I can only picture what this father is thinking at the moment. I mean when you think of your 12-year-old daughter, you might think of her just gettingut of the tomboy phase and beginning to like boys. Or if you are lucky enough she is still playing with Barbie dolls and walking around with her baby dolls. Maybe she’s outgrown the dolls and is in the designing purses or any type of craft phase. Either way, you don’t normally sit and wonder what type of mom she will be, or how you could’ve prevented this. There is a 12-year-old in …read more

All week I’ve avoided writing about this topic but it seems to be a hot one and something others are chatting about and I thought I’d ask ya’ll what you think. Bristol Palin, the daughter of Sarah Palin (who ran in the last election) was pregnant through the whole campaign which caused tons of controversy. This month’s issue of People Magazine had Bristol Palin appearing on the front cover in her cap and gown, holding her son, Tripp. (click that link to see her)
Earlier this month Bristol appeared to be a spokesperson for abstinence for the National Teen Pregnancy Awareness …read more

Dropping the drinking age to 18 may affect more than just road safety. It can cause recklessness in bed.
Lowering the drinking age would lead to more low-birth weight babies and unwanted pregnancies, says researchers at the University of Georgia.

They found that a drinking age of 18 would lead to an almost 5% increase in the number of births to 18-20 year olds. The likelihood of women under 21 having a low-birth weight baby increases by 6% with the lower drinking age. Premature birth rates are also increased by 5-7% in teenagers under age 18 when the drinking age is lowered.
Researchers …read more

My daughter and I had a conversation about April Fools jokes or pranks. We had very different opinions. I think that this stems from the difference in our ages and our life experiences.
I can clearly remember when I sold shoes way back in the day and my boss and a co-worker tried to get me to go into the rest room, where they’d rigged up a bucket of water to fall on me. The bait was a first aid kit that I knew was not “on the back of the toilet.” Yuck, who would put a first aid kit there?? …read more

So working moms and dads don’t have enough to worry about — now they have to add co-ed sleepovers to the list?
I’ve mentioned previously that we don’t have children, but here’s how I imagine this conversation taking place:
You are on a business trip, preparing for a big presentation — while you are on the plane (no less) you receive a text message from your 13-year old daughter.

Daughter Hanna: Can I sleep over Victoria’s house tonight?

You: Will the parents be there?

Daughter: Yes

You: Who else?

Daughter: Victoria

You: And who else?

Daughter: Everyone

You: Everyone who?

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