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Bristol Palin: High School Graduate

Josh loposer — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:32:00 GMT

Bristol Palin is now officially edumacated. Avoiding one of the greatest pitfalls for teenage mothers, Bristol got her Wasilla High School diploma Saturday.

With the year she's had, finding the motivation to finish up high school had to be a challenge, but Bristol was reportedly all smiles when she walked across the stage at the Wasilla Sports Complex. She was, however, seen mouthing the words "where's my baby" to her family in the crowd just moment before getting her diploma.

Her graduating GPA was a respectable 3.497, which is only "point zero-zero-something" from graduating with honors, according to Bristol.

After reveling in the glory of post graduation parties and whatever else high school kid can find to do in Alaska, Bristol plans to start her search for a college with a two-year business degree program. Then, it's on to a career in real estate. I'm foreseeing a few years of daycare for baby Tripp.

Or, maybe Levi will look after him once his modeling career slows down ... I kid.

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Christian Bale Isn't a User

trix — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:32:00 GMT

Christian Bale doesn't need any kind of anything to help him perform. He admits that he was, at one time, tempted to use steroids to build his physique.

He passed up the chance to be a 'roid head and do it all naturally.

The reason he passed it up?

He said, “I called up the store where they’re selling that sort of stuff and asked, ‘Have you used it? And side effects?’ ‘No no. I mean, really minimal. Your balls might shrink and you might get acne.’ I’m like, there’s no way in hell I’m going to touch anything like that and damn those who think I did.”

Ha ha that's funny, he didn't want his junk to shrink. It probably would have made him a little angry and intense. He needs nothing to help him in the intensity department.

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Obama Family Pictures - Adorable

Kate Left Her Kids Alone Again

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Video: Duggar's 18th Baby On The View & Is Michelle Pregnant Again?

Sassy Smith — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:09:00 GMT

Those fun-loving 'let's have babies until we just can't have any more babies' Duggars sat down with the ladies of The View last week to talk - what else - babies. Michelle and Jim Bob also brought along their newest edition to the family - baby number 18, daughter Jordyn-Grace, 5 weeks.

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You have to hand it to Joy Behar - she actually asked Michelle if she still has to push when she's giving birth. I sort of wondered that myself considering Mrs. Duggar has had only 2 C-sections and 16 vaginal births. Sure, babies don't just fall out per se but after that many pregnancies and births...well, you get the picture. And I think that concludes our discussion on Michelle Duggars nether regions.

The Duggars were asked if they were planning on more kids - Jim Bob said he leaves that up to Michelle, who said, yes, she's just crazy enough to have another. (Okay, she didn't say she was crazy but, oh my, I can't even imagine). Do you suppose she's pregnant? Nah, but I'm betting by the time that precious little Jordyn-Grace is walking, Michelle will have another in the oven.

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The Duggars: God-Lovin' Family-Values Folk, Or Child Abusers?

Josh & Anna Duggar: Premarital Sex

Kevin Costner Hospitalized After Fainting

Karl Erikson — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:38:00 GMT

Kevin Costner spent some time in a Los Angeles hospital this week after calling 911 following a fainting spell. Kevin, 53, complained about feeling dizzy while he was driving to a meeting. Paramedics zoomed to the scene to find Kevin puking by the roadside.

The paramedics took Costner to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and kept him overnight for tests. His publicist said, "Mr. Costner experienced some light-headedness while he was driving, was checked out at the hospital and released after tests found that everything was normal."

Kevin has 3 children with former wife Cindy Silva: Annie, 24, Lily, 22, and Joe, 20. He has another son, Liam (12) with ex-girlfriend Bridget Rooney. And of course he has son Cayden Wyatt Costner, 1-1/2, with wife Christine Baumgartner. The couple are expecting another baby some time this year.

Here's to hoping Kevin's okay. He has a new movie coming out this year, "The New Daughter," which is oddly enough a horror film. IMDB.com describes it thusly: "Costner will play John James, a single father who moves to a farm with his two kids after a painful divorce. Soon, his daughter starts behaving ominously, and Dad begins to suspect that the burial mound in a nearby field might have something to do with it."

God, I hope this isn't Pet Sematary 3.

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Sarah Palin Calls People About Grandson Tripp

Whit Honea — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:06:00 GMT

It turns out that one of the many magazines that Sarah Palin reads is People. Even Governors need to kill time in the check-out line.

