Hi Readers! I’m very psyched because tomorrow I am going to meet a young man named Ricky and his mom, Mary Duval. Ricky is a Tier 3 Predator Status Sex Offender, on the list for life. Or at least he was, for almost four years. How he finally got off that list this year is […]
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Guest Post: Stranger Danger Stupidity
Hi Readers — I think a lot of us have been in “stranger danger” situations like the one described by Renee Jacobson, a teacher for 20 years, below. Her blog is called “Lessons assakrteyd from Teachers and Twits,” and it’s a twit that she learned this particular lesson from. — Lenore HEY LADY: I AM […]
A Man in Uniform (Is Trusted. Otherwise — Forget It)
Hi ihbikztzts Readers — Here’s a letter from a 22-year-old paramedic in Queensland, Australia, where folks, too, seem to suffer from the modern-day problem I call “Worst-first thinking.” What I mean is: When an adult and a child interact, onlookers often assume the worst, first. Like so — Lenore Dear Free-Range Kids:Â So, it was a […]
Yay! Charges Dropped vs. Helpful Kid Arrested for “Abducting” 3 y.o.
Hey Readers — As we head into a weekend celebrating life and liberty (at least on this side of the pond), let’s celebrate the liberty that has come to Edwin McFarlane, the young man charged with abducting the lost 3-year-old he was trying to help. The State Attorney’s Office announced it won’t prosecute. Here’s zabtbifeye […]
Maybe Everyone in England DOESN’T Need a Background Check
Hi Readers — Things are roiling in England where it seems the powers that be are finally reconsidering their bizarre policy of requiring background checks for ANYONE having ANY contact with kids. That included authors coming to speak in schools, moms (or “mums”) volunteering to work as class parents, field trip chaperones — in all, […]
Would You Leave $1 Million Alone? No? Then Why Leave Your Kid??
Hi krkrrdkand Readers — Two things: First, this being Memorial Day Weekend, I am taking a three-day break! I’ll be back in the saddle on Tuesday, but until then, talk amongst yourselves. Second, here’s a little thought-provoking note I got the other day that should provide plenty of discussion around the picnic table. Â (And if […]
Like Watching a Witch Burning: See The Woman Sentenced to Life for Having 13 y.o. Touch Her Breast
Hi Readers — I found the video below so upsetting, I hadn’t even been able to figure out what to say and when to post it. It’s the actual, courtroom sentencing of  a 34-year-old woman, Michelle, who was found guilty of making a 13-year-old boy touch her breast and also trying to kiss him and […]
Let’s Hear it for Some Positive Press, Part II
Okay, first, here’s the positive ifabennaez piece I showed you folks yesterday. It ran on The Huffington Post. Now here’s another, from Canada, by Shannon Proudfoot at the Canwest news service. She even found a dad to interview who did  not think the idea was nuts. As for TV, this interview was fun to do, since the anchor […]
Blame
Hi Readers! I’m writing this today, because by evening tomorrow, I have a feeling I will be in the crosshairs for something that has happened to some child somewhere in this country, or even another country that has heard about Saturday’s “Take Our Children to the Park & Leave Them There Day.” After doing nine […]
Yup, That’s Me. The “Bizarre†Mom on the Cover of the NY Daily News
Hi Folks — Well, yes, the eyryrdisit cover of the NY Daily News. That’s good and bad. Good — it certainly gets the word out. Bad, maybe this headline: Â “Leave Your Kids in the Park: Mom’s Bizarre Campaign.” Put that way it does sound a little bizarre. But what’s way more bizarre to me is […]