http://pendragonsprincess.today.com Childfree and Other Social Issues Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:01:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So says Time magazine. I love the photo of the mother sticking bubble wrap all over her kid at the top of the article: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940395-1,00.html#ixzz0XQYDVrUt The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting By Nancy Gibbs Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 The insanity crept up on us slowly; we just wanted what was best for our kids. We bought ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/27/overparenting-has-taken-its-toll-on-society-and-children/ Children are totally out of control and this is just one more vicious "game" the Precious Snowflakes from God like to play: http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=11568681 Statewide survey shows "ball tapping" problem widespread Posted: Nov 24, 2009 WTHR’s survey of school nurses shows ball tapping is common in Indiana middle schools and high schools. WTHR’s survey of ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/25/parents-need-to-teach-their-kids-to-never-touch-other-kids/ As tragic as the toddler's death is, it makes me wonder what other factors were present: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/11/23/toronto-baby-pearson-fall.html\ Mother lost grip in child's airport fall: police Family was travelling to Argentina to get infant baptized, says friend Monday, November 23, 2009 CBC News A 15-month-old boy died Sunday night after wriggling out of his mother's arms and ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/24/just-how-the-hell-does-something-like-this-happen/ Or triplets. File this under "Having children for all of the wrong reasons": http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2741085/Mum-of-13-I-wont-stop -until-Ive-had-twins.html Mum of 13: I won't stop until I've had twins November 22, 2009 A MUM-OF-13 who costs taxpayers £50,000 a YEAR has said she won't stop having kids until she gives birth to twins. Baby machine Sara Foss, 39, is ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/22/this-one-wont-stop-until-she-has-had-twins/ It never stops: http://www.parentdish.com/2009/11/18/gender-disappointment-when- parents-dont-get-the-child-they-wan/ Gender Disappointment: When Parents Don't Get The Child They Wanted by Amy Hatch (Subscribe to Amy Hatch's posts) Nov 18th 2009 12:44PM Parents wait with bated breath to learn the gender of their unborn baby -- and sometimes, the answer isn't what they wanted to hear. Gender disappointment is a ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/19/gender-and-miniature-versions-still-the-wrong-reason-to-have-children/ This happened in Bulgaria (no state in the Union permits marriage at the age of 11). Read on: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/575565/This-11-year-old-schoolgirl -had-a-baby-on-her-wedding-day.html?mode=error This 11-year-old schoolgirl had a baby ... on her wedding day By Jane Atkinson in Sliven, Bulgaria, 01/11/2009 HOLDING up her tiny baby for the camera, 11-year-old bride Kordeza declares: "I'm not going to play ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/15/11-year-old-girl-gives-birth-on-her-wedding-day/ Sounds like this guy came from the same egg as the woman in the last posting: http://www.modbee.com/local/story/330185.html Monday, Jun. 16, 2008 Police shoot, kill man who savagely beat toddler to death near Turlock Driver stopped when he saw man slamming something into road By MICHAEL R. SHEA The officer who tried to stop a Turlock man ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/14/child-abuse-case-2/ File this one under: It's different whan it's your own http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view.bg?articleid=1208638 Naked woman slams baby to ground in NYC suburb By Associated Press Saturday, October 31, 2009 - NEW YORK — Police in Mount Vernon say a naked, screaming woman took her 5-month-old baby into the street and threw him to the ground at least ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/14/this-woman-wasnt-thrilled-about-her-baby/ IMHO it's gone too far five years ago, but read on: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/janice_turner/article6916343.ece November 14, 2009 Worship of children has gone too far Since when did raising a child elevate you to a state of grace with big benefits attached? Janice Turner At 86 my parents don’t get out much, but once a week they ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/13/has-child-worship-gone-too-far/ Many fish, that is. This idiot was driving a truck with a 6 year old child in her lap. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_airport_aquarium_crash_3 Woman drives into aquarium at Tampa airport AP Tuesday November 10, 2009 TAMPA, Fla. – The driver and the child in her lap survived when a pickup truck slammed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at Tampa ... http://pendragonsprincess.today.com/2009/11/11/now-this-stupid-moo-cost-the-lives-of-many/