Grandma Palin called the magazine to talk about her teenage daughter Bristol, her baby daddy Levi Johnston and their new bundle o'joy Tripp. She's pretty excited. If People had a couch Palin would have been jumping on it.

“You need to know that both Levi and Bristol are working their butts off to parent and going to school and working at the same time. They are certainly not high school dropouts. [Any suggestion otherwise] harms Bristol’s reputation and Levi’s reputation and their chances for good work opportunities.”

Notice that nowhere in that sentence is the idea of college even approached. Go Seawolves!

Tripp Johnston Speaks Out: Take My Family, Please.

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Josh & Anna Duggar: Premarital Sex

Sassy Smith — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Oldest Duggar son, Josh, 20, married his sweetheart, Anna, 3 months ago and the young couple is telling other young people to save themselves for marriage.

The newlyweds wrote on their website:

"Many of you have contacted us asking when our wedding will be shown on TV. We have just been informed that it is scheduled to begin airing in mid-January on TLC (The Learning Channel) and is likely to air also on Discovery Health (and internationally on Discovery Home & Health). We will try to place more specific information here when we receive it. You can check TLC's website for additional show info & airtime schedules.

The show is part of a new reality series entitled "17 Kids & Counting!" featuring the Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Family. Our Wedding Show is entitiled "A Very Duggar Wedding" and will include preparing & planning, the Rehearsal, Wedding Ceremony & Reception.

It is our goal in sharing with you that your children will be encouraged to wait for God's best in their life partner, having purity before marriage and trusting God to direct in His perfect timing! We encourage you to embrace the lifeline of honesty & accountability between husband and wife that will bring total oneness & lasting fulfillment in your marriage.

God Bless You & Happy New Year 2009!

Josh & Anna Duggar"

I guess if, you as a parent, are having a tough time convincing your teens to wait to have sex until marriage, then maybe get them to watch this TLC special. I'm not sure how inspiring the Duggar family is, but maybe they will be to some?

Also, I wonder if Josh will follow in his parents' footsteps and have a ridiculously huge family?

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Photos: First Look At Duggar's New Baby Jordyn-Grace!

Duggar Mom Pops Out # 18, Will Go For Baby # 19

The Duggars: God-Lovin' Family-Values Folk, Or Child Abusers?

HerBadMother — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:13:00 GMT

Are the Duggars - that happy-go-lucky, home-schoolin', Jeebus-praisin', birth-control rejectin' family of 17 that just became a family of 18 - really the models of good Christian family values (every child a blessing!), or are they, in fact, child-abusers?

Gawker raised the question last week, and I gotta say, having watched a few episodes over the holidays, it's kind of a good question. Obviously, nobody is suggesting that the Duggar mere and pere beat their children or whatever, but still - doesn't having so many kids that you couldn't, as a parent, possibly have a close relationship with any single one of them (18! How do they even remember their names?) count as a kind of benign neglect? You can't tell me that those children aren't effectually raising each other - there simply aren't enough hours in the day for the parents (especially seeing as they have multiple businesses and a TV show) to provide attention to each kid. Maybe it's not abusive or negligent, but there's a case to be made, as Gawker says, that it's at best disturbing and at worst terrifying.

Which, whatever. There are a great many children in the world that deal with much worse. But still - these people are cashing in on their apparent devotion to the principles fo family and the cherishing of children as God-given gifts. Gifts, shmifts - back in the day, when I was insisting to my parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles that there was no such thing as too many Barbies, a whole lot of those dolls ended up ignored, under my bed or stuffed in boxes. The first few were cherished, the first half-dozen, even, were doted upon - but once I had a crowd, they all kinda started looking the same and I couldn't remember their names and it just got a bit boring.

Children aren't Barbies, I know, but still - moderation has long been considered a virtue for a reason. Excess is excess. Just sayin'.

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Photos: Duggars Are Sort Of Normal, Let Son Play With Toy Guns

Sassy Smith — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:04:00 GMT

Those wacky and 'we'll keep on breeding until we can't breed anymore' Duggars might not be the norm when it comes to how many children they want, but they sometimes do normal family things. For instance, their boys play with walkie-talkies and toy guns, like I'm sure do a lot of boys from other families. And their girls like to take silly photos while on family outings and then they get posted on Facebook - see, totally normal, like regular folk!

