children

From The Feed: Sect Moms or Sex Moms?

April 16, 2008 - Meredith Vieira interviews moms from the Texas religious cult compound...

New study confirms anecdotal evidence: kids aren't worth it

March 26, 2008 - Ladies, it's time to re-cast your miscarriage from "tragedy" to "20-25 vacations in Europe." On Monday, a new government study found that middle-class families will spend an average of $204,060 to raise a child born in 2007 until his or her 18th birthday. The USDA...

From The Room: Hillary's New Ad

February 29, 2008 - Ring. Ring. Ring. It's 3am. Your middle-class children are nestled all snug in their suburban beds, while visions of ceremonially-dressed African-Americans dance in their heads (not our leak, by the by). The phone is ringing in the White House. Who do you want answering it? Hello...

From The Feed: Hillary Clinton will keep your kids safe and sound

February 29, 2008 - HEY WHITE MOMS, Hillary Clinton made this ad for you...

From The Room: Foreclosure Announcement: Neverland Ranch

February 28, 2008 - Foreclosure Announcement: March 19th, 2008. 5225 Figueroa Mountain Rd Los Olivos, CA 93441 Luxurious 2,800 acre ranch located in the beautiful rolling foothills above the California coast. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. Excellent school system with private Midland School located across the street. Spend wee...

From The Room: "She's Outgoing"

November 8, 2007 - I came across this in US Weekly. The critiquing of a two-year-old's personality to millions of strangers seems especially gross. This is possibly the worst abuse of the printing press since the publication of Mein Kampf...

Kids start the darndest fires

October 31, 2007 - Authorities have identified the source of one of the many wildfires that wreaked havoc across southern California last week: a boy who confessed to playing with matches and accidentally starting the fire that burned nearly 60 square miles of Los Angeles County. The boy's name and age have not...

Side Effects with Dr. Sheif: Lead Poisoning

October 11, 2007 - The Boy Scouts announced that more than 1.5 million Cub Scout totem badges, currently in circulation, contain potentially hazardous levels of lead paint. Cub Scouts nationwide are being asked to turn in the affected badges, which were manufactured in China. Said a spokesman: No illness...

Side Effects with Dr. Sheif: Child Health

October 4, 2007 - Yesterday, President Bush vetoed a popular bi-partisan plan to expand children's health coverage. The bill would have added an estimated 4 million lower-income children to a program that currently covers 6.6 million poor kids. Explained the President: I believe in private medicine, not...