My friend and colleague Melinda’s mouths-of-babes observation, that her 14-year-old daughter’s cohort has developed a colorblind perspective, gave me little chills on my arms. We may still have a ways to go as a “post-racial” society, but teenagers now readily recognize that, though we each have our own skin shade, eye shape, hair texture and [...]
I, like my colleague Donna Trussell, have chosen not to have children. But unlike Donna, I abhor the word, “childless,” which she uses to describe herself. I am a deliriously happy child-free individual. The very term, childless, makes one sound something lesser than. The word makes it seem as if every woman over 40 without [...]
The Vatican is expected to slightly enhance its rules for punishing clergy who sexually abuse children, but the new policies, likely to be announced within days, will still fall short of what victim advocates say is necessary to protect minors. Moreover, the changes are seen as fairly minor concessions in a decades-long battle to push [...]
Our first place winner for the Father Garage Stupid Father Award goes to this idiot that thinks its funny to have his son ride the steering wheel in his car while they drive around. One wrong move and not only is this child gone but he is wearing his fathers face in his back (As I’m pretty sure the father is not smart enough to be wearing a seat belt). Actually this should be the stupid parent award because the mother is holding the camera and laughing the whole time. It’s amazing to me the risks that some idiots will take with their children.
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