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I've never really watched a full episode of the Duggar's TV show on TLC, which is now called 18 Kids & Counting, but they apparently have a cousin Amy who takes pics of the family doing family things and then posts them on Facebook.

So without further hesitation, here are a few photos of the family doing 'stuff'. Click the source below to see the full album.

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Photos: First Look At Duggar's New Baby Jordyn-Grace!

Duggar Mom Pops Out # 18, Will Go For Baby # 19

Photos: First Look At Duggar's New Baby Jordyn-Grace!

Sassy Smith — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:05:00 GMT

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar welcomed daughter Jordyn-Grace Makiya last Thursday, December 18 and baby and mom are back home with the rest of the family.

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The Duggar family appeared on camera for Monday's Today Show (minus married son Josh, 20):

When asked how things were going, dad Jim Bob said that everyone was "sleeping very well," to which mom Michelle interjected, "It's Mommy's the one who's awake." See? Dad has it easier than Mom - and yet they both would go for baby number 19.

But she added, "She is doing wonderful, [and] I feel good.... We're enjoying our sweet little girl."

How did they choose the name Jordyn? The one requirement was that baby's name would begin with 'J' of course.

Jim Bob said, "I wanted Julie Grace," but others favored Jordan Makiya. So they compromised and Jordyn-Grace Makiya it is.

When asked by Ann Curry if there's such thing as too many children (seeing as the Duggar parents would go it again), Michelle replied with, "I would say, saying there's too many children is like saying there are too many flowers."

Seriously, are these people always this calm, and collected? I mean I have four kids, two of them grown, and yet I stilll manage to have chaos in my home. They're a family of 20 and everything is so organized!

Their TLC show 17 Kids & Counting will officially update on Monday night, becoming 18 Kids & Counting.

You can see video of the interview HERE.

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The Duggar's 18th Baby

Wow! Michelle Duggar Gives Birth To 18th Baby!

Duggar Mom Pops Out # 18, Will Go For Baby # 19

Sassy Smith — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:01:00 GMT

TLC's Seventeen and Counting parents, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar welcomed their 18th child on Thursday, December 18 - my uterus is cowering as I write this, just so you know - and yet, they would love to keep going. Yes, they would absolutely go for baby number 19!

Proud papa Jim Bob said of their new daughter, Jordyn-Grace Makiya, "The ultimate Christmas gift from God. She's just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters."

Jim Bob adds, "We both would love to have more."

Please tell me Michelle was still high on pain meds when she agreed to baby # 19. I mean sure, it's easy for Jim Bob to say they'd love to have more - he gets to make a deposit and that's about it. Michelle is the one who has to carry that baby for 9 months, go through all of the physcial changes, the mood swings, the weight-gain, the heartburn, the ridiculous cravings, water retention, swollen hands, feet and ankles, and then the birth. Isn't her body tired yet? I'm tired just thinking about it.

I suppose whatever makes them happy, but honestly, when will they stop? I have to go make sure my womb is locked up - be back later.

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The Duggar's 18th Baby

Wow! Michelle Duggar Gives Birth To 18th Baby!

Sassy Smith — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:50:00 GMT

Arkansas parents Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar have welcomed their 18th baby! I guess they'll have to change the name of their TLC show to something other than Seventeen and Counting!

*Edited* with more information!

Baby Jordyn-Grace Makiya arrived by Caesarean section Thursday, December 18 and weighed in at 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. Jim Bob said Michelle started having contractions on Wednesday evening. The baby was transverse thus the need for a C-section.

Chris Finnegan from the TLC network said that Michelle was tired (well heck yes!) but was resting comfortably.

Jim Bob said, "The ultimate Christmas gift from God. She's just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters." He added that they'd both love to have more.

The proud dad said, "Our whole family is excited about Jordyn’s addition to our family. She’s just perfect in every way."

Monday's show will show the baby's delivery. And they will be updating the show's title to reflect the new addition.

Jordyn joins: Josh 20, twins Jana and John-David, 18, Jill 17, Jessa, 16, Jinger, 14, Joseph, 13, Josiah, 12, Joy-Anna, 11, twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 9, Jason, 8, James, 7, Justin, 6, Jackson, 4, Johannah, 3 and Jennifer, 1

Congrats to all of the Duggars!

