Preparing to Come out to your Parents

Struggling with your sexuality can be such a difficult thing to deal with, and once you have made things a little clearer in your own mind, there is then the dreaded conversation where you need to come out to your parents. The thought of this alone can be scary, and not something that you’d particularly look forward to doing – so it’s important you are in the right frame of mind before you do so.

Parenting Challenges You Have Ahead of You

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world, and there’s no manual that tells you how to do it right. You have to work that out for yourself as you go along. However, we can help you with more tips and details on some of the challenges that you have ahead of you. It’s best to understand which challenges every parent has to deal with at one time or other because that way you can prepare yourself.

Mom In Belgium Burns 3 Daughters Alive, Calls Husband To Listen to Them Die [Photos]

"Listen to their screams...", an African woman told her husband as she called to tell him she was burning their 3 daughters alive. Reportedly high on drugs, she locked her three daughters in their garden shed and set it on fire, forcing her husband to listen at the end of a phone. She went on to say;

"I can hear their screams but I will do nothing to save them.You'd better hurry but you will be too late to rescue them. They won't survive. I will never surrender my children to you."

Parents Outraged After Students Were Forced To Remove Underwear For Poop Inspection

Via HuffPo

When officials at an elementary school in Gustine, Texas, kept finding poop on the gym floor, they decided to get to the bottom of the matter.

But their method of investigation has parents and students raising a stink.

On Monday, officials at Gustine Elementary rounded up 24 students, and divided them up by gender. Then the kids were ordered to pull down their pants far enough so educators could see if there were any tell-tale fecal stains.

White Dad With African American Daughter Slams N-Word Bullies, But She Uses It Too

Brad Knudson posted a video to YouTube on Monday Jan 19, which quickly went viral and now has over 1 million views. In it, he defends his 14-year-old adopted African American daughter against twin bullies who had called her the N-word. The bullying had happened on New Year's Eve and after the parents of the twins waved aside what happened, the enraged dad decided to bring it online to campaign against bullying.

'I love my daughter and I don't want her to end up committing suicide because of freaking morons. I can't have this hanging over us and my daughter thinking the worst.'

Angry Mother Explains Invoice Sent To 5-Year-Old After He Missed Her Son's Party

A 5-year-old in the UK was sent an invoice after missing a schoolmate's birthday party, and his parents were told they will be sued if they refuse to pay. Now, in a leaked Facebook chat, the angry mom who sent the bill opens up on her own side of the story. She thinks the little boy's parents were rude not to have informed her he was double booked and couldn't make it, and the invoice is to teach them a lesson.

Derek Nash and Tanya Walsh were the first to open up to the media saying they were shocked when their son, Alex, arrived home from preschool with a brown envelope stuffed in his backpack. Inside there was a formal invoice from another mother, Julie Lawrence, for £15.95.

Father Chops Dreadlocks Off Boyfriend He Caught With Teenage Daughter [Video]

38 year old Reginald Hardy was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and a host of other offenses after he assaulted his daughter’s boyfriend.

He found the boyfriend, 19-years-old, alone with his 17-year-old daughter and lost it — punching, and hitting the man before chopping off the man’s dreadlocks.

“I’m a father and I’m looking out for my daughter. That’s it,” said Hardy, who told 69 News he is remorseful for his actions. Read the report from WMFZ below and decide if he went too far. Most parents seem to support him..

'Hot Car Mom' May Have Squandered $100K Donations On Drugs And Designer Clothes

When single mom Shanesha Taylor was arrested for leaving 2 of her children in a hot car while she attended a job interview many were moved to pity by her teary-eyed mugshot above. At the time, her children were taken into care after she was charged with felony abuse.

A lot of those people who defended her did not just talk online, a fund raising page for her was set up with over $100K in donations raised for her over the following weeks. Prosecutors also offered her a lenient plea deal which would allow her avoid jail. All she had to do was put $40,000 in a trust fund for her children along with other minor requirements.

