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Family ROI, Raising Mama’s Boys and What’s Zay Zay Joking About?

What we’re reading today:

cute baby boy with mom

1. Parents! Use the same logic on family decisions as you would for business decisions. You want to make sure you’re getting a good ROI.

2. Commercial surrogacy in India is growing. Would you ever look overseas for a surrogate if you couldn’t have a baby yourself?

3. Heard about that 5-year-old black comedian Zay Zay? He jokes about how black parents yell too much and that they’ll threaten to pop him if doesn’t fix his face. Um… we can’t relate, but Slate writer Debra Dickerson can and it brought up some unpleasant memories. Why’s Zay Zay joking about it?

4. Don’t worry about raising a Mama’s Boy; it’s maybe at those exact moments where moms have been told to let their sons go that the sons need them the most.

5. Want to dance like Liz Lemon? Of course you do! Tina Fey shows you how:

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News Round-Up August 12: Bert and Ernie Update, Going to India For a Surrogate and a Very Unusual Interview

What we’re reading today:

 

1. A single man who wanted a baby flew to India and found himself a surrogate.

2. Sesame Street responded to the Bert and Ernie gay marriage thing: They’re just friends, they were made to show kids that opposite personalities could still be friends, and puppets lack any sexual orientation.

3. Shanghai Disneyland is looking pretty cool.

4. The Punk Dad Manifesto. Um, how do we get in on this playdate?

5. An interview with a 1-year-old

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