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The Duggar's 18th Baby

Christian Bale is a USC Fan?

trix — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:02:00 GMT

The always good-looking Christian Bale was out and about with his wife and daughter in Santa Monica the other day. His wife Sibi was rumored to be pregnant with their second child. What do you think, does she look to have a bump?

Why, oh why, does he have a USC hat on? Does he feel obligated to wear it?

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The Duggar's 18th Baby

Sassy Smith — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Arkansas family, The Duggars, have 17 children and are expecting their 18th, a girl - and one would wonder, with that many children, where would a couple find the time to make another kid? And how to do they keep things interesting in the romance department? I would think they'd both be very tired! I'm tired just thinking about that many children!

The Duggar Family: 17 and Counting, which airs on TLC, shows how such a big family lives day to day. The parents, Michelle and Jim Bob, certainly have their hands full with that many children and it's amazing they found time to get pregnant with baby # 18. So how does this couple keep the romance alive? Speaking with ParentDish, the couple gives a bit of insight as to how they keep things fresh and how they are raising so many kids.

Michelle said, "We try to be creative and different, and that can add a spark to the relationship. The spark stays because we purpose to keep that spark."

Jim Bob added, "We want to please the other one." Plus, they like to do things for each other in other small ways - Jim Bob leaves love notes for his wife in her makeup bag and she makes him a morning cup of coffee or cocoa.

Jim Bob said, "Her soft voice and sweet spirit melts my heart. And she looks really cute when she's pregnant."

And pregnant she's been! In their 24 years of marriage, Michelle's been preggo for approximately 135 months. Yikes! My uterus just shivered.

Michelle admits she does get more tired when she's pregnant. "Things get busy and exhausting when providing for a family. Having sex when I'm pregnant, I'm a little more tired."

How do they manage such a big family? Everyone seems to get along so well.

The couple and their children, live in a 7,000 square-foot home, the kids are home schooled, each have specific chores and they are all commited to an evangelical Christian lifestyle. They believe in "sharing," and not in the concept of "mine." Their teen kids pledge "TLW" - true love waits.

Michelle said, "The girls love the idea of courtship and saving themselves for the one that God made for them."

The Duggars also have a new book, which may help others, titled, "The Duggars: 20 and Counting!: Raising One Of America's Largest Families - How They Do It."

"We're not professional parents, " said Jim Bob. "With each child it's a whole new ballgame."

Said Michelle, "We're still learning. Because each one is so different."

Mom Michelle admits it's not always easy raising a big family (whew, they're human!). She added, "Right now I've got a lot of little boys who fight or argue with each other. Every 30 minutes there's a major crisis over an owee or a toy. But I don't get involved. They learn to work it out themselves."

Jim Bob and Michelle are parents to: Josh 20, twins Jana and John-David, 18, Jill 17, Jessa, 16, Jinger, 14, Joseph, 13, Josiah, 12, Joy-Anna, 11, twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 9, Jason, 8, James, 7, Justin, 6, Jackson, 4, Johannah, 3 and Jennifer, 1 and baby (girl) # 18, on the way, whose name hasn't been revealed but will start with....you guessed it, "J."

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Spying on the Neighbors:11-18-08

Whit Honea — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:49:00 GMT

I can see the NIT from here!

Rules for Britney (Binkywood)

Brad and Oprah (Just Jared)

Rebecca Romijn ain't happy (Jezebel)

The Naked family (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Miley and Bolt (Gossip Girls)

Jack-O is sick-o (Perez Hilton)

Kevin Costner and Wife Expecting Another Child

Karl Erikson — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Mr. Field of Dreams Kevin Costner has proved once again that his baby batter is potent stuff. He and his wife Christine are expecting their second child. For some reason, they declined to inform Famecrawler of their due date, but a friend of the family does say that Christine has a boy in her belly.

"Kevin and Christine are ecstatic," says the friend. "They feel so incrediby blessed right now, as everything in their life is perfect."

Well, not everything. "Waterworld" still exists.

Kevin, 53, has a number of children already, ranging from ages 17 months to 24. Cayden, the 17-month-old is also with his current wife, and the others are from previous relationships.

Congrats to Kevin and Christine.

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Duggars Reveal Sex Of Baby # 18

Sassy Smith — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:35:00 GMT

The Duggars appeared on the Today Show to talk about their family, their oldest son's wedding, their new show 17 Kids And Counting and also to reveal the sex of baby # 18....

