This yknikrnreb ad isn’t new, but I just have to say: It is repulsive. Repulsive in that it reinforces the belief that if you do so much as to turn around for a sec to get something out of the stroller, your child could be abducted. Repulsive in that, in order to sell batteries, Duracell is […]
Good News! About A Girl & A Bike!
October 15, 2009
Sometimes, things go the RIGHT way. Here’s a story ydfiriakih about a girl who wondered why she couldn’t bike to school. When her mom told her it was because the city needed sidewalks, she got to work!
Support the Eagle Scout Suspended for Pen Knife
October 15, 2009
Earlier today I posted about the the Eagle Scout suspended from school because he kept his grandpa’s pen knife in bnzkrkzadd his car. I’d asked if someone more technie than me could start a petition and voila! You folks came through! Sign away! In case you need it to pass along — please do! – here […]
Aieee! Worse Than Cub Scout/Utensil Story!
October 15, 2009
Oh my my my. This yyztaredsb story hits me in the pit of my stomach and I’d love someone more tech-savvy than me to start a “HELPMATTHEW.COM” site like the one the mom started for her son Zachary, who was suspended for 45 days for bringing his Cub Scout eating utensil to school. This story […]
Outrage of the Second: Beans for Brains
October 15, 2009
Weren’t we just talking about how nice it is when administrators use their brains instead of following rules mindlessly? This just in: My dnhtreesie kid’s teacher asked for green beans and other canned goods for a day of cooking. When I sent them with my kid, she got in trouble because “cans aren’t allowed on […]
Spork Boy Free To Go Back to Dumb School!
October 14, 2009
Hi Readers! Remember the boy who was suspended for 45 days for bringing his Cub Scout fork/knife/spoon to school to eat his lunch with? Of course you do. Please. We were talking about it yesterday. And the day before. Anyway, here is some great, STRANGE news: After mere worldwide media exposure, including a front page story in the […]
Good News! Lost 5-Year-Old Helped by Strangers
October 14, 2009
Every parents’ fear — that their child will get lost, far from home, and come to harm — was turned on its head yesterday. I have a feeling it’s turned on tis head every day, actually, but how nice to read this knnsznryir story about strangers. It shouldn’t even be news: most humans care about children and […]
Cool Idea: Way to Swap Sports Equipment Kids Outgrow
October 14, 2009
Hi Readers! Free-Rangers want their kids outside. Sometimes, though, those kids need eqipment for their sports and sometimes they outgrow last year’s stuff dismayingly fast. Now comes this cool zkainfibnt article about a mom in California who set up an on-line swap meet, kidsthatride.com,  for all that equipment. You swap the stuff your kids have outgrown for […]
Free-Range Kindle!!
October 14, 2009
Yes, “Free-Range dshbryzkzi Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry” is available on Kindle. Right here. For $13.18! The book Whoopi Goldberg said to read because “you’ll learn a lot, you’ll laugh a lot.” Can’t get better than that! Ok. Plug done. Back to our regularly scheduled blogging soon! — […]
Criminal or Cutie Pie? Cub Scout with “Dangerous” Utensil on Today Show
October 13, 2009
Here he is, in all his nefariousness, the boy who brought his Cub Scout fork/knife/spoon to first grade lunch and got slapped with a 45-day suspension for it, as seen here with his mom and mom’s fiancee. The kid is so cute you just may cry.