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This is NOT a Crime! Cops Charge Dad Who Let Kids Play Alone in Park for 2 Hours
Readers! As we approach our third annual, “Take Our Children to the Park…And Leave Them There Day” (Saturday, May 19), this story is outrageous. Apparently a dad let his two kids, ag… more →
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This is NOT a Crime! Cops Charge Dad Who Let Kids Play Alone in Park for 2 Hours
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wrote 1 month ago: Readers! As we approach our third annual, “Take Our Children to the Park…And Leave Them … more →
School Alerts Parents: Local Man SeenTalking to Kids!
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wrote 1 month ago: Hi Readers! This is the kind of story that makes me bite off little pieces of my own arm in frustrat … more →
Parents! Kids! Beware of...Palm Sunday?
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wrote 2 months ago: Fresh from the annals of, “What If?” and, “Worst-First” thinking comes this … more →
Victory! 5th Graders Allowed to Enjoy Unsupervised Afternoons Again!
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wrote 2 months ago: Hey Readers!! Here’s great news! The school in Davidson, N.C., that had suddenly prohibited fi … more →
TSA Thwarts Breast Pump Bomber
wrote 2 months ago: New mothers are the fastest-growing demographic among potential terrorists. That’s why TSA off … more →
Outrage of the Day: Coffee Banned from Mother's Group for "Safety"
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wrote 2 months ago: Hi Readers! Here’s one to get your blood (and water) boiling, direct from The Mirror, in Engla … more →
Does Teacher's Pet = Pedophile Alert?
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wrote 3 months ago: Hi Folks — Here’s another little story that reminds us how Worst-First thinking has bec … more →
Warning! Divorced Dad at Home During Sleepover!!!
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wrote 4 months ago: Hi Folks! Here’s why I rag on the parenting magazines. Not only do they obsess about every lit … more →
"Pervy Principal Means I'll Never Go Free-Range"
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wrote 5 months ago: Dear Readers: As the new year begins, I’m looking back on things I meant to comment on and he … more →
Dear Abby: Am I Paranoid Enough?
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wrote 5 months ago: Hi Folks — If you ever wonder why parents seem so terrified these days, here’s why: We l … more →
The REAL Miracle on 34th Street
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wrote 6 months ago: Hi Folks! Just got this note about what happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time. As a ki … more →
Scaring Kids Out of Their Wits -- Literally
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wrote 6 months ago: Hi Readers! I got this note and, in addition to being appalled, I was angry. The 10 year old in the … more →
Occupy Halloween! Hand Out HOMEMADE Treats This Year!
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wrote 7 months ago: Hi Readers — It occurs to me that maybe the best way to fight Halloween paranoia is with cooki … more →
"Worst-First" From Birth
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wrote 7 months ago: Hi Folks! Got this letter I liked a lot. It’s from a reader named Kimberly Anderson, who descr … more →
Criminally Confident in Our Kids
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wrote 8 months ago: Hi Readers — Here’s my syndicated column from last week. Sorry it took me to long to get … more →
An Alert for an 11-y.o. Missing for 2 Hours?
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wrote 9 months ago: Hi Readers! Just got this note from “Emily in Ohio.” Loved it! And her! — L. . Dea … more →
Regulation of the Day 194: Facebook Friends
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wrote 9 months ago: Missouri has a new law that bans teachers from becoming Facebook friends with any current or former … more →
The FBI Says: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid for Your Kids
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wrote 9 months ago: Hi Readers: Firsts off, thanks to all of you who sent this in: The very first app the FBI is releasi … more →
A Divorced Dad Sick of Being Taken for a Perv
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wrote 11 months ago: Hi Folks! Here’s a note from a free-lance writer in Australia who had to vent. I see why! … more →