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Watch the video to find out the sex of the baby....yes, #18. They might have a hard time finding another "J" name for the new baby. The Duggars new show premiered Monday on TLC.

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Kevin Costner Too Old to Be a Dad?

Karl Erikson — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:17:00 GMT

Kevin Costner has been married to wife Christine for four years and is a dad once again with 16-month-old Cayden Wyatt. At Costner's age, 53, that's kind of a risky undertaking. The once big-deal movie star says his biggest fear is leaving Cayden to be raised by somebody else.

"I think to myself," he said, "am I going to see him go to college? Am I going to see him graduate? You start doing the math. You begin to look at things that way."

He's got four other children from earlier relationships. They range in age from 11 to 24.

I don't know, I just hit 42 the other day and I'd be hard-pressed to go starting a new family. You have to add 19 years to whatever age you are...and that's just to see your kid graduate high school. There's a reason why babies are for the young.

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The Duggar's Son Marrying, Will Have Oodles Of Kids Like Parents

Sassy Smith — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:09:00 GMT

The Duggars - you know them - the Arkansas family that has 17 children (and a reality TV show) and one on the way, are pleased to announce the engagement of their oldest son, Josh, 20. Josh and his fiance, Anna, were engaged in late June will marry this month! Why wait to start popping babies out?! They've got a lot to do!

The young couple will marry next week in Jacksonville, Florida - yes, after being engaged for only 3 months, they'll tie the knot (maybe she's preggo now?). The 'almost newly weds' wrote on their website, "Having both been raised in large families, we have agree to trust God in the area of children and the size of it."

Listen, personally I think it's nuts to want to just keep having baby after baby after baby, because you're leaving it in someone else's hands, but to each their own right? I'm tired just thinking about it.

Duggar parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, are due with their 18th child (crazy!) in the new year and are also debuting their new show called "17 Kids and Counting." It will premiere on the Discovery Health channel on October 1.

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The Wentzs Do Victoria's Secret Pink

Whit Honea — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Here is a video from Entertainment Tonight showing the arrival of Pete Wentz and a pregnant Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (and the guys from the band) at Santa Monica Pier last night for a Victoria's Secret Pink party. I was actually right there in the VIP section when they arrived, but instead of taking pictures or video I took advantage of the small lines at the open bar. You gotta think on your feet.

You know what was weird about Fall Out Boy, or "The Fall Out Boys" as a drunk woman next to me kept calling them, was that Pete Wentz, who is NOT the lead singer, did all of the talking to the audience. I've been to a lot of concerts and I've never seen that. Is the lead singer shy? It's because of the deer feet, isn't it?

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Best Parenting Advice Ever! Snoop Dogg Knows His Shiznat!

Sassy Smith — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Snoop Dogg, married father of three kids, has some awesome advice for first time parents-to-be Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz. Snoop heard that Ashlee and Pete had a little sompin' sompin' on the way & paid them a visit at their home and he gives a basic run-down of what to expect and what sort of things you need to get through the first few months of having a newborn. Things such as, nip-nips for your booze bottles, videos with scantily clad women and for goodness sake, do not put the baby's crib in your room - Snoop recommends you put the baby's bed in the garage, 'cause duh, who wants to hear a crying baby when you're trying to get some action?

Video of Snoop's parenting tips after the jump!

Here's a brief run-down, take notes:

1. You put baby's bed in the garage because you and your partner will want to knock da boots off each other after baby is born and you can't do that if the baby is crying in your room.

2. Forget Baby Einstein videos! You put Snoop Dogg's semi-pornagraphic music videos on the TV - he said baby's will stare at that sh*t all day. Great way to keep baby occupied, so you can.... uh, see # 1.

3. Do not get rid of your malt liquor - get some nip-nips (bottle nipples for you that are not down with your slang). No, silly, it's not for the baby, it's for you, so you can get a good night's sleep and not hear anything, including a crying baby. No tossin' and turnin'!

And that's about it for Snoop's advice. He hopes Ashlee and Pete have a healthy baby boy - but I spied a pink bed, so maybe they're having a girl? Or twins - one of each? Snoop doesn't want the Wentz's to let their baby rap - because, as he said, they are the whitest couple on earth.

Gotta love Snoop. He gives the best advice all.the.time. Maybe he should hand out some to his wife.

Enjoy the video!

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Snoop Dogg's Wife ARRESTED!

