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more about #childabuse more comments → Jetgirly: I used to live in Italy, where my job had me interacting with a lot of professional men in their late twenties to early forties. I probably got to kn... more » BytheSea: No, most parents don't dote on their kids to the point of causing failure to thrive, and I doubt that most Italian mothers do, either. This article to... more » purpleshoes reminds everyone to take typing breaks and stretch, ow: Man, I dislike connections being made to mythical Helicopter Parents. If you put one person in charge of protecting a child from swine flu, insecticid... more » Kali Mama: I'm so blessed that one of the first phrases of Kali Kidlet was "do mah-seffff", and will throw a flying shitfit if you do not comply in letting her-"... more » jairip: In Los Angeles (where parenting is a blood sport) a helicopter parent means more than what this article is suggesting. Here if a child doesn't reach a... more » desertbloom79: My mother always said to us that her job as a parent was to raise her children to be independent, aware, interested, interesting, and educated adults-... more » PetiteGal: I think my parents are like this - they think that young people who live in basement apartments in their parents' homes are really lucky because they ... more » ketamineKitty: I worked at a children's museum for a while, and experienced some of this. I once had a mother berate me for having baby formula IN HER CHILD'S LINE ... more » sequined: Does it sound like there are some other factors at work in this case, maybe? Like, if the divorce was acrimonious and the woman thought she had to "ke... more » funnyface: Ugh. I hate helicopter parents. I can tell immediately which kids on the campus where I work have them, as they're the ones who come into my office an... more » willwritesins000: I'm Scottish Italian and, from spending entire summers living with family, I would say mammone is more to do with society than the individual. My Aunt... more » MissMollyKate: This is obviously an extreme example, but this article, and the stories everyone has told in the comments, remind me of what my boyfriend said the oth... more » kellieherson: I can't make any distinctions for heritage or religion, since the Italian men I know decidedly do not fit this mold, but I know plenty of these mammon... more » Flackette Goes Retro: Given my experience dating an Italian-American guy whose mother worshipped the ground he walked on and was still doing things like buying him cars wel... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: I should add, though, that we live with this from Mr. JB's family. He had a severe childhood illness and almost died, so his parents, mostly his mothe... more » -
#mammamia
His Name Is Luca: When Over-Parenting Becomes Child Abuse
The mother and grandparents of an Italian boy are being charged with child abuse for their smothering, overprotective love, drawing attention to the problem of overinvolved parents in Italy and elsewhere. More » -
#leftovers
Doctor Claims He Was Framed In Miscarriage Case • Gay Couple Refused Right To Wed In Moscow
• Dr. Edwin Erin, who, as we mentioned earlier today, has been charged with poisoning his pregnant lover, is claiming that Bella Prowse spiked her own drink in an attempt to frame him. • More » -
#clips
Did Phillips' Revelation Help Incest Victims?
Though some are questioning Mackenzie Phillips' motivation for revealing her incestuous "relationship", including her stepmothers, Good Morning America reports it's having a positive effect: Calls to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network's hotline jumped 26%. Clip at left. -
#mixedbag
10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
In this week's multimedia compilation of pop culture crap Janice Dickinson returns to judging people, Judge Judy and Antiguan weed, gay polyamory, and more! More » -
#cryingshame
Get Off My Spawn!
Roger Stephens, 61, has been charged with felony cruelty to children for allegedly slapping a crying 2-year-old girl in an Atlanta Walmart, telling her mother, "If you don't shut that baby up, I'll shut her up for you." [AP] -
#postgrad
Mom Charged With Starving Adult Daughter, Making Her Wear Bags
A New Jersey mother is facing neglect charges after her 25-year-old daughter was found dead of malnutrition, wearing a plastic bag as a shirt. She moved home after college and authorities say her mother starved and controlled her. [MSNBC] -
#childbrides
After Divorce, Life Is Still Bleak For Former Child Bride
Two years ago, Nujood Ali's story made the 8-year-old child bride famous. She appeared on multiple television and award shoes, and in 2008, Glamour named her their "woman" of the year. But despite the fame, little has changed for Nujood. More » -
#cultureofsilence
Report Details Abuse Of Thousands Of Children At Irish Catholic Schools
A controversial report released yesterday reveals that tens of thousands of Irish children were sexually, physically, and emotionally abused over six decades in workhouse-styles schools run by the Roman Catholic church. More » -
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#findingoneself
The Problem With The "Happy Hooker" Myth
Last week, Jackie McReynolds and her program to help street prostitutes renounce the lifestyle were profiled in the Washington Post. Today, she appeared on NPR with a client, Nakita Harrison, to talk about their experiences. More » -
#parentingpillory
Mad Mom Gets An Online Stoning
When Scarsdale mom Madlyn Primoff did what so many moms only threaten — stopped the car and let her kids find their own way home — her story turned into an online judge-fest. More » -
#flowersinthecellar
Fritzl Sentenced To Life In Psychiatric Center
Josef Fritzl was sentenced yesterday to life in prison, which he will serve in a psychiatric facility. However, due to a loophole, he could be released in 14 years. More » -
#flowersinthecellar
Fritzl Trial, Day 2: Defense Portrays Rapist Abuser As A Caring Family Man
In court today, the defense said Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years, raping her, and fathering her seven children, was "not a monster." His daughter's testimony said otherwise. More » -
#flowersinthecellar
Austrian Abuser Admits To Rape, Denies Murder On First Day In Court
Josef Fritzl, the 74-year-old Austrian man who kept his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathered 7 children with her, has pled guilty to incest but denies murdering his infant son. More » -
#whatsinaname
Heath Campbell Is A White Supremacist, But Is He A Bad Parent?
Adolf Hitler Campbell, the toddler who first made national news when ShopRite refused him a cake, has an entire article in today’s New York Times devoted to his family and their current legal troubles. More » -
#assholes
Daddy Issues
The son of the "British Fritzl," the man who impregnated his two daughters 19 times, says he lived in fear of his father, who was abusive, and hopes he "rots in hell." Ditto. [Guardian] -
#wishlist
Letters To Santa
A Texas man has been arrested on charges of child abuse after a 9-year-old girl wrote a letter to Santa, asking that the man — her relative — stop touching her and her sister. [CBS News]
