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more about #kidstoday Her Grace: SNOWED IN: My pictures were mostly standard fare: little girls, cats, more little girls... I liked to copy out of picture books to get a better sense of how thin... more » sableized (sister europe): My mother discovered, about four or five years ago, a picture I had drawn of her when I was six. She must have yelled at me for something, because she... more » RainbowBrite: When I was 6 or 7, we had to "write our autobiographies" in school. One of the pages had to be a drawing of what we wanted to be when we grew up. I dr... more » Triphena: An old coworker's nephew had to draw pictures of his family and he drew a picture of his mom and a bunch of women passing around a bottle, and they al... more » Old Jean Gallagher: When I was about 9, my mom was getting her hair done w/ her fave stylist while I was sitting on the floor of the salon, playing with some of the toys,... more » MargaretMoony: I went through the weirdest phase in 2nd grade where I kept drawing pictures of God as an old white dude with a beard. I think I freaked the hell out... more » JessIsElf-ity: Hmm, I don't recall ever drawing anything odd myself, but I do remember purchasing a drawing of "three naked men in a bed" from a classmate in kinderg... more » juliannasays: My boyfriend drew a sort of comic when he was 9 years old. The paper was divided into four sections, each section had a cartoon rendition of a cat wal... more » Angry Angel: I just remembered - at about age 7, I thought that being in a wheelchair or having to use crutches was really something to aspire to. Somewhere my pa... more » Lulubell: Not exactly the same thing, but when I was in first grade, my mom was doing a lot of photo shoots for her job as an advertising art director. She had ... more » cheshirecounty: Right before I was in the 2nd grade, my grandmother (who lived with us) died unexpectedly. When Halloween rolled around, our teacher gave us the assig... more » Wishnick: When I was in second grade, my class was tasked with drawing a special scene onto a circular piece of paper that would then be made into a plate for o... more » nksia1001: When I was five or six, I would spend afternoons at my dad's deli. He would set me up at a little table by the cash register with a stack of wax paper... more » Scal: My sister once drew a picture that consisted of four podiums, on which four men stood, with their pants pulled down and their testicles displayed. One... more » ArgusRun: I wrote a poem about a red moon in High School. it was literal. I saw a blood red moon rise while sailing one summer. The teachers and staff though... more » sarijuana: when I was a super horny like 9 year old I would draw out what could only be described as pornographic fantasies drawn from stuff i'd seen in my uncle... more » prettycool: When I went shopping for ballet gear at age six, I insisted that the leotard be black. The shop keeper and my mom asked why and I replied "Because it ... more » Gobiasomecoffee: I used to make flip books from pads of paper. In one, a girl is looking out the window onto Times Square on New Year's Eve when she gets hit on the he... more » BunnyJones: When I was about 8 I made a poster on the computer with a seashell border that said simply "Kill or Be Killed" and happily showed it to my mum. She w... more » Chamalla,barren crone: In third grade, for the Young Authors competition, I wrote an anthology of horror stories that freaked out a teacher. Now I write for a living, and I... more » -
#drawingattention
Out Of The Markers Of Babes: Things That Freaked Out Our Parents
An eight-year-old boy was sent home from school last week for drawing himself on a cross, leading us to recall (and solicit) things we wrote or drew that freaked out the adults around us. More » -
#childsplay
Eff Technology: The Best Toys Are The Simplest
As Nancy Gibbs writes for Time, the worst toys are "overdesigned, overengineered, the product of so much imagination on the part of the toymaker that they require none from the child." That's why Play-Doh is one of my childhood faves. More » -
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Age Of Innocence? 3-Year-Olds Think They're Fat
The other night, I was channel surfing. On TLC? Obese and Pregnant. One channel up, and I found a guy attempting to demolish an inhuman pile of fries on Man Versus Food. And we wonder why kids are weight-obsessed: More » -
#kidstoday
The Mommy Wars: "Quite Simply I Hate Your Baby."
In what she might herself term a "shark-bait" piece in Salon, Lynn Harris asks: why does everyone hate mommies?
