Jeanne Sager

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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.

Sipping on:

Diet Pepsi (even if it will kill me one day)

Jeanne's Latest Posts
In The News Say What!?

Former Komen VP Is the Real Bully, Not Planned Parenthood

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Feb 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM

pink ribbonIf you're one of the millions of Americans who got angry with the Susan G. Komen Foundation's blatantly political decision to defund Planned Parenthood last week (and then refund it when they realized just how many people were mad), prepare to be re-enraged. Former SGK Vice President of Policy Karen Handel is calling the folks at Planned Parenthood bullies. Why? Well, because they dared to actually share factual information with the public about their funding shortfall!

Wait, what? They told the truth? Shocking!

Handel -- who not coincidentally is the SGK bigwig who was forced to resign this week over the whole funding debacle -- told The Daily Beast that the two organizations had a "ladies' agreement" not to alert the press. Well, why the heck not? Didn't Komen feel confident enough in their decision to let people know about it?

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Big Kid LOL

'Glee' Inspires Mom to Turn Grocery Shopping Into a Musical (VIDEO)

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Feb 10, 2012 at 3:13 PM

Leigh KoechnerWe have all had one of those moments when we said something that made us stop and groan because it marked you as SUCH a mom. They're things we never would have said before the days of bookbags and Barbie dolls. Me? I cringe every time I admit that I love going to the grocery store because it is officially "me" time.

Yes. I'm such a mom. And now I would like to extend my official thank you to Leigh Koechner, mother of four (with one on the way), blogger, and host of a new video series, No Mundane Moment, who has taken every mom's secret love of dumping the kids and making a run to the grocery store and ramped up the enjoyment of this escapist errand to much funnier levels than I ever have.

Leigh doesn't just grocery shop. She pretends she's a star on Glee! She gets in her exercise! She ... well, I'll let her show you:

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Sports This Just In

Tom Brady's New Brother in Law Is a REAL Boston Sports Star

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Youkilis
We've got another shocker from Tom Brady's world today, and Gisele Bundchen has nothing to do with it! The New England Patriots' quarterback's little sister, Julie Brady, is getting married! So who is the lucky guy? None other than Boston Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis.

Even this Yankees fan will set aside the Boston hate for one day (after all, New York did just win the Super Bowl), extend the olive branch, and wish this lucky couple congratulations on their engagement. Julie's a single mom. Youk's a stand-up guy. Mazel tov to them!

But let's get real a minute, OK? It's not like these two lovebirds had much of a choice.

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Entertainment Stuck in Reality

'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans May Really Stop Making Trouble

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Feb 10, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Jenelle EvansIt looks like the clouds are parting, and the sun is finally shining on Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans. Not one but two of the civil restraining orders against the reality star were dropped by a North Carolina judge today. And she didn't even have to do anything! Maybe that's the key for Jenelle: sitting back and actually letting life run its course instead of sticking her fiery temper into the mix. 

According to E! Evans' former roommate, Hannah Inman, actually actually asked the judge in Brunswick County to drop her restraining order, which could mean good news for Jace's mom next week when she's supposed to answer charges of harassing Inman online and over the phone. The latter, an order obtained by former friend Amber Lane, was apparently dropped because the girl didn't bother to show up to court.

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In The News Heartbreaking

Josh Powell’s Cruel ‘Surprise’ Promise to Sons Is a Sign of True Evil

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on Feb 10, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Josh Powell House
Josh Powell's burnt out house
The nightmare story of Washington dad Josh Powell has taken another strange and scary turn today. Elizabeth Griffn-Hall, the social worker who brought little Charlie and Braden Powell to their father's house last weekend, only to be locked out and forced to watch, horrified, as he exploded the structure, has come out to the news media to give more insight into what happened before she called 911.

The way she tells it, the little boys ran into the house because their father told them he had a "big surprise" for them. And suddenly, a lot of questions we've all had make a lot more sense.

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