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White Cloud, MI High School Says No To Yearbook Photos With 'Baby Bumps' [Video]

Steph — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:47 +0000

Deonna Harris and Kimberly Haney were both taken aside by school officials at White Cloud High School here in Michigan this week and told that their pictures were unfit for publication in this year’s school yearbook. See if you agree with the reason why. The photos that Deonna Harris and Kimberly Haney thought would be [...]

Told You So! Watch Two Grown Men Endure Serious Labor Pains Here [Video]

Steph — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:03:39 +0000

Any woman who has gone through the long, painful process pf childbirth is well acquainted with the agony of labor pains, and we’ve all joked that if it was up to men, there would be no more babies! Is that really true? Find out here. “According to men, women exaggerate everything,” claims the two tough [...]

Kellog's Introduces Two New Pop Tart Flavors For Peanut Butter Lovers

Steph — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:06:00 +0000

Pop Tarts are billed as a breakfast food, but they’re perfectly acceptable as lunch, dinner or a snack in my world as well! Imagine my delight when I heard that Kellog’s is ready to debut two new Pop tart flavors to their already impressive lineup. Peanut butter and jelly Pop Tarts were discontinued back in [...]

Picture Of 17 Year-Old Posing With Her Baby Banned From School's Yearbook Because It Promotes Teen Pregnancy? [Video]

Steph — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:46:23 +0000

This is the first year that students were allowed to pose with props in their yearbook photos. Having said that, one prop in particular is now causing a lot of controversy. In fact, the prop and the photo have been banned from the yearbook because it might promote teen pregnancy. Caitlin Tiller is a 17-year-old [...]

Could An Opossum Be The Best Pet Ever? Vet Tech Says 'Yes' [Video]

Steph — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000

According to Lea Murray, a vet tech from Florida, her rescued opossum is “the best pet ever”. Get Barley’s story here. Barley is a very young opossum who’s mom and seven siblings were killed by a car. Lea Murray is the Florida vet tech who happened upon the baby marsupial huddled against the bodies on [...]

Privately Funded Food Stamp Program Now Available For Pet Food Assistance

Steph — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:52:47 +0000

Tough economies sometimes force tough choices. Sometimes the question becomes “How do I feed my pets when I can barely afford to feed my family?” Help is now available for those furry members of your family! Sometimes when I do the grocery shopping, I look into my cart and think “Wow…that’s a lot of pet [...]

Longer School Year Will Soon Be an Option For Lapeer Middle School Students [Video]

Steph — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:00:32 +0000

If you have one of those rare children who dread the summer break….who miss the structure, their friends and the time spent learning new things, the Lapeer school district has an new option that may work out well for you. In August of this year, 120 middle school students will have the option of starting [...]

President Obama On How He Would Say 'No' To Daughters' Tattoo Question [Video]

Steph — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:19:23 +0000

Tattoos can be a touchy subject between parents and their kids, and in a recent interview President Obama revealed how he and the First Lady would handle the situation if it ever came up with their daughters Malia and Sasha. America’s First Daughters are getting to be of an age where choices that they make [...]

Are We In For Higher Bread, Cereal and Flour Prices Soon?

Steph — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:40 +0000

Old man winter just doesn’t want to let go of the mid-west this spring. The snow, rain and freezing temps have been relentless, and those conditions don’t mean great things for the crops trying to grow in that region of the U.S. Wonder what that means we’ll pay more for in the grocery store soon! [...]

Boy With Autism Rescues Puppy – She Rescues Him Right Back [Video]

Steph — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:27:29 +0000

What goes around, comes around. That is so true for a puppy that was found abused, starved and abandoned but ultimately adopted by a young boy with autism. Watch the video and tell me….who saved who? The month of April is dedicated to the prevention of animal cruelty and autism awareness and to promote both, [...]

Daughters Lift 3,000 LB Tractor To Save Dad's Life [Video]

Steph — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:57:50 +0000

Haylee and Hannah are fairly ordinary teen-aged girls, but what they managed to do to save their dad’s life is very, very extraordinary! Jeff Smith, an Oregon man, was using a tractor to remove a stump in his yard when the tractor flipped. Smith was pinned, with the steering column on his chest. He managed [...]

Could Smaller Plates Be The Cure For Childhood Obesity?

Steph — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:00:36 +0000

Eat less, exercise more. Seems like an easy enough concept, but it isn’t working to cure the problem of childhood obesity yet. New research offered in the journal Pediatrics has a new idea, and it’s simplicity might just work! It’s estimated that 1 in 3 children in the United States are obese. Parents and kids [...]

'Brief' Nudity And Profanity During Prime Time Being Considered By FCC – Find Out How To Stop It

Steph — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:00:30 +0000

If you thought TV programming standards were low now, hang on to your couch cushion! There is a very real possibility that the FCC will relax their restrictions on nudity and profanity on television during hours where your children will be watching. How do you feel about that? Would you like to tell the FCC "absolutely not"? You can for a short window of time.

Iconic Sears Portrait Studios Closing Permanently

Steph — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:14:55 +0000

It was an annual event for the Barber babies. The trip to the Sears Portrait Studio was a big deal in our house and in countless homes across the United States. Sadly though, a post on their website indicates that this iconic tradition may not be an option for families anymore. CPI, the parent company [...]

Pope Francis Holds And Kisses Young American Boy With Cerebral Palsy [Video]

Steph — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:08:03 +0000

I’m not overly religious, but I do believe in faith. I am really starting to admire Pope Francis as well. He made an incredibly beautiful gesture to a young American boy on Easter. See if you find the story as inspiring as I do. On Easter Sunday, while greeting well wishers in St. Peter’s Square, [...]

Dog Gets Into Trash And Punishes Herself [PHOTOS]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:53:36 +0000

When you live in a house with three kids and two dogs, it can sometimes be difficult to determine who's at fault when something gets destroyed. Last night, when our bathroom got 'trashed,' there was no doubt who was to blame.

How Long is Too Long To Stay With Your Family For The Holidays? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:47:49 +0000

Over the next few weeks, people will be traveling near and far to spend time with their families for the holidays. This begs the question, how long is too long to stay with relatives. A new survey has the answers. The most popular answer was four to six nights. Coming in second was one week. [...]

Dealing with Dementia and Death

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:48:16 +0000

Growing up it seemed like I spent as much time at my Nanna’s house as I did at home, if not more. That’s because my Nanna (Maltese for ‘grandma’) was an incredibly warm, funny, charming and unique individual. We could sit and laugh about nothing for hours on end! Sadly, that is not the case [...]

Star Wars Theme Calms Crying Baby [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:15:38 +0000

May the force be with you, little guy!

Autistic Boy Denied Lunch – Parents Owed Money To The School

J. Patrick — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:30:01 +0000

Parents of a 5-year-old autistic boy are upset with their son’s school because, they say, the staff refused to feed him lunch due to an unpaid bill and left him to finish out the remainder of the day hungry. According to Silvia and John Caravella of Matawan, New Jersey, their son John Robert was not [...]