“Bieber Fever” is a common affliction for tweens, teens, and even some adult women, deny it though they might. The baby face … the flippy hair … the voice … Justin Bieber is just all that and a bag of chips for a (shockingly) large number of people.
For those of us immune to his evident appeal as a sex idol (and I count myself in this number … I mean, come on, he’s sixteen), though, the real story is the fact that he was raised by a single mother, achieving stratospheric success from rather …
A new doll that gives birth has got some parents wondering how appropriate these are for children. made in Canada comes a year after a breastfeeding doll from Spain, Bebe Gloton, was introduced on the market. In case you missed Zelda Lily’s coverage of the breastfeeding doll phase, they have been created and marketed by very different sources.
First of all, the …
Now, Ron Howard, if you want to talk about censorship issues, here would be the topic to springboard off of.
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Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh made a conscious decision to have her babies back-to-back. Her “Irish Twins,” Joseph Michael and Sundance Thomas, are less than a year apart. I kind of think Walsh and her husband, Casey Jennings (also a volleyball star), are a little bit crazy for intentionally doing this to themselves—there is a nine year spread between my daughters that I appreciate more than you can imagine—but evidently this is a growing trend.
And, to be fair, there are some pretty compelling reasons to support the Irish Twin concept, particularly for working mothers.
In a recent piece on People.com, Walsh defended her decision.
• As a professional athlete, the lifespan of my career is, unfortunately, pretty limited. I felt that having my children back-to-back would enable me to make the most of my time in the sand. I was fortunate enough to win gold in 2008 and a little shy of two years later, I have both my babies and am now getting back to the sport I love so much and the job which allows me to support my family.
• Our volleyball careers require us to travel a lot and we never want our kids to feel alone or to be without someone to relate to.
• Lastly and most importantly: Both Casey and I are very close in age to our nearest sibling and we each absolutely LOVED everything about that closeness.
This connects directly to the motherhood vs. career conundrum, of course. Kerri Walsh probably does not have an “I love my life as Mommy & wife” holder for her license …
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