1. Should home-schooled kids be able to play on school teams? On the one hand, it’d be nice for them to socialize with their peers and on the other, to quote Damian from Mean Girls, “She doesn’t even go here!” And you know, there are always house league sports teams and activities.
2. The Washington Post‘s parenting blogger sits down with the founder of STFU Parents, a blog that makes fun of parents who over-share on social media. How much sharing is too much sharing? Have you ever mommy-jacked someone else’s status? Does something like STFU Parents provide the new guide to what’s appropriate to share and what’s not? Or is it just just unnecessary?
4. Be super careful watching your kids around portable pools — throughout the summer, one kid dies every five days. (Portable pools could mean above ground swimming pools, little inflatable pools, whatever.)
5. American president Barack Obama shows his wife how to calm a fussy baby:
2. So, when we heard about the Botox mom, we put it in the round-up, then when we heard it was a hoax, we put in the round-up and then when we heard the Botox mom lost custody, you guessed it. So the final word on the Botox mom? She made it up for publicity and money. Hey, we’re not here to judge your parenting skills, but pretending that you inject your 8-year-old with neurotoxin to get a little piece of fame? Yeah, we’re going to have to judge you on that.
Amy Poehler is awesome. We’re so glad Parks and Recreation is back soon. (Finally!) Check out the L.A. Times Magazine‘s interview with this hilarious mom. A sample: “When you’re doing sketch comedy and you’re pregnant, it’s like wearing a giant sombrero in every sketch.” And we’ll definitely be watching her web series Smart Girls at the Party later today.
Speaking of pregnancy and hilarity, remember Pregnant Chicken? She found all those excellent awkward pregnancy photos. Now she’s gone and made a list of some truly excellent comebacks to inappropriate comments that people made during her pregnancy . E.g.”You’re huge!” “I don’t know why either, all I consume these days is cocaine and Diet Sprite. Weird, eh?” Read more...
