Posts Tagged as ‘parenting’

July 9, 2008

Why I like Southwest Airlines

This little news story comes from our friends at KIRO TV in Washington St.

Family Says Airline Left Them Stranded At Airport
POSTED: 10:30 am PDT July 6, 2008
UPDATED: 11:01 am PDT July 6, 2008

SEATAC, Wash. — A woman with two disabled children said her family was left stranded by Southwest Airlines on their way to Seattle. [...]

March 28, 2008

Religious nut job = bad parents

From the Associated Press:
Parents Pick Prayer Over Docs; Girl Dies
By ROBERT IMRIE – 5 hours ago
WESTON, Wis. (AP) — Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl’s death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor.An autopsy showed Madeline Neumann [...]

March 8, 2008

Who’s behavior is on trial here?

Another site that really provokes some thought. Dangerously Irrelevant has a few videos that high school kids have recorded in class on their cell phone showing the behavior of teachers and students.
When watching the 5-6 videos listed on the site, it was really unclear to me on who was supposed to be criticized here. I [...]

March 1, 2008

Exactly what is wrong with this country…

… oh wait. This didn’t happen in the US. Amazingly enough, British parents are just as dumb as American ones. Below are a few snippets but you can read the whole article here.
“When Alison Garcia, 16, announced that she was leaving home to be with her 36-year-old lover, her parents could have been forgiven [...]

February 24, 2008

Myspace Blog Post from 2/24/2006

I found a hotbed of activity
Current mood: aggravated
I believe that I have found the central meeting place of all the bad parents in the world. I kinda thought there must be one. A place where they all gather to observe and gain tips on how to create a master race of bratty spoiled [...]