Parenting
Conceiving Family
When Amy Bohigian and Jane Byers adopted 15-month-old biracial twins, everything changed. Conceiving Family follows the couple and their children – Franny and Theo – […]
I Don’t Care What “Peace” Beyonce Had, Childbirth Isn’t Pretty
People are angry that Beyonce and Jay-Z spent $3,200 a night (depending on what source you read) when they recently went through the labor and […]
School District Cuts Threaten Center City’s Vitality
When I drove into the Fitler Square neighborhood for the first time in the summer of 2008, I was desperate. I had never been to […]
Bullying Starts Early
“That’s so gay.” According to a new report from GLSEN, the word “gay” is being used by kids as early as elementary school – and […]
Children Will Suffer If Rick Santorum Is President
Rick Santorum is the best friend an orphanage ever had. It’s clear he hates gay marriage, no news there for Pennsylvania’s most famous disdainer of […]
How Fatherhood Changes Everything
I like to think of myself as a policy wonk’s policy wonk, driven by data and convinced by crunching numbers. But, there can be no […]
Mom Shoots, Kills Son’s Attacker
Gun Toting Mom Kills Attacker. A 19-year-old pistol whipped a young man and shot him in the leg inside an apartment building stairwell last night. […]
I Won’t Lie to My Kids About Santa Claus
We were driving to see the new Arthur Christmas (which is wonderful) when I heard it from the back seat: “Daddy, is Santa Claus real?” […]
District Attorney Seth Williams Urges Victims to Come Foward
Philly’s District Attorney Urges Victims to Come Forward. In the wake of allegations against Jerry Sandusky, Bernie Fine and now Bill Conlin, Philadelphia District Attorney […]
Two More Claim Conlin Molested Them
Sixth Alleged Conlin Victim Comes Forward. Two additional women have come forward alleging that Bill Conlin molested them during their childhoods. Both of the additional […]
Baby Found in a Box in Strawberry Mansion
Police are in Strawberry Mansion working the case of a newborn baby. The baby was found in a box at 27th and Sergeant earlier this […]
Boy Locked in School Stairwell for 9 Hours
A 13-year-old was reported missing by his mother yesterday afternoon when he was trapped in a stairwell at Roosevelt Middle School. After multiple searches, the […]
Allentown Man Cops to Beating “Spoiled Princess”
A man in the Allentown area has admitted to beating his wife’s 2-year-old daughter because he thought she was a spoiled princess. One of the […]
Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Megyn Kelly and More of This Week’s Annoying News
Those rapscallion Republicans provided an abundance of screw-ups over the past week, each worthy of critical demolition. In the spirit of the holidays, I am […]
How NOT to Turn Your Little Girl Into Kim Kardashian
Dear Monica, In your post, “Main Line Mothers Are Raising Bratty, Spoiled-Rotten Daughters,” you wrote about trying to raise grounded girls in this day and […]