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Mom Shoots Out Baby in Ridiculously Fast Labor -- Nice Catch, Grandma! (VIDEO)

Posted by Julie Ryan Evans
on May 24, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Lily GodsboroughWe've seen plenty of stories over the years of women whose labor comes on so quickly that they don't make it to the hospital. Some deliver in elevators or in cars alongside the road. For a Utah woman, however, labor came on so suddenly she didn't even have time to sit down.

It was less than hour after Ellen Goldsborough felt the first contractions that she knew it was too late. She and her mother Elizabeth Carlson, were on their way to the running car her husband had waiting to take her to the hospital, but it was clear they wouldn't make it that far. Goldsborough told ABC4, "I felt the baby crown and I said mom she’s coming. I feel her head."

So they rushed back to the apartment, but didn't make it further than the front door when little Lily made her arrival -- while mom was still standing. Fortunately, grandma was quick with her hands and caught her.

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Entertainment Say What!?

Robert Pattinson Can't Kill Off His Vampire Side

Posted by Mary Fischer
on May 24, 2012 at 5:08 PM

robert pattinsonThe Twilight Saga will officially come to an end with the release of Breaking Dawn: Part 2 in November, and it's already hard to imagine never seeing Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart together on-screen as Edward & Bella after that. Their love story is just so eternal and their characters are going to be impossible to forget. And Robert Pattinson knows this all too well -- because he's totally over being known as Edward Cullen.

In a new interview, he even admits to being afraid of being typecast in that character for the rest of his career. And it's understandable that he's ready to move on and separate himself from the Twilight Saga for good. But the truth is, he's never going to fully shake his vampire persona. Nope. Whether he likes it or not -- he's going to be living in Edward Cullen's shadow for the rest of his life. (Wait a minute -- do vampires even have shadows?)

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Teen Say What!?

Teenager's Anti-Bullying Project Gets Her Suspended From School (VIDEO)

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on May 24, 2012 at 2:32 PM

anti-bullying videoAttention America. Our schools are under attack. Everywhere you look, there are kids who are trying to fight the scourge of bullying. Wait, what? I have that one backward? The bullies are the problem?

Huh. Then can someone please explain to me why a 15-year-old girl on Long Island just got suspended for creating a video to fight bullying in her school? I would think Jessica Barba would be getting her back slapped by school administrators and her face on a Wheaties box.

But nope, the school decided Jessica's video was a problem because it "created a disturbance." Oh no, not a disturbance!

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In The News Say What!?

Woman in a Pro-Choice T-Shirt Not Allowed to Board Her Flight

Posted by Maressa Brown
on May 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM

government in my womb t-shirtWearing my most controversial political opinions across my breasts has never really been my style. I prefer to rely on my big mouth (and writing) to express myself. But there are plenty of people who are more comfortable advertising where they stand via their clothing. Like a woman who is being referred to only as "O," who was wearing the outspoken pro-choice T-shirt shown here when she flew American Airlines recently.

O told the website RH Reality Check that she was confronted by a flight attendant who told her that she needed to speak with the captain before making her connecting flight, because her t-shirt was "offensive." The captain said that she shouldn't have been allowed to board in the first place and would have to change before boarding her connection. As a result, she ended up missing that second flight. I smell a protest!!

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Big Kid Say What!?

Junior High School Student Sent Home From School for Dressing Too Well

Posted by Kiri Blakeley
on May 24, 2012 at 12:57 PM

Ah, teenagers. You have to love them with their rebellious nature, their obstinate attempts to carve our their own identity with nose rings, pink hair, and outrageous outfits. In fact, they can sometimes go so overboard in their unorthodox appearance that they can even be sent home from school. That's what happened to one father. He got called to his 14-year-old daughter's junior high school and told to pick up his kid because she was dressed "inappropriately." Oh oh.

You won't believe what the girl was wearing.

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Baby Say What!?

Hospital Refuses to Give Baby to Mom Until She Pays for C-Section

Posted by Jeanne Sager
on May 24, 2012 at 11:45 AM

baby nurseryI have joked a time or two with new mom friends that it would be glorious if we could leave the hospital for a few days after delivering a baby just to recover while the nurses in the maternity ward take care of the child. Never again. For one mom in Greece, the joke has become a reality!

According to reports out of the country that's quickly becoming infamous for financial instability, one new mom didn't have enough money to pay for her C-section. So the hospital decided to hold her newborn baby hostage until she came up with the cash!

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In The News Say What!?

'Hustler' Joins 'War on Women' With Photo of Conservative Columnist in Lewd Pose

Posted by Jenny Erikson
on May 24, 2012 at 10:02 AM

hustler magAny of my regular readers know that I get some hate. Just take a look at the comments section of most of what I write. Unfortunately, it goes with the flow of being a female conservative commentator. It’s not fun to be called names for presenting my viewpoints, but it is what it is, and I don’t let it bother me. 

It could even be considered a badge of honor -- a horrible, horrible badge of honor, but one that marks a True Conservative™. For some strange reason, people feel okay verbally attacking and threatening women that happen to align themselves with the Republican Party. As many attacks as I’ve personally experienced, they don’t begin to touch what some of my sisters in arms go through.

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Baby Say What!?

Mom Who Left Twins in Car That Rolled Away Deserves More Understanding

Posted by Michele Zipp
on May 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM

rain puddleMotherhood is hard work. I don't care who you are -- parenthood (yep, looking at the dads, too) is tough stuff and we all make mistakes. Okay, so some of those mistakes are really, really bad ones and are more than just mistakes. I'm not going to point fingers, but you know what I'm talking about. But some mistakes are the result of a lack of sleep and a seemingly desperate situation. That's what I think happened with Natalie Akselrod, a mom of 6-month-old twins who was arrested after she left her sleeping babies in the minivan strapped in their car seats so she could run into the drugstore to drop off a prescription.

Her minivan, however, was left in neutral and when she went into the store, it rolled out of its spot and nearly crashed into another car.

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Food & Party Say What!?

Is Starbucks Serving Racist Coffee Drinks?

Posted by Adriana Velez
on May 23, 2012 at 5:23 PM

starbucks

This New York Times blog post starts out sounding like a joke: A man walks into a Starbucks. He overhears the customer ahead of him order a shocking drink -- "a black guy." A what? A few days go by and this man keeps hearing people order the same drink. "A black guy."

Finally, he asks the barista, "What's a 'black guy'?"

“It’s two shots,” he replied.

My jaw dropped. “You mean, like ...?”

“Yeah,” Frank laughed, miming two blows to his head. “Two shots!”

So you may be thinking, Starbucks is selling a racist coffee drink? Why on God's Green Earth would they do that?!? BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT. This is all just a terrible misunderstanding.

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Technology Say What!?

Sneaky Pinterest Is Draining Your Wallet on the Sly

Posted by Lindsay Mannering
on May 23, 2012 at 5:18 PM

pinterestI've got good news and I've got bad news for all you Pinterest fans out there. The good news is that the social site could play a role in turning the economy around; the bad news is it comes at the expense of your bank account. A new study discovered that people who were directed to an online e-commerce site from Pinterest were 10 percent more likely to make a purchase than those visitors coming from Facebook or Twitter. And once they got to that site, they averaged a purchase of $80 -- double what those measly Facebookers spent.

Point is, Pinterest has the power to make you purchase. You might think you're innocently perusing some cute decorating ideas for your apartment, but really, you're just shop, shop, shopping away.

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