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Family Law Prof Blog
3 Parents, 1 Child in CA?
By Family Law
From ABC:California, the battleground state for the arguments for and against same-sex marriage, is now considering an unconventional law that would allow children to be legally granted more than two…
The Right Coast
American Kids: The Most Indulged Young People Ever – The Juggle – WSJ
Kolbert describes an anthropologist s encounter with 6-year-old Yanira, part of a remote Peruvian tribe. On a leaf-gathering expedition with another family, Yanira constantly makes herself useful she sweeps the…
Family Law Prof Blog
“Facebook Parenting”
By Family Law
From CNN:Today's 30-somethings are the first generation whose children are coming of age alongside the social Web.Technology is making an indelible imprint on modern parenting, and there is a sense…
Family Law Prof Blog
Father of 30 Children Asks for State Help
By Family Law
From MSNBC:Desmond Hatchett of Knoxville, Tenn., doesn't deny fathering 30 children, by 11 mothers no less -- instead, he's pleading with the state to help him out with child support.Hatchett,…
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The Moments That Really Matter
(On Memorial Day 2012, please excuse this reprise of a September 2011 post...offered with appreciation for Dad, Robert Roesler (father-in-law) and all who serve.) There are some moments that demand…
Family Law Prof Blog
Modern Dads
By Family Law
From the WSJ:Whether it is because today's men were raised amid the women's movement of the 1970s, or because they themselves experienced the costs of that era's absent fathers, there…
The Right Coast
Strange parents Tom Smith
From last Sunday's New York Times:In some cases, that clash of visions can be explosive. One woman, a professor from New York, remembers clearly when she reached the breaking point…
The Right Coast
The Non-Joie of Parenting, U.S.-Style – NYTimes.com
In fact, it wasn t until 18 months ago, when my husband and I finally returned to the States, that I first experienced motherhood in America. Until then, all I…
Family Law Prof Blog
Parented in U.S.A.
By Family Law
The Washington Post recenlty ran an entertaining piece defending American parenting--read it here.MR
The Right Coast
Octomom Nadya Suleman says she ‘hates’ her children, contemplates suicide: ‘They disgust me’ – NY Daily News
"I hate the babies, they disgust me," the 36-year-old single mother told the magazine.via www.nydailynews.comPerhaps best if possible to have them one at a time and stop when you've had…