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Vivienne is not my cup of tea, but it's a nice enough name. Knox just plain sux, though. Sorry, I HATE it! Not that they need my approval or anything... just saying.

Sorry, but this is BS. If your definition of "young girls" means girls aged 16 or 17, you might have had a valid point, but the fact is that giving birth at 11 can indeed be physically harmful and sometimes quite dangerous.

Excellent point, wenchie! I had a suspicion that Bushra provocatively looked for someone not to hire her, simply to sue (when I heard how insistent she was to come in for an interview). This helps confirm my suspicion. Working in this type of shop does not conform to the tenets of her religion...

Our local middle and high school mandatory health classes include a module on infant and toddler care. One part of the program requires each student to take a fake baby home for at least a weekend. The baby weighs as much as a three to six month old and is programmed to cry randomly every 10-25...

I think that people in general are not comfortable with the whole concept of the Stockholm Syndrome. The idea that a victim can go willingly with a kidnapper or will not try to escape once in captivity, goes against the entire grain of thought a normal, non threatened observer might have. It's a...

Elizabeth's behavior during and immediately after her abduction and rescue is easily explained by the Stockholm Syndrome. I also think it's ludicrous and cruel to think that she was pregnant and that her family somehow engineered the abduction to hide a pregnancy. What parent in their right mind...

What makes her think most women don't like being pregnant? I loved being pregnant, too, and so did most of my friends and relatives. Seems like a very presumptuous thing to say. She appears to think that she's awfully special, in my opinion.

Great post, Linda! I completely agree.

Hi to you too, Glow. This is definitely a thought provoking subject!

The idea of breastfeeding a 7 or 8 year old does make me go EEWWW, but I firmly believe it's a cultural bias that makes me react like that and nothing else. I really don't think this woman is sick or twisted, or that her children are abused or will end up maladjusted either. Breastfeeding is a...

When I was a kid, our school bus company was owned by a man who used to drive some of the buses himself. We thought he was weird because he always slurred his words and talked nonsense most of the time. He used to careen around curves at high speeds and when he dropped you off, you had to jump...

The article also states that the cow DNA was entirely removed. Basically, the cow cell is emptied of any genetic material that says "cow" and replaced with human genetic material. Even if the embryo was allowed to develop, it could not develop into a cow/human. I suspect it might not be able to...

I don't think it's reasonable to expect the bus driver to sit there and do nothing until a supervisor arrives. It would have taken way too long for any help to arrive. She was the only adult in charge of a large number of children, some of whom were disrespectful and combative. The situation was...

I understand your point, Linda, but I think it's more a case of trying to protect the victims of those brats, rather than babysitting the brats themselves. Some parents don't have the option of driving their kids to school or joining a car pool. I think it's a complex problem requiring a complex...

I, for one, do believe that they were kicked off for being pretty... pretty obnoxious, that is!

I don't know about you, but when four or five angry, screaming, very frenzied men point guns at me and sic a lunging, ferociously barking dog at me, my first instinct would be to instantly lay myself flat on the ground and become completely and totally vulnerable to attack. The guy stops his...

That entire article sounded like a joke to me. I don't think it's real.

I agree, to a point. But regardless of whether or not the kid acted appropriately, this woman is an adult and her reaction was totally out of line. She should have conducted herself in a more mature manner, despite her feelings. Very poor judgement on her part.

Slate Magazine releases excerpts from Andrew Morton's unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise. http://www.slate.com/id/2181858?y=1

Love, good thoughts and high hopes for the New Year, from me to you and your family, as well, Annasmom.