Sassy Smith — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:05:00 GMT

Rapper and reality TV star Snoop Dogg might be sleeping alone tonight - his wife Shante Brodus was arrested!

The 32-year-old was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence early Saturday morning in Orange County, CA.

Shante was pulled over at around 12:15 a.m., booked, cited and given a notice to appear in court. She, thankfully, did not have any of the couple's three children with her at the time.

I don't get it - you're rich, have a BRAIN and yet still drive (allegedly) drunk. Makes no sense to me! Put your thinking cap on Shante or you'll end up in the DOGG house.

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Snoop Dogg Says Crack Ain't So Whack

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:33:00 GMT

Hey kids - Snoop Dogg says don't go wasting your money on Harvard. What you really need is a big rock in your pocket if you want to get somewhere in this world.

"A lot of people like to fool you and say that you're not smart if you never went to college, but common sense rules over everything. That's what I learned from selling crack," the Grammy-nominated rapper says.

I'll bet Snoop's kids can't wait to have their daddy give a speech at their high school graduation. Instead of filling their heads with all that useless crap about 'persevering' and 'aiming high' he could give them some real solid advice on how to build a better crack pipe, or how to kick your dealer's ass if he tries to sell you some bad shit.

Fo shizzle!

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Duggar Family Expanding To Twenty - Are They Nuts?

Sassy Smith — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:01:00 GMT

The Duggars - I'm sure you've heard of them. They're the Arkansas couple, Michelle and Jim Bob, who have 17 children and currently shoot a reality series for Discovery Health. They've just announced that Michelle, 41, is pregnant with child # 18 - which will make them a family of 20. Can you even imagine? Are they nuts or is it just what God has planned for them?

Baby # 18 is due sometime early in the new year and will join Josh, 20, Jana, 18, John-David, 18, Jill, 16, Jessa, 15, Jinger, 14, Joseph, 13, Josiah, 11, Joy-Anna, 10, Jeremiah, 9, Jedidiah, 9, Jason, 7, James, 6, Justin, 5, Jackson, 3, Johannah, 2, and Jennifer, 9-months. I think they've officially used all of the "J" names.

This story has brought up a lot of different opinions about people who "choose" to have so many children. There's the argument, that it's their choice, their decision, their right - to bring such a large number of kids into the world. On the other hand, the Duggar's believe it's "God's will," implying that they themselves have no choice in this - that they are going to keep multiplying until God says it's time to stop. I do think there's this little thing called birth control. However, the Duggars don't believe in that.

I'm trying not to be judgmental and usually in the mind set of "if they're happy, that's all that matters," but after thinking about it, I'm not sure that applies. And a comment from Jim Duggar, made me think, they must be slightly nuts:

"Our goal is for each one of our children to be best friends, and everybody working together to serve each other makes that happen."

I'm sorry, your 20-year-old, while I'm sure will love their new sibling, will not be "best friends" with that sibling. I have 4 kids, two are adults and two are not. And while there's not that big of a gap between my oldest and youngest, there's enough years, that they're not going to be best friends. Yes, they love each other, and have a great relationship, but no BFF stuff happening. Plus, siblings, fight. That's a fact. And if the Duggars say their children don't have squabbles or argue or get on each other's nerves, they're lying.

I don't doubt the Duggars are a happy family, but they almost seem as if they want to portray a "perfect" family image and I'm old enough to know, that there are no perfect families.

Hopefully baby # 18, is born happy and healthy, and it's probably time to stop. Just the fact that this woman, who is not much older than me, has been pregnant for years when you add it all up - how can a human body handle that? Seriously. Oh, and can't forget the whole, "overtaxing of our planet and resources." So many factors in this and is it our right to have any say in what this family does?

What's your feeling on this? Do you agree with the Duggar's decision or rather their belief that their large family is all in the hands of God?

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The Joys of Motherhood - Celebrity Moms Speak Out

Sassy Smith — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:06:00 GMT

Having a child changes your life and for famous parents it's no different. Here's what a few celebumoms had to say about motherhood and what it means to them:

Kate Hudson, mom to son Ryder Russell, 4:

"I'm very impatient. I like to get things done. I move fast. Patience has been something he's teaching me. Your children teach you so much. It's a real mirror of yourself. You recognize the things you do directly affect your children. It hopefully allows you to be more conscious of them and yourself and your actions. When you have kids, it goes so fast. I felt like I was pregnant last weekend, but he's 4 and he's talking and he's gathering his ideas and learning who he is. It's so easy to step in and fix things and make everything right, but you have to let him figure things out on his own. That's one of my favorite things to do, to watch how they treat other kids and how they observe other people. Your life becomes about your children. I wake up every morning and I hear his voice, and that's my favorite thing in the world. There's nothing like it."

