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As a mom of 5, I’ve heard a lot of speculation about why anyone would want to have a big family. Most of the theories people come up with make no sense to me, and yet I keep seeing them brought up again and again.
So just in case you’re considering having a bunch of kids, you might want to make sure you’re NOT doing it for the following five reasons: Continue reading »
When it comes to family size, bigger seems to be better these days — at least judging by celebrity couples like Heidi Klum and Seal (four kids) and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt (six kids).
On television, large families dominate on reality shows like Jon & Kate Plus 8, 19 Kids and Counting and 9 By Design.
Do these shows send the message that parenting is cheaper by the dozen? Continue reading »
With just four days left in 2009, the time has come to look back on the year that was. It was a year dominated by headlines, one that began with the inauguration of America’s first African-American President and ended in a massive run on robotic hamsters. In between there was swine flu, the finding of Jaycee Dugard, Jon Minus Kate, and Balloon Boy.
Watch as Whirled Interactive “waves” goodbye to 2009 on Google Wave. Considering our collective addiction to all things social media, it’s an appropriate way to bid adieu to the year that was:
Leave it to previous producers of “Cheaters” and the “Jerry Springer Show” to bring us what may be the ultimate trash reality grab for money: “Jon-Kate=Jon + Octomom” .
The drama being played out for the viewing public on Jon and Kate Plus 8 has just had a bizarre confluence with another oddity of the celebrity parenting sideshow. In speaking with Radar Online, the Octomom, Nadya Suleman, admitted that she thinks Jon Gosselin is hot and that she has a bit of a crush on him. Given his divorce from Kate, Jon is actually available, pending any break-ups with the bimbo of the week.
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Earlier this week, Kate Gosselin and TLC decided that the show must go on … without Jon.
Renaming the reality series “Kate Plus 8,” producers planned to focus on Kate’s life as a single mom and leave Jon to his midlife crisis.
But a sign posted on the Gosselin’s front gate (pictured) and a statement from his legal team proves that Jon’s not leaving quietly:
Thompsett, Wordley, PacificCoastNews.com
Nadya Suleman’s 2-year-old son, Caleb, was sprinted to the hospital this weekend after eating a volcano.
Let me back that up. Caleb ingested his older brother’s volcano kit, which mainly comprised of salt water, and when Caleb had a vomitous eruption of his own, Suleman called the paramedics just to be on the safe side. Continue reading »
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