Father Of Kidnapped Child Speaks Out - I Was Not An Absent Parent

Izuchukwu Ehiemere is the father of 2-year old Liya who was allegedly kidnapped from the mother in the UK and taken to Nigeria by the paternal grandmother. Izu has finally decided to share his side of the story and maintains that he was not an absent parent.

He says even though he initially did not want a baby with Moronke, he changed his mind and was there for baby Liya's birth. He says he has also been involved with the child's upkeep since then. Meanwhile, Liya has now been returned to her maternal family. Read Izu below...

Australian Couple Discover No Genetic Link To Their Child Born Of Indian Surrogate

An Australian couple has made the shock discovery that they have no biological connection to their child, who was born via surrogate in India.

The case is the latest in a string of international surrogacy controversies, with three new cases revealed in a new report into surrogacy by the Attorney-General’s office.

The couple, who chose not to be named, have come forward after the report exposed a range of startling problems within Indian surrogacy, according to Woman's Day.

Woman Arrested After Police Find 3 Dead Infants In Her Filthy Home May Have Led Double Life

Erika Murray, 31, who lived in a squalid home with her 4 children was arrested this week on charges including fetal death concealment, witness intimidation and permitting substantial injury to a child.

Blackstone police said Murray was the mother of the two oldest children removed from the home last month, but no birth records existed for the two youngest. Police were following up on the case of reckless endangerment when they found the body of a dead infant in a closet on Wednesday, and the remains of what appeared to be two other newborns on Thursday.

The following is a report by the Boston Globe of Erika Murray's double life on social media.

Erika Murray appears to have led a double life as a mom. She presented herself on her Facebook page as a cheerful mother of two school-age children focusing on “back to school” buys, while allegedly hiding the existence of two ailing younger children — and the deaths of three infants in her home.

Woman Takes Hospital To Court After Giving Birth to Down's Syndrome Baby

A South African woman has gone to the constitutional court to claim thousands of pounds in damages after a medical centre failed to diagnose her son with Down's syndrome.

The woman, identified only as Ms H. to protect the identity of her child, is arguing her son represents a "wrongful life," as she would have aborted the foetus if she had been told by the clinic it was at a high risk of having Down's syndrome.

Telegraph UK reports that the mother is seeking £368,742 in damages on behalf of her child, who has severe Down's syndrome and needs constant care, according to court documents.

Earlier this month, there was also an uproar after Australian parents were accused of abandoning one of their twins born through a surrogate mother in Thailand after the male baby was diagnosed with Down's syndrome.

Parents Sue Daycare For Duct-Taping Their Toddler To His Cot During Nap Time

A mother on her way to pick up her child from daycare, received a call letting her know that a daycare owner had strapped the child down to his sleeping mat with duct-tape during nap time. If you were the one, how would you feel?

This is a real story, and the mother in question and her husband, Kristi and Brad Galbraith have sued the daycare - Heart2Heart in Parker County, Texas, for being negligent in properly carrying out responsibilities and supervising employees, resulting in injury and pain to their 21/2-year-old son.

The allegations surfaced June 17 after an employee, Hannah Tidwell, called Kristi Galbraith advising her that her son and another boy had been forcefully secured by duct tape to their napping mats by one of the facility’s owners, Pamela Decker.

Tameka Raymond Writes Touching Tribute to Son Who Died in Jet Ski Accident 2 Years Ago

Musician Usher Raymond's ex-wife, Tameka,  lost her 11-yar-old son Kile in a tragic jet ski accident in Atlanta two years ago, and since his passing, Tameka has set up a foundation to honor his memory. The Kiles World Foundation aims to cultivate artistic talents in young children.

Today being the 2nd anniversary of her son's death, Tameka has written an emotional tribute in remembrance of him;

Picture Of An Infant Who Died Sick Photoshopped To Help The Grieving Family

Nathen Steffel posted a photo of his infant daughter, Sophia, on the Reddit with one request: 

"My daughter recently passed away after a long battle in the children's hospital. Since she was in the hospital her whole life we never were able to get a photo without all her tubes. Can someone remove the tubes from this photo?"

