Help! My teen’s watching online porn
What happened to Maddie, a mom of two boys, one afternoon has no doubt happened to countless other parents across the country. Maddie’s computer was out of juice, so she…
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Are Scouts losing out as cookie sales enter digital realm?
I was the girl who hit up teachers before anyone else had a chance, the co-worker’s daughter who showed up in person before it became the norm to pass around…
#FiveWordsToRuinADate or how to take over Twitter with one simple hashtag
This new hashtag game has something for everyonefrom big corporations to regular folks. Perhaps that’s why so many are joining in.
Family turns to Facebook to find home for unused embryos
Facebook has reunited siblings separated at birth, rekindled old romantic relationships and helped countless people find someone who understands what they are going through. And now, the social media platform…
Why Facebook parenting can backfire
And pretty much every time I read one, I wonder about the pluses and minuses of a world in which many parents now head to their social networks to make…
Can canned goods stop school shooters?
When it’s a weapon of self-defense for students to throw at an armed intruder who has just entered their school. That’s one scenario Valley, Alabama, officials are considering as part…
Macklemore ‘pops some trash’ on Sesame Street
Though the Sesame Street version parodies Dumpster diving as a fetid way to thrift of sorts, the lyrics like “I’m going shopping / Looking for some rubbish” are decidedly cleaner…
Seattle public transit has gone to the dogs
But public transit riders in Seattle don’t just tolerate Eclipse, a black Labrador-bull mastiff mixthey’ve grown to love her. “All the bus drivers know her,” passenger Tiona Rainwater told CNN…
‘Brutally Honest’ series: What if you don’t like your kids’ friends?
If it hasn’t happened already, it probably will at some point: the moment you don’t like one of your child’s friends. What do you do? I remember when I was…
From ring bearer and flower girl to husband and wife
A groom not remembering the wedding could undoubtedly crush a bride, especially a bride like Brittney Fussy, who admits she’s been planning her wedding since she was a little girl….
A school’s experiment: Cutting out the classroom
This, their teachers said, is the kind of learning that happens only when schools cut out the classroom and take learning on the road. In late February, students from the…
Fans melt down over Cadbury Creme Egg change
Now, under the new recipe, they’re made with “a standard, traditional Cadbury milk chocolate,” said a spokeswoman for Mondelez International, a spinoff of Kraft Foods, in a statement. Kraft acquired…
J.K. Rowling challenges Rupert Murdoch’s Muslim blame game
The News Corp. CEO ignited controversy on Friday with a series of tweets about Islam and jihad. He started with the tweet, “Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize…
A Private Chef Spills The Secret Eating Habits Of The Rich And Famous
If you’re rich and famous, nothing about your vacation is ordinary — especially the food. Celebrities often have personal chefs practically chained to the kitchens of their amazing holiday rentals…
Lisa Ling: The dangerous seduction of a rich boyfriend
A lot of my friends, however, were beginning to settle down and I started to feel like something was wrong with me for not being able to even fathom doing…