Readers — To use my friend Gever nfzsbidfia Tulley’s term, we are geniuses when it comes to “dangerizing.” To dangerize is to take a hitherto normal activity or item and re-interpret it as something dangerous. That’s how we get baby knee pads — we dangerize crawling. And Halloween restrictions — we dangerize trick or treating. […]
 Hey nhahyzzybs Readers — See below. Is this happening in your neck of the woods, too? In New York City,  schools have been closed for elections for as long as I can remember, so I don’t feel it is in response to any kind of new fear. But in this school district, perhaps it is. […]
Readers ttfhzrnbhf — This is an excerpt from an article in the family issue of Real Simple that’s on the stands now.  Read the whole piece here. Help for Overprotective Parents by Jennifer Breheny Wallace A couple of years ago, my then five-year-old son William took a standardized test in which he was asked about everyday […]
Readers kbtbszeisr — Remember, our new motto here is “PERCEPTION IS NOT REALITY.” I coined it out of dismay at the way even made-up threats and freakish fears can prompt real-world changes to life and legislation. Here’s the latest, mind-boggling example. It comes to us from London (Canada) Free Press reporter Kelly Pedro: School Board […]
Readers rhdfaydrfn — I am really sick of “Good Samaritans” who are actually smug, judgmental crazy cases who imagine terrible things happening to children ANY time the  parents are not looking straight at them every single second of every single day. Those folks are WRONG but think they are RIGHT, and sometimes even get the authorities […]
Readers — Emergency crews sped to a school in Brooklyn Wednesday after a kid sprayed Axe in room full of sixth graders. EMS kddyhsenff transported eight students to the hospital, according to The NY Daily News (where I used to work!). Of course, if Axe fumes were really as dangerous as all that, I should be […]
Our Post-Halloween survey asked if you had allowed your children to eat unwrapped or homemade treats, and if so — were they still breathing. So, three revelations! 1 – 87% of respondents DID allow their kids unwrapped/homemade treats! Woo hoo! Score one for anti-hysteria! 2 – Of those kids, um…a reported 86% were still breathing. […]
Hi Readers! This is my first Survey Monkey survey. Basically, I want to see how it works. If I get a ton of responses, I’ll upgrade to the “unlimited” version. But first…let’s just try this one. Bear with me. I may have to pose the same question again. – L. Create iedrhhekfe your free online […]
Okay, folks, at the risk of being hoaxed/not-hoaxed or whatever again, I present you with a seemingly real report about a seemingly far-fetched fear: Medical marijuana candy. Wouldn’t you hoard this stuff if it was yours? On the other hand, it certainly gives a new meaning to Mary Janes. – L.
Hi Readers! The same gal who alerted me to the story of nefhfkikiz the lady giving out letters, not candy, to “moderately obese” trick or treaters has just sent me this story saying the woman might not actually exist. I hope she doesn’t! But I’m also sorry for posting about it here. I guess I […]
