24 Million Children Grow Up Without Fathers In the U.S.

Wow! 24 million children grow up without a father in this country! That is shocking and tragic. I appreciate President Obama sharing his own plyte growing up in an effort to get more dads to wake up and smell the coffee and get back in the game of being a dad. Bravo!

"Secret Life" Contributes To Demoralization Of Our Youth

My young teens heard the overblown advertisements that blasted them at every commercial break, even though we have TIVO, for The Secret Life Of The American Teenager. Suspicious, I informed them that I would have to preview it and decide if it would be allowed to be shown in our home.

Alone one day, I sat down to watch program. Not only was the acting lousy, but every other word out of the actors mouths was "SEX, SEX, SEX". I was appalled at the laid back attitude of the girl who had just had a baby with one boy and was dating another teenage boy.

In my opinion, this show is amoral and not deserving on American viewership. ABC family network should be ashamed of themselves. Their programming does not promote family values, but only serves to tear our American society and families apart. I shudder to think what parents in other countries are thinking of us Americans after watching such rubbish.

Tell Your Kids Derrogatory Words Are Off Limits

There is no ad campaign more effective than good old fashioned parenting. Parents need to tell their children not to use words like "gay", "fag", "dike", "whore", etc. What child needs to use such words anyway???? For what purpose do they use such words, other than to humiliate and bully other children. Parents need to be on top of every aspect of their children's development. Teaching children to be nice should be a big part of their education.

Hilary Duff Ad Against Gay Bashing/Bullying

Laid up after minor but incapacitating surgery on my leg, I came across an ad by Hilary
Duff. There are two girls in a boutique. They are using the word "gay" to describe some one's style choices. Hillary puts them in their place and tells them to stop using the hateful word.

Good job! I hope the network continues to run the ad so that it actually gets seen and has a chance to make an impact.

Bully Parents On Baseball Diamond

I was shocked by a story my sister told me yesterday. Her son was in a competitive baseball tournament for 5 straight days. On the 5th day, the parents of the opposing team were loud, rude, and obnoxious. They even had bullhorns! These are 12 year old kids. Hello!

At one point, the coach told her son to pay no attention to "bullhorn boy." Clearly, the coach was fed up with the obnoxious and unsportsmanlike conduct of the opposing team. The response was that everyone in the bleachers blew their bullhorns!!! Unbelievable! Nice modelling parents! Way to go!

Outrageous In America!! More Teen Violence In Chicago

The video was horrifying to watch.  A teenage girl was viciously and mercilessly attacked by 5 teenage girls in Chicago.  The attackers beat her, cut off her hair in what looked like a televised scalping, and burned her with a car cigarette lighter!  They committed this horrific act while their punk friend video taped the savage beating.  Sick!  Sick! Sick!  That's all that can be said about this barbarous act.

The punishment?  Two of the girls ages 15 and 16, the two who cut off her hair and burned her, were charged with a misdemeanor!!!  OUTRAGEOUS IN AMERICA!!!!!!  The laws have got to be changed in the state of Illinois!!!!!  And they must be changed in any other state that allows such despicable behavior to go unpunished!!!!!!  I don't care how old they are!!!!!!  They premeditated this attack to have a red, hot poker to brand their victim with and a pair of scissors to scalp her with.  Disgusting!!!!!!

David Letterman Is A Bully Of The Worst Kind

As a mom, as a woman, as a parent, I am outraged by the lewd comments made by David Letterman regarding 14 year old Willow Palin.  I don't care if he made a mistake and intended to publicly harass and humiliate 18 year old Bristol Palin.  Shame on you David!  Regardless, both girls are mere children.  Shame on you!!!!