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Be Careful When Taking Bath Photos of Your Tots
What family album doesn't include a bath photo? An Arizona family may be thinking twice before ever having such snapshots developed again. The couple's three children were taken from them and placed in foster care after a Wal-Mart employee discovered nude images of the kids while printing up the clan's vacation photos.
Tips For Keeping Kids Safe Around Exercise Equipment
Unfortunately for iron man Mike Tyson, the biggest fight of his life may be ahead of him as he deals with the tragic loss of his four-year-old daughter, Exodus. The young girl's life was cut short after a treadmill accident in the family's Arizona home. Our hearts go out to them.
Dude Ranches Offer a Dusty Good Time For the Entire Family!
City folks looking to let loose in the wild, wild West? Make reservations at a dude ranch. They offer parents and kiddos a getaway full of fresh air and wide-open spaces and offer lessons in how to ride horses, round up cattle, fish in salmon-filled rivers and enjoy life the western way.
Tell Mommy: Your Terrible Mother Moment
As moms we deal. We quickly figure out that things don't always go as planned and that bodily fluids aren't a big deal and that no matter how much we wish for our children, life's a gamble. But, there comes a moment or incident in every mama's life, maybe even several, when we wonder how in the heck we got ourselves into the situation.
Are You Amazed or Alarmed by Number of Multiples Born?
Within six weeks, four sets of quadruplets were born at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix. The Arizona hospital has delivered more quads than any other in the country. These days it's not unusual to see more than one set of multiples on a daily basis.
Nine-Year-Old Shot Father and Plead Against Mom's Wishes
A nine-year-old Arizona boy who allegedly shot his father and his friend agreed to a plea bargain despite his mother's wishes. According to the report: The boy had originally entered a plea of not guilty on charges of double homicide for allegedly shooting his father and another man, but the deal allowed him to plead guilty to one count of negligent murder of the other man. The boy's mother was reportedly against the deal and claimed her son was not old enough to understand the agreement.
lil Big Screen: Bedtime Stories
I've been a sucker for Adam Sandler since Saturday Night Live, and even more so after he chatted up his daughters on Letterman, but it was my 4-year-old who practically dragged me to his latest flick, Bedtime Stories, after she saw it rained gumballs in the trailer.
Once we settled into our seats to watch the story of Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler), a hotel handy man who collaboratively tells imaginative tales with his niece and nephew that come true, I was enjoying the movie as much as my daughter. The four bedtime fantasies — Medieval, old West, ancient Greece, and outer space — are brought to life with the cast members playing roles in each tale.
Wisconsin Mom Stole Daughter's Identity to Enroll in School
In a bizarre case, another adult has posed as a minor to enroll in school. Career criminal Wendy Brown, 33, stole her fifteen-year-old daughter's identity to enroll in Ashwaubenon High School and join the cheerleading team, but her past caught up with her before she could make the second day of classes. When members of the squad questioned her about looking older, she attributed it to sun damage.
Mommy Alert! Beware of Your Child's Classmates
You can never be too careful of who your child is befriending — even while at school. A sex offender passed as a seventh grade boy and enrolled in Arizona schools. Neil Havens Rodreick II, 30, successfully pulled off the ruse for two years with the help of men posing as his cousin, uncle, and grandfather.
Lucky Baby Born on 8-08-08
People can be superstitious about numbers, especially birth dates. One Arizona couple got a treat Friday when their daughter, Katharine Rowley was delivered at 8:08a.m. on August 8, 2008.
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