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concernedmama
Yes, I snuck out too - only a few times - but I can tell you that it was when my parents weren't paying attention, which wasn't very often. I think it's a natural tendency for kids to want to push the boundaries, but if they learn early and often where those boundaries are, they won't try to push so much. You are right - GOOD & BAD parenting. Unfortunately, this little girl wasn't getting...
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Photo The Guardian UPDATED January 25, 2012: Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords from Arizona stepped down to work on her recovery. It has been a year since she was shot in Tuscon at a political event. During her absence, her collegues stepped-up and helped be the voice for her consituents. She was lauded by friends and collegues alike for her personal courage and service to her country. Rep. Ted Poe...
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Photo Associated Press Update January 12, 2012: Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty in a Peruvian court to the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Peruvian student Stephany Flores. Van der Sloot is also the main suspect in the disappearance of the American, Natalee Holloway, in 2005. He told the court, "I am truly sorry for this act. I feel very bad." His attorney claims that the psychological trauma he'd suffered due to...
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Photo NYTimes Did you ever sneak out of your house when you were younger? To meet a boy you liked? To giggle with your girlfriends? To cruise around town looking for trouble? MAMAs know nothing good happens after midnight, so we have our 18 year olds in by 11 p.m.! But, what about our 11 year olds? Tucked in safe and sound by 8 p.m., right? So, we don’t know where to begin with this story...
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Photo CNN Next time your feel like your teens are out of control, and it’s making you crazy…take a deep breath, please! You'd think it should go without saying that we need to do whatever we can to avoid losing it, like this Florida mom who admitted to shooting her two teens. Sure, sometimes our kids push all the right buttons and we just want them to stop. Julie Schenecker, 50, said that her...
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Photo Google Images A volunteer for the Kentucky Republican Senatorial candidate, Rand Paul, pushed down and stomped on the neck (some say "head," some say "shoulders," take a look at the video and decide for yourself) of a MoveOn.org volunteer at a debate rally. The woman, Lauren Vallee, said,”these supporters were not very nice to me and my message, which is the same as everyone else. I just wanted to get...
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