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#kidstoday
De-Overparenting Is The New Overparenting
In a rather disturbing bit of irony, parents can now take classes that teach them how to parent less. More » -
#todayincatalogs
Lilly's Kids: What's Christmas Without Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes?
There are many lessons to be learned in the Lilly's Kids Holiday catalog, with stuff for kids ages 2 and up! For instance: Some toys/jobs are for girls, while other toys/jobs are for boys.
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#clothescall
Stylish Duds Will Be The Downfall Of Suri Cruise
You know how the tabloids are always expressing concern that Suri Cruise is "a miniature adult?" Well, we've discovered it has everything to do with her status as a fashion icon: More » -
#heartbreaking
Babies Having Babies
During her wedding to her 19-year-old "boyfriend," 11-year-old Kordeza Zhelyazkova, went into labor and became one of the world's youngest mothers. "I'm not going to play with toys anymore - I have a new toy now," she told reporters. [NYDailyNews] -
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#kidstoday
Study: Tweens Already Thinking About Botox
According to a British study, half of girls between 16 and 21 would consider plastic surgery, and 95% would like to change their bodies. Even more disturbingly, 5% of 11- to 16-year-olds would consider Botox. [Independent] -
#kidstoday
Does Society Really Hate Kids?
After reading about a recent incident wherein a mother and her 2-year-old son were kicked off a flight due to the child's yelling, Dr. James C. Kaufman penned a piece for Psychology Today, asking "Why Does Our Society Hate Children?" More » -
#kidstoday
Liar, Liar: Kids Believe You've Gotta Cheat To Get Ahead
According to a new study, kids who cheated in high school are more likely to grow up to be dishonest adults. In related news: My generation is fucked. More » -
#spoileralert
This Does Not End Well.
"Bob Elston and one of his friends took their 11-year-old sons [to Hooters] after their Saturday morning football game...the well-intentioned dads saw the outing as a way to demystify sex to see how the boys conducted themselves around women." [NPR] -
#youmakemewanna
"This Is So The Issue Right Now"
Oh dear. Oh no. It seems today's anti-spanking, "pregnancy-flaunting, soccer-cheering, organic-snack-proffering generation of parents" have a dark secret: sometimes they yell at their kids. More » -
#warnings
Advisory: WTWTA May Be Hazardous To Parental Health
"When [5-year-old Claire] returned home, she threw her own tantrum, bit her mother very hard (something she does not do), and told her she was going to run away from home and go to where the wild things are." [CNN] -
#schooldaze
"That's Just Who I Am. I Don't Dress Like A Girl. I Don't Even Own Any Girl Clothes."
Ceara, an openly gay female student in Wesson, Mississippi, wore a tux in her yearbook photo; school officials are refusing to include the pic. "I'm paying for the yearbook. Why can't it be in there?" Ceara rightly asks. [WLOX] -
#maghag
Kids In Milk: Cooler & Better Dressed Than You
It's tough to describe why I'm obsessed with Milk, the French child-oriented high-fashion mag for parents, since I don't have kids and often claim that I don't like kids (due to decades, yes decades of babysitting). Maybe I'm jealous?
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#kidstoday
The "Single Ladies" Babies Trend: Taking Over The World
You guys, Kanye was right. BeyoncĂ© has one of the greatest videos of all time. "Single Ladies" has been copied by Justin Timberlake, Filipino inmates and sylph-like men in skimpy ensembles. And now babies "just can't get enough." More » -
#kidstoday
Tween Summit Reveals The Kids Are (Mostly) Alright
If you think teens are text-addicted sexters whose brains are being turned to mush thanks to technology and pop music, you didn't attend the Tween Summit on October 10, 2009 in Washington DC. USA Today reports "It's about girl power." More » -
#gossipgirls
"Morbid, Dead-Girl Lit" Is Hott
A look into the minds of teens - who are actually adults thinking like kids, but stay with me - is really, fascinatingly scary:
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#clips
Amiya's Mobile Dance Academy Is A Dream Come True
Ever dreamed up an awesome idea, only to decide it was best left in slumberland? 10-year-old Amiya woke up in the middle of the night, with the vision of a pink school bus. Now she has a dance academy. More »