He explained that Sophia passed away in Cincinnati's Children's Hospital after suffering a hepatic hemangioma in her liver at just 6 weeks old.

What happened next stands as a testament that there really is good in this world. Users posted their photoshopped, painted or drawn portraits to the thread for the father to have.

Dad Locks Himself in Hot Car to Show How Much Kids Suffer, Video Goes Viral

A father of three kids, 4, 7, and 14, recently decided to take action in light of the tragedies of dozens of children being left to die in hot cars each summer in America.

Terry Bartley of Greensboro, North Carolina filmed himself sweating and struggling to breathe in his car on a 90-degree day to find out what it’s like to be a child forgotten in the back seat.

Mr Bartley posted the video on Youtube June 20, just two days after 22-month-old Cooper Harris died after his dad left him in a parked SUV for nine hours. Harris has since been charged with murder and child cruelty [read here]

See the video which has over 1.6 Million views below ...

Are You Overdosing Your Child With Medicine Without Realizing It?

Parents are at risk for making mistakes when giving children their medication, as they may not remember their child’s prescribed dose or how to measure the dose correctly.

The mix-up of terms like milliliter, teaspoon and tablespoon also contributes to more than 10,000 calls by parents to the poison center each year.

These facts are from the results of a study in the August 2014 Pediatrics, published online July 14, and which found that medication errors are common.

Titled, “Unit of Measurement Used and Parent Medication Dosing Errors”, the study found that 39.4 percent of parents incorrectly measured the dose they intended, and ultimately 41.1 percent made an error in measuring what their doctor had prescribed.

If you are a parent concerned that you may be making these errors, read on for how to minimze the risk.

Mom Arrested For Letting Her 9-Year-Old Daughter Play in the Park On Her Own?

For those who think they can parent their children in the way they themselves grew up, things have changed in 2014 America. In this case, I think some people have watched too many SVUs and CSIs, and will panic at the littlest thing when it comes to children.

Many commentators are against the arrest of Debra Lynn Harrell, who was charged on Monday after she left her 9-year-old daughter to play in a park while she was at work.

But is 9 years too young to be left alone at home or in a busy park? The news called the little girl neglected, and authorities said the mother has abandoned her child. I think they are exagerrating.

Should this be a crime? What do you think? Below is the whole gist of the matter...

Mom Stalks About-to-Wed Couples At Registry So Her Daughter Can Be A Flowergirl?

4-year-old Annabelle Earl had heard about the joys of being a flowergirl from her baby-sitter's daughter and wanted to be one too so her mother came up with a plan to make her one though they didn't have anyone in their circle close to being married.

The mother is obviously the type to go to any lengths to get her daughter's wishes granted, and her plan was that they go to the marriage registry in New York, where ouples get married for $25, and Annabelle would advertise her services.

However, when they showed up, nobody wanted Annabelle and her mother began to ask directly.

I don't know how I feel about this, it sounds romantic, but I imagine being forced or shamed by this mom to have a strange little girl as part of a private ceremony like a wedding.

Kate Gosselin Has a Problem With "Parents Who Let Their Kids Win,"

Kate Gosselin stirred controversy once again simply by playing ball games with her children. And playing to win. The mom of twins and sixtuplets is back on reality TV in part one of the two-part Kate Plus 8 reunion special and she's got people talking about her parenting style.

The mother of two teenagers and six 10-year-olds likes to win at games, and it doesn't matter to her that she is defeating her own children, and they have to deal with losing. In fact, that is the point for her. She thinks children have to learn to lose. She said during the episode:

I've got a problem with parents who let their kids win because nobody is going to let me win. And while I'm saying "do your best", "work your hardest", "try your hardest", why am I then, in a fun game, letting her win?