Salma Hayek, 41, gave birth to Valentina last year:

"You learn so much. Listen to her. She's in the background. Do you hear that strange noise she makes (like a purr, or a rolled r)? It's the French in her. (Dad is businessman François-Henri Pinault.) It's hilarious. What I learned as a mother is that I have a strong love for things. But the quality of your love gets jaded over the years as you get beat up. What motherhood did to me, when she was born, the amount of love that started pouring out of me was completely pure. Anything anyone ever did to me was erased by this energy. I relearned how to love everything around me, too. My baby is the best thing that has happened to me in my life. It's the most amazing thing."

Actress Thandie Newton, 35, is mom to Ripley,7, Nico,3:

"I've learned the value of stripping it down to the basics: love, respect, compassion, stillness, to be interested, to be able to absorb the moment. I remember the first time Ripley saw her shadow. My god. It was like shadows had just been invented. It was the most exquisite moment. And it was just dish to me. To actively attempt to be a good mother is basically attempting to be a good person. I never look at my kids and feel that they're mine. I am their caretaker. They own the joint. It's a privilege to be able to take care of them. With my first daughter, I remember waking up and thinking, 'My god, I get to be her mum again today. Wow. It's amazing.' They just take my breath away. All I do is serve themselves back to themselves. My job is just to provide a secure environment where they can just be themselves. It's the cycle that keeps going forward. You give to them, so they can give to their kids. You have to be delighted by that."

Helen Hunt, 44, has a 3-year-old daughter, Makena:

"It gives me real motivation to try and be the person I want to be. You tell them to be patient. But they'll do what you do and not what to say. If I want her to be relaxed, I have to be relaxed. Or at least try as hard as I can to seem relaxed. If I want her to be patient, I have to be patient. If I want her to be kind, I have to be kind. I have a deep wish for her to be happy and serene, and it makes me want to do everything I can to be happy and serene."

First-time mom Nicole Richie, daughter Harlow, 4-months:

"Everything I do is for her [Harlow]. My whole life revolves around her and I absolutely love it. I was so excited from the minute I found out I was pregnant... and it's been nothing but an amazing ride since." Nicole would also like to expand her family soon. "I want five children. Twin boys and three girls. I've wanted that since I was a little girl."

Actress Sigourney Weaver,58, mom to Charlotte,18:

"It's a very humbling experience. Parenting has changed and evolved so much since I was parented. Parents enjoy their kids much more. It's just fun. It's a potentially blossoming time, because you have to be everything. You have to be a great storyteller. You have to be very organized, very supportive and still. You can't believe you have this without a license, without any training. You learn as you go. You're getting to know your child, who is a complete individual at birth, and you spend years getting to know who that person is and making sure that person is as supported as possible."

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"Abortion Art" Chick Is Certifiable - Issues Statement

Sassy Smith — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:02:00 GMT

This has gone beyond "art" in my opinion. I'm not sure what Aliza Shvarts' goal is - perhaps she's looking to get her 15-minutes of fame, but the woman is crazy. If this is how she's hoping to get to "celebrity" status, I'm thinking she's going about it all wrong.

Ms. Shvarts issued a statement to The Yale Daily News and denies claims from her own University that her self-inducing pregnancies and miscarrages were some sort of hoax.

Here's some of the article from The Yale Daily News:

Shvarts reiterated Thursday that she repeatedly use a needleless syringe to insert semen into herself. At the end of her menstrual cycle, she took abortifacient herbs to induce bleeding, she said. She said she does not know whether or not she was ever pregnant.

“No one can say with 100-percent certainty that anything in the piece did or did not happen,” Shvarts said, “because the nature of the piece is that it did not consist of certainties.”

This afternoon, Shvarts showed the News footage from tapes she plans to play at the exhibit. The tapes depict Shvarts — sometimes naked, sometimes clothed — alone in a shower stall bleeding into a cup.

I'm offically calling this woman nuts and I think I'm going to be sick. Give me Britney Spears any day!

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