Matching your child up with the right tutor has as much to do with timing as anything else. It is important to get a handle on the situation early; don’t wait until a tutor is absolutely necessary to start putting out feelers. It is often a good idea to work with an agency, as they […]
If you’re a 20- to 35-year-old woman without any children I caution you against dating a man with kids. I did this once and, let me tell you, I learned my lesson. I dated The Cop off-and-on for about six years and I have to admit that love kept me from realizing just how big […]
Recently, Target made headlines by vowing to use more gender neutral signage in their toy section. Meaning that instead of having a section labeled for boys and a section labeled for girls, all the toys will just be sold together as toys for all children. Most rational thinking people would see this as a step […]
Pam and Mark Crawford of Greenville, SC, adopted MC when he was just 20 months old and then considered female. Born with “true hermaphroditism” or both male and female anatomy—including a penis, vagina, testicle, and ovarian tissue—doctors had performed surgery to remove MC’s male anatomy two months before the Crawfords took him home. The surgery […]
This Friday, after reading this glorious article on Raw Story about how the tea company Celestial Seasonings originated from a cult in the ’70s, I found myself in a bit of a cult research internet hole, which last a good amount of the long weekend. This is not unusual for me, as I am actually […]
“I just felt like I was around all these kids who were fulfilling their destiny, and you can tell when you look at someone like Christina Aguilera and she’s 12 years old and she’s got that voice. She’s right where she’s meant to be. I didn’t feel that way. I can sing, but I’m not […]
The news is terrible and everything sucks, so here, look at this trailer for Woodrocket’s hot-off-the-presses porn parody of “Pokémon.” It’s called “Strokémon,” and it is 30 minutes long. Should you watch it? Sure. Why? Dickachu. Look at Dikachu. Look into that thing’s EYES. Dickachu is what you see in the back, dusty corner […]
While wet t-shirt contests and dancing for hordes of beer-soaked men usually doesn’t raise an eye when talking about sunny trips to Latin America, local residents are rightly outraged at the latest reports coming out of Colombia: a “Little Miss Thong” bikini contest for 6-10 year old girls. The “Miss Tanguita” pageant (which translates to […]
Is Hollywood enabling the sexual abuse of child stars? According to at least one former child star, the answer is yes. In a (paywalled) interview with the Sunday Times, Elijah Wood claims that organized child abuse is common practice in the film industry, and that it is covered up by powerful industry figures. Best known for playing Frodo in Peter Jackson’s Lord […]
