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'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Reunion Part 2 Recap: Marlo Brings a 'Hole' Lot of Drama

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Apr 19, 2012 at 10:58 PM

NeNe Leakes and Marlo HamptonI’m still kind of reeling from the fact that this totally boring of season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is worthy of a three-part reunion series, but tonight brought us part two. While last week started off with a surprising bang, tonight I was worried we would be in for a lot of boring filler. Instead the ladies brought it once again.

It didn’t look promising at first what with the men joining the ladies on the couches, which I always hate because, as we saw tonight, it's boring. Then, of course, we had to move on to Black Baby Gate -- the only defining moment of the season (Ridickulous aside, of course) -- which started to heat things up.

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Big Kid Say What!?

Kids' Crazy Questions & Our (Nearly Sane) Answers (VIDEO)

Posted by Deborah Cruz
on Apr 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM

Your Kid Asked What?!? is a great new series by CafeMom Studios. Oh, how I love this series. It takes all those questions that your kids ask you, the ones that you have no clue as to what the answer is or how to explain it, and it answers it for you.

There is nothing worse than being caught with your jaw hitting the ground or your eyes doing that crazy, “Oh sh*t, can I Google this from my phone?” look. CafeMom Studios has made it easy peasy for us. Tune in to CafeMom Studios YouTube channel and you can show junior a cute little video with just the right age-appropriate answer. Junior will think you are awesome and tech-savvy because you didn't just answer his question, you went full-on video!

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Big Kid Mom Moment

If I Die: Life Lessons for My Daughters

Posted by Deborah Cruz
on Apr 4, 2012 at 6:58 AM

mother and daughterIf you found out that this was your last day on Earth, what would you want to leave with your children? What life lessons should they know? What strengths of character would you instill? Who could you trust to fulfill your parenting plans in your absence? Who could help mother your child if you died?

I just read the story of the Council of Dads. It’s a story about a man, Bruce Feiler, who is diagnosed with cancer, and finds himself faced with the question, “Who will be the father to my daughters if I die?”

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Technology

Why Parents Should Put Kids on a Digital Diet

Posted by John Biggs
on Jan 4, 2012 at 2:13 PM


I've been putting a lot of thought into parenting for a digital world. My kids, as you can probably guess, have enough gadgets and gizmos around the house to stock a small Best Buy. And that makes me worry.

There's a running refrain when I talk with other parents about media -- games, TV, movies -- and kids. If you grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, you probably spent more time than was healthy in front of the TV and then, a few years later, in front of the Nintendo. Our parents didn't think about media consumption as we do, for a number of reasons.

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Toddler

Toddler Dog Food Disaster Will Make You Cringe (VIDEO)

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on Dec 12, 2011 at 2:46 PM

dog food disasterIt's difficult to know just what kind of mischief a toddler will get into when left alone, which is why leaving them alone is never a good idea. Still, sometimes in that blink of an eye, they do things you just could have never imagined.

Like this toddler, who got into the dog's food and spilled it all over the kitchen. The boy is having a blast playing with it, and the dog looks ... confused. Like it's too good to be true, and perhaps he's dreaming? Take a look:

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Big Kid

Kids Should Be Allowed to Skip School to Have Some Fun

Posted by Whit Honea
on Oct 26, 2011 at 10:15 AM

boy with backpackRemember when you were a kid (some of us may need to remember longer than others) and the idea of a day off of school was on par with Christmas morning, walking on the moon, or a day off of work (paid)? It was a big deal.

These days taking kids out of school for anything short of an extended hospital visit (outpatients can still make it by the second bell) gets a lot of grumbling and stink-eye from the district, the school, and those that would never do such a thing. It's frowned upon.

But it isn't some noble call to education that drives most of the naysayers, rather, it is the sad fact that schools make money by putting butts in seats. If a child is absent, then so too their allotted fundage. Schools, as we all know, need allotted fundage. And lots of it.

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Love & Sex

Ladies, Why Do You Need To Know Why?

Posted by Panama Jackson
on Aug 14, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Ask Dad

dirty socks on floorSometimes I really feel bad for women. Not because of gender discrimination and unequal pay for doing the same job. Not even because of the rampant sexism and misogyny that occurs on a daily basis in nearly every sector of this planet.

Nope.

Sometimes I feel bad for women because I’m convinced that MOST women are masochists. It manifests itself in women’s insatiable desire to understand why men do the things that we do. It’s as if every decision, big or small, that a man makes must have some deeper meaning. Or at least deign to make sense.

Poor women.

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Love & Sex

5 Rare Times Men Will Refuse to Have Sex

Posted by Andrew Dalton
on Apr 28, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Ask Dad

The world of romance has its eyes on England this week. But why should the blue-bloods have all the fun? It's as good a week as any for old-fashioned, democratic ugly-bumping. Let Ask Dad be your George Washington, and lead your love revolution:

Dear Ask Dad, is there ever a time when a man really, truly doesn't want to have sex?

You're right to believe it's uncommon -- as rare as non-white people at the royal wedding. Even times when you might expect a man wouldn't want it -- he's exhausted from work, he's got a nasty cold -- he'll totally do it anyway. This gets at a theory I've expressed here before: Men tend to use sex in order to feel good, like drugs, where women tend to use it to celebrate when they're already feeling good, like champagne.

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Love & Sex

Your Priest May Forgive You, But Your Guy Won't

Posted by Andrew Dalton
on Apr 21, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Like Lucy from Peanuts, every week we here at Ask Dad erect our little lemonade-style stand, hang up a sign, and dole out advice to all you sad Charlie Browns out there. Only instead of it running 5 cents, it's free, and you don't have to deal with Lucy's self-centered bitchiness. So shoot, Chuck.

Are there some things men just won't forgive a woman for in a relationship? Is cheating one of them or can men overlook that?

Ah, the age-old question of the unpardonable sin. The gospels tell us it's blaspheming the Holy Ghost. The closest equivalent I can think of in a relationship is talking bad about your man's mama (more on that later). But most men, as I probably don't need to tell you ladies, are not very Christlike. So there are a whole lot more than one.

First and foremost, as you suggested, is cheating. Women are way more likely to forgive it than men (unless it's woman-on-woman cheating, then men are more merciful).

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Love & Sex

I Can't Get a Second Date -- What Am I Doing Wrong???

Posted by Andrew Dalton
on Apr 14, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Ask Dad


The beginning, when hope springs eternal
It's spring break for the kids, and while you're too old for party boats and beer bongs and awkward beach sex (trust me, you are), that doesn't mean you're too old for crazy springtime love. So long as you heed the words of Ask Dad. Help me help you:

Dear Ask Dad, I can't seem to get a second date. Guys like what they see when they open the door, but by the end of the date, they are done. What am I doing wrong?

I think it's sweet of you to give men so much credit. You assume you're turning them off by having lipstick on your teeth or saying you voted for Ron Paul or picking your nose a little too obviously, when in fact they probably made up their mind about you the moment you waved from across the bar at the beginning of the night.

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