental flaw in the American gun culture: the idea that shootings like...
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Aimee Ogden | February 20, 2015
8 Reasons Texting And Parenting Are A Match Made In Heaven
From fancy video monitors to the classic toddler-leash, parents today have a lot of options on how to...
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Aimee Ogden | February 20, 2015
Parents Of Indigo Children Are Teaching Them They’re So Special They Can Speak To The Dead
Tell your kids they're unique as much as you want, but maybe cut your message off somewhere before...
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Aimee Ogden | February 19, 2015
Pretend Babywearing Plus Real Alcohol Equals This Amazingly Weird New Novelty Item
The Cool Baby is definitely the most amazing thing I'll see on the Internet today, and I really,...
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Aimee Ogden | February 19, 2015
Catholic School Thinks Second Grade Is The Right Time To Learn About ‘Fornication’
On a scale from 1 to 10, how upset would you be if your second-grader brought home a...
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Aimee Ogden | February 18, 2015
You Can’t Hide The Big Bad World From Your Kids
For most parents, instilling their values in their children is an important part of life. Whether your preferred...
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Aimee Ogden | February 18, 2015
Oklahoma Wants To End AP History Classes For Teaching Facts Instead Of Propaganda
In a re-run of last year's events in Colorado that eventually prompted a student walk-out, Advanced Placement courses...
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Aimee Ogden | February 17, 2015
10 Things You’ll Forget While Traveling With The Kids
Putting your children in the car, or, God forbid, on an airplane, is always a ticking time bomb...