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Census forms started arriving last week, and they’re remarkably simple — just a few basic facts about every person living in the household.
But what if a member of the family doesn’t live in the household? Lisa Belkin at Motherlode has a freshman in college. When it came time to fill out her census form, her heart hurt a little when she realized she wouldn’t be counting her oldest child. Belkin writes:
A new Army policy has just made pregnancy an offense worthy of a court martial for women serving in Iraq.
Reported in the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the ruling comes from Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo III and is “applicable to all United States military personnel, and to all civilians, serving with, employed by, or accompanying” the military in northern Iraq, with few exceptions.” Continue reading »
A woman who went into labor without her husband in town decided he should be there anyway – so she brought a cardboard cutout of the baby daddy into the maternity ward with her.
Her son’s first pictures will include daddy – sort of. Continue reading »
It seems that the Pentagon has had a better year than most of us — and its best year since 1973. Its best year for new recruits, that is. All four branches of the military — the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps — met their recruitment goals for both active duty and reserve personnel for the fiscal year that ended September 30.
Did you ever have one of those days when you’re innocently wasting valuable work time spying on friends via Facebook and then a post hits you in the gut?
I blame my friend Sandy for this one – once you see it, you’ll blame her too. First, pull out the tissues. Continue reading »
Today on Babble:
Another out-of-work pregnant woman, another auction on eBay in the hopes that some mega corporation would love to see little Pepsi-Cola Wal-Mart Drummond running around Arkansas.
Do I feel sorry for his desperate mother? I’m trying.
Oh, I’m trying. Continue reading »
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