This Just In: Kiddie Pageant Stars Happier Without Makeup
The fine folks at Jezebel turned me on to this Anderson Cooper video below. Cooper invited pageant kids such…
Dina Lohan Shopping A Memoir Detailing Her Awesome Parenting Decisions
Lindsay Lohan may be heading back to jail this week but that hasn’t stopped Dina Lohan from finding ways…
Mom Ditches Four Kids And Spouse To Hit Wall Street protest
I’m naturally drawn to protests. I will cross the street to get the flyer some patchouli-soaked hippie is handing…
When I Was A Kid, I Gave All My Halloween Candy To My Parents
My family didn’t have any regulation for candy when I was little. While I watched my peers barter everything…
Why Do Schools Treat Girls Who Violate The Dress Code As Little Harlots?
I spent a good deal of my junior high experience in my school’s office. The ladies who worked behind…
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Educational’ Programming
My husband and I went out to eat two nights ago and ended up sitting across from a couple…
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Director Of ‘Miss Representation,’ Says Sexism Starts Young
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is the mind behind the new documentary Miss Representation, a powerful look into how the media’s…
Store Sells Tetris Shirt By Assuming Girls Fail Math
It may not be scrawled across a t-shirt this time, but the notion that girls are inherently dumb continues…
I (Barely) Survived The Sex Talk With My Three Boys
When we think of learning, we think ABCs, 1-2-3s, and, at our house, the birds and the bees. We…
Sorry I Accidently Corrupted Your 5-Year-Old With My Lady Gaga Halloween Costume
A couple of Halloween seasons ago, I was babysitting one of my favorite kids. I had just prepared dinner,…
So Barbie Has Tattoos — What’s The Big Deal?
If you haven’t heard, there’s a new Barbie on the shelves and she has pink hair and tattoos. The…