Parents reserve park benches with threatening note for kid’s birthday party

Parents reserve park benches with threatening note for kid’s birthday party

A post on an online advice forum has shamed parents for reserving tables at their local park for their toddler’s birthday recently.  Not only did they mark their territory by decorating three tables with tablecloths, but they also left a threatening note warning potential table-stealers that they would ‘ruin’ their child’s birthday. “Don’t be the one to mess it up” The … Read more

‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Review: The Power of Parents

‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Review: The Power of Parents

Even though the legal battle between Sandy Hook families and the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been thoroughly covered, it is still hard to watch him in the documentary “The Truth vs. Alex Jones” without experiencing a wave of nausea. Directed by Dan Reed (“Leaving Neverland”), the film methodically lays out the horrors that families … Read more

Kate Middleton’s parents ‘desperately upset’ over cancer diagnosis as they step in to help grandchildren

Kate Middleton’s parents ‘desperately upset’ over cancer diagnosis as they step in to help grandchildren

Kate Middleton’s parents have thrown a “safety blanket” around hers and Prince William’s three children following her cancer announcement, a royal expert has shared. The Princess of Wales, 42, revealed on Friday that she has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment after doctors discovered the cancer during her planned abdominal surgery. As she navigates her health woes in … Read more

Parents outraged after school installs metal cages so kids can’t use bathroom during class

Parents outraged after school installs metal cages so kids can’t use bathroom during class

They’re arrest-rooms. UK parents were outraged after a potty pooper secondary school installed cages around the bathrooms so that students couldn’t heed nature’s call during class. “To put metal doors on them is just going too far,” incensed grandparent Ian Ward, 54, told Coventry Live of the “disgusting,” facility imprisonment, which was implemented at Foxford … Read more

Parents of ‘well-behaved kids’ rewarded with restaurant discount: ‘Ridiculous’

Parents of ‘well-behaved kids’ rewarded with restaurant discount: ‘Ridiculous’

It pays to be a good parent at this restaurant. An unnamed eatery is awarding parents who know how to keep butts in seats, according to a viral post on Reddit. The threat, published in the sub-Reddit group r/mildlyinteresting, showed the cropped image of an ostensible restaurant receipt with an itemized discount line that reads … Read more

Kids are at high risk of identity theft, experts warn — here’s how parents can protect them

Kids are at high risk of identity theft, experts warn — here’s how parents can protect them

There’s a bullseye on baby’s back.  Targeting kids is fast becoming all the rage among shady scammers committing identity theft.  A recent report from the Federal Trade Commission, the governmental overseers of identity theft, revealed that a staggering 22,229 claims of identity theft from kids in the U.S. under age 19 were filed last year. That’s … Read more

Kids are sniffing this pantry staple to get high — right under their parents’ noses

Kids are sniffing this pantry staple to get high — right under their parents’ noses

What in the pumpkin spice? A Georgia mom whipped up a fragrant frenzy on social media this week after warning parents in a now-viral video that their teens have found a peculiar new way to get high — by sniffing nutmeg. The woman, who goes by the name Lakeview Living on TikTok, ignited the controversy after … Read more

The sneaky invisible texting trick kids love using to fool their parents revealed

The sneaky invisible texting trick kids love using to fool their parents revealed

It’s an act of text-pionage. A concerned parent has issued a warning after she discovered her child sending “concealed” texts to their friends, as detailed in a viral Reddit post. “My child has found a way to conceal texts,” the unnamed guardian lamented while describing her child’s incognito correspondence on the subreddit Apple/help. They also … Read more

Dear Abby: I’m tired of being a chauffer for other lazy parents’ kids

Dear Abby: I’m tired of being a chauffer for other lazy parents’ kids

DEAR ABBY: Am I obligated to give people a free ride just because I am going to the same place or in the same direction? Too often people who barely speak to us suddenly remember we exist when they want something, especially if they or their child needs a ride somewhere.  Sometimes, they give lame … Read more

Reddit users defend person who locked parents and pregnant sister out of home: ‘I tip my hat to you’

Reddit users defend person who locked parents and pregnant sister out of home: ‘I tip my hat to you’

