I hail from an immediate family of animal lovers. My brother and I were raised with a hedgehog, a Quaker parrot, a parakeet and now a 13-pound Chihuahua-Terrier pup my parents refer to as their son. Though we lived in an animal house, my parents were rarely concerned with our safety. A family in Fulton…
I can remember sex education class in sixth grade. Immaturity pervaded the room as boys giggled at the mention of menstruation and girls blushed at the word penis. That was little more than a decade ago, but children are much more advanced now than they were then. I blame the Internet. Chicago Public Schools acknowledge…
There are a few things that can ruin a flight: turbulence, someone constantly passing gas, and crying babies. Personally, I can deal with most flight issues, but crying babies on a long flight are just horrible. I’m not even saying this as a person that doesn’t like kids, because there are those people out there….
When I was in 8th grade, it never ceased to amaze me how certain girls in my class felt that it was an ‘honor’ to get randomly felt-up by a male classmate, especially if he was the cute popular one. Back then, at the ages of 12/13, everyone’s hormones were raging, but my mother didn’t…
Detergent pods are the new rave in laundry products. They’re small, convenient and colorful. Detergent pods are now also the new rave amongst toddlers. No, toddlers have not learned how to do laundry. They’ve discovered that laundry pods are colorful and pretty, therefore should be eaten. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAAPC),…
It seems the disturbing “Booty Pop” video, featuring a 6-year-old boy rapping about his sexual prowess while bikini’d women thrust their asses in his face is actually the “comedy” of The Reel Idiots. Idiots, indeed. Real rap video or hipster racism — it doesn’t matter. The creators of “Booty Pop” either endorse the twisted way…
