Can money really solve your biggest problems? A billionaire dad is really, really hoping it can. Cecil Chao is so livid that his smoking hot daughter, Gigi, recently wed her same-sex partner that he is offering a $65 million “marriage bounty” to any man who can get her to change her sexual preference. In other words, the 76-year-old Hong Kong business tycoon is in complete denial that his darling daughter is a lesbian and is willing to pay a pretty penny to any guy who can turn her straight. Denial is not an unusual parental reaction upon learning about a … Continue reading →

When was the last time you unleashed your inner Mama Bear? Unless you are Caroline Ingalls, there’s a good chance you’ve let her roar on more than one occasion. Typically, moms turn from wise owls to angry bears when they feel their children are in danger and need protection. Apparently, that’s what compelled Florida mom Felecia Phillips to go ballistic on a kid accused of bullying her son Terec Smith. According to reports, when Terec told his mom he was being harassed by another kid, she escorted him to the school bus stop to confront the alleged bully. When she … Continue reading →

Hoohoohoo… Hear that? The sobs, wails and groans are a result of watching less than five minutes of TLC’s train wreck of a reality TV series, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.” And by train wreck, I mean hit show, ratings Goliath, and sad reflection of society’s taste in entertainment. Millions of viewers tune in each week to mock the parenting skills–or lack thereof–displayed on the show which stars 7-year-old Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and her eclectic family: *June “Mama” Shannon, the 32-year-old mother of Honey Boo Boo and her three sisters. She’s also the GRANDMOTHER of baby Kaitlyn. Did … Continue reading →

“My other car is a Lamborghini. Just like this one.” That’s one bumper sticker you’ll never see on my vehicle. After all, it’d look pretty silly on the back of my bike. Just as I don’t have time to turn turkey bones into chandeliers, I simply don’t have the income to drop $50,000 to have my kid attend a fancy schmancy kindergarten. However, this is not a problem for some of the world’s most affluent parents. Forking over 50 grand so their child can be surrounded by other rich kids and learn Mandarin in a highly-integrated community equipped with the … Continue reading →

What is it with families and flying these days? And by flying I mean getting booted from airplanes. Barely a day goes by anymore without some innocent clan getting the heave-ho from a commercial flight due to a perceived threat made by a child. However, the latest incident doesn’t involve a screaming baby, a chatty toddler or a hungry infant; rather, a California family claims they were kicked off an American Airlines flight simply because their 16-year-old son has Down syndrome. Joan and Robert Vanderhorst, of Bakersfield, California, are irate by what they are calling “pure discrimination.” “It’s defamation,” Robert … Continue reading →

My 67-year-old grandmother taught me how to drive. True story. The woman had the patience of a saint. My parents didn’t step foot in a car that I was navigating until I was fully licensed. They didn’t teach any of my brothers how to drive either. We were all sent to Driver’s Ed, and logged our permit hours with our teacher or other family members in various public parking lots and on empty rural roads. Needless to say, my mom won’t be teaching my daughter how to drive when that dreadful day comes. Rather, the job will likely fall to … Continue reading →

Humility and kids don’t exactly go together like peanut butter and jelly. That goes double when teens are involved. Perhaps, that’s why the video of a Texas high school student making a very public apology to a plane full of passengers has gone viral overnight. In case you’ve been living under a rock or you’re too busy dealing with your own self-absorbed offspring, you can check out the video clip here. Thanks to a couple of ingenious high school lacrosse coaches, “Lone Star State” teen Mac Breedlove was taught a very public lesson in humility and shown why it’s never … Continue reading →

No sooner did their children make international headlines as Olympic gold medalists than the parents of gymnast Gabby Douglas and swimming superstar Ryan Lochte’s parents garner worldwide attention themselves… but not the good kind. Leave it to TMZ.com to break the news that Douglas’ mother, Natalie Hawkins, was forced to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy just months before her 16-year-old daughter made the Olympic gymnastics team. According to court records, Hawkins has been granted time by a federal court to reorganize her finances and pay down the nearly $80,000 of debt she has accumulated since going on long-term medical disability … Continue reading →

I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve spilled a lot about my kid on this blog. A. Lot. Perhaps too much. Whereas it may not seem like it, I really do filter the information I share with the world about my child. For every one thing I reveal here, there are hundreds of personal tidbits I would never dream of publicizing, and as my daughter gets older, I plan to zip it even more. Even if she becomes an Olympic gold medalist. Ahem. Especially, if she becomes an Olympic gold medalist. You have to wonder if swimming superstar Ryan … Continue reading →

Have you seen this video of US gymnast Aly Raisman’s mom and dad as they watch their child prodigy complete her uneven bars routine at the Olympic Games? NBC showed Ricky and Lynn Raisman debut their own choreographed routine in the bleachers last night during its primetime coverage. If medals were given out for the most amusing ways parents of Olympians dealt with nervous energy, Ma and Pa Raisman would have taken home the gold last night. London is nearly a half world away from my living room, yet I could feel their stress as I sat glued to my … Continue reading →