A Reddit user who refused to babyproof the house and instead restricted parents and a pregnant sister to the in-law suite did nothing wrong, other Reddit users declared online. Source link #Reddit #users #defend #person #locked #parents #pregnant #sister #home #tip #hat

The Easter Bunny is officially stepping on Santa Claus’ toes and parents have had enough

The Easter Bunny is officially stepping on Santa Claus’ toes and parents have had enough

When I look back on Easter growing up, I remember Cadbury chocolate bunnies, egg hunts with paper baskets, and a delicious seafood lunch shared with family. But after a recent trip to the shops, I quickly noticed Easter is fast becoming bigger than it has ever been. Do we really need all of this? Easter festivities have seemingly grown … Read more

Same-sex parents could conceive children with shared DNA using skin cells: fertility study

Same-sex parents could conceive children with shared DNA using skin cells: fertility study

Inconceivable. A new study has shown scientists that a solution is on the horizon for those suffering from infertility, as well as some same-sex couples whose current option for a biological child is to outsource at least one parent. The proposed treatment — which employs the same process used to create Dolly, the sheep cloned … Read more

Are your parents fat? You’re six times more likely to struggle with obesity in middle age, experts say

Are your parents fat? You’re six times more likely to struggle with obesity in middle age, experts say

Here’s a hefty inheritance you could probably do without. If your parents packed on the extra pounds in middle age, you’re six times more likely to do the same, a new study suggests. Struggling with obesity tends to follow a individual throughout their lives, researchers at the University of Norway said, but the data showed … Read more

How Sean Ono Lennon Helped His Parents Send a Message.

How Sean Ono Lennon Helped His Parents Send a Message.

Three years ago, Sean Ono Lennon was asked to develop a music video for the 50th anniversary of “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” the 1971 protest song by his parents, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which has become a rare type of perennial — a warmhearted Christmas tune that doubles as an antiwar challenge, telling … Read more

Who are Lady Gabriella Windsor’s parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent?

Who are Lady Gabriella Windsor’s parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent?

The sudden death of Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband, Thomas Kingston, has sparked renewed interest in the editor — and her parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Kingston and Gabriella, 42, tied the knot in May 2019 at Windsor Castle after meeting five years prior. The financier was found dead at age 45 in Gloucestershire, England, … Read more

Working parents rely on more people to raise a child than you might think

Working parents rely on more people to raise a child than you might think

When it comes to raising a child, it’s all hands on deck — the average working parent relies on six different people to support their child’s growth and development. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 working parents of children under the age of 10. Family members such as their child’s grandparents (46%), extended family … Read more

Top keepsakes parents save from their baby’s first few years

Top keepsakes parents save from their baby’s first few years

Three in four parents think their child is growing up too fast (78%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents with kids ages 0–18 looked at how they hold on to their child’s younger years and found that a majority feel like a more sentimental person since becoming a parent (83%). The average … Read more

Immersive Willy Wonka experience ends in disaster as parents call cops after kids show up to near-empty warehouse, no candy

Immersive Willy Wonka experience ends in disaster as parents call cops after kids show up to near-empty warehouse, no candy

No one wants a golden ticket to a Scottish Willy Wonka-inspired experience. Police were called to Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday after parents felt scammed by the “absolute shambles of an event” and gathered to demand refunds. Tickets for the barren event, which cost $45 a person, promised a “paradise of sweet … Read more

I’m a professional baby namer — parents are now choosing ones that sound ‘cool’ on social media

I’m a professional baby namer — parents are now choosing ones that sound ‘cool’ on social media

Can you handle this baby name trend? A professional baby namer says parents are now selecting monikers that sound “cool” as a TikTok or Instagram handle. “Communication and technology are so huge right now and it helps individualize the child and gives them their own unique identity,” Steph Coffield, 40, explained to SWNS. “People want … Read more

These parents give their kids unlimited mental health days off from school — but is that safe?

These parents give their kids unlimited mental health days off from school — but is that safe?

Perfection isn’t a priority for mother-of-two Chevonne Dixon.  Sure, the Long Islander expects her kids, a 17-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, to do their best in school.  But when the daily grind becomes a bit too overwhelming for her honors students, the millennial mom grants them a mental health day away from the classroom … Read more