Jeanne Sager

I have strung words together for Kiwi Magazine, Babble.com, AOL, Parents Magazine and more. I live in upstate New York with my daughter, husband, dog and too many cats.

Though my daughter is officially an elementary schooler, I'm pleased to report I've yet to give in to the curse of the appliqued mom sweater. Small victories, people.

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Mom Held Captive With Child for Years in Yet Another Ohio House of Horrors

posted by Jeanne Sager 6 hours ago in In The News

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Just as the Ariel Castro kidnapping case has quieted down, another Ohio home has been identified as a house of horrors. The Ashland, Ohio house is the place where a disabled mom known only as S.E. and her young child were held captive for more than two years in what's being called a case of "modern day slavery."

Again? So soon? So close?
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20 Priceless Kid Quotes That'll Inspire You to Record Your Little Ones

posted by Jeanne Sager 7 hours ago in Big Kid

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Kids are many things. Their parents' greatest gift. Their parents' greatest achievement. And let's face it ... their parents' greatest source of entertainment.

As the saying goes, kids say the darndest things. Between the non sequiturs, the mispronunciations, and the all-around silliness that they get up to, sometimes life with kids is all about trying to remember the latest goofy thing that's made you laugh until you cried.

Do you remember the last hilarious thing your child said? What about the thing before that?

If you don't, you're missing out! But there's hope for you yet ...
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Mom Kills 3-Year-Old Son Simply Because He Stole a Piece of Gum

posted by Jeanne Sager 9 hours ago in In The News

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A mom sentenced to 13 years in prison for the murder of her 3-year-old son still says she didn't do it. But just wait until you hear Maria Castillo-Dominguez' excuse for letting her son die after he was thrown into a wall for taking gum without permission. It makes 13 years behind bars sound like nothing.

Despite a guilty verdict in a Wisconsin court, the 24-year-old mother of two still blames her boyfriend for throwing little Luis into a wall back in 2011. Then there's her confession.
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Stuck in Reality
'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham Is Being Bullied -- No, Really

posted by Jeanne Sager 9 hours ago in Entertainment

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Raise your hand if the life Farrah Abraham has made for herself is nothing like you expected back in her Teen Mom days. The MTV reality star turned porn star turned reality star (again!) is certainly raising eyebrows with her choices these days. But it's hard not to feel bad for a girl who feels like she's being bullied.

Yes, I said it. I feel bad for Farrah.
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Rant
Politician's Proposed Ban on Bottles Will Only Hurt Moms & Babies

posted by Jeanne Sager 10 hours ago in Baby

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I've heard some pretty dumb ideas on how to promote breastfeeding over the years. But here's a new one: a ban on bottles. Not a ban on formula. A ban on bottles.

As in the things that babies use to drink both formula AND breast milk.
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