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• Trans Community Worries About “Pregnant Man” Bad Press

  When Oprah gets involved, people get famous. And in the case of transgender man Thomas Beattie, the results of this fame are, so far, neither forture nor glory. Since Beattie first wrote about his unorthodox decision to stop taking testosterone and become pregnant because his wife is unable to carry a child, the media has (unsurprisingly) had a field day with what quickly became dubbed the “pregnant man” story.  The Oprah Winfrey Show, the BBC, Good Morning America, and People are only a few of the mainstream outlets to cover Beattie's pregnancy.  According to an update from The Advocate—the LGBT magazine that broke Beattie’s story—not everyone in the transgender community is pleased with Beattie’s decision to go public. Read More... Posted May 05 2008, 11:02 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Oprah, transgender, oregon, discrimination, LGBT, gay parents, pregnant man, thomas beattie, homosexual parents, transgender man, bad press, the advocate, nontraditional families

• Best of FameCrawler: Week of May 2nd

  Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photos: Annie Leibovitz Speaks Oprah Reveals Scoop On Tom Cruise Interview Jessica Alba- A Bra Would Only Slow Her Down Lourdes Looks Like A Young Angelina Jolie? Claudia Shiffer and Daughter Clementine Melissa Joan Hart Has Her Pre-Baby Body Back Kate Hudson Tops People's Most Beautiful People List Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Married...and Expecting? Courteney Cox Getting Baby Help from Friend More Halle Berry Post Baby Body Pics!   Posted May 02 2008, 04:00 PM by Whit Honea with | with no comments Filed under: celebrity, Kate Hudson, disney, mom, angelina jolie, Oprah, Vanity Fair, pregnant, Tom Cruise, Madonna, strollerderby, boobs, body, pictures, breasts, melissa joan hart, photos, gossip, friends, famecrawler, expecting, halle berry, miley cyrus, jessica alba, lourdes, nude, best of, new baby, parent, courteney cox, bra, embarassing, married, pics, annie leibovitz, mjh, list, david arquette, clementine, post baby, mariah carey, claudia shiffer, smelly cat, couch, dirt, pre-baby, nick cannon, cox, topless, most beautiful, lisa kudrow, people

• Weekly Check-Up: Messy House Making You Fat?

  Hmmm, is it just a coincidence that two of the first things to go when many people have kids are standards of house cleanliness and, well, the ass? Oh please. Apparently one of Oprah's special friends believes an untidy home can keep you fat. "Clutter expert" (do you need a Master's degree for that) Peter Walsh says he was stunned to discover that when people got organized, they also started making healthy food choices. I suppose a skeptical person could point out that our society's current fixation with obesity might make "it helps you lose weight!" a key selling point for all kinds of stuff, like, say, a book on home organization, but we can't find our skeptics under all these piles of papers and empty fast food containers.  So, how exactly does clutter keep you heavy? Well...   Read More... Posted Feb 28 2008, 08:31 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: nutrition, Oprah, fat, organization, overweight, cleaning, weight, experts, housework, weekly check up, clutter, real you, obese, healthy food choices, clean house

• Oprah Pulls White-Supremacist Kid's Book From Her Shelf

  It's got to be hard being Oprah. I mean, people rely on her and her opinions as some sort of expert, and then feel justified in getting all bent out of shape when something goes awry in those from time to time.  A rather lot to invest in someone you don't even know, isn't it? I mean, I can snark all day about stuff like what happened at Oprah's school in South Africa, but when it comes down to it, I really can't say what goes on and how much someone like Oprah herself really has to do with what's being held out in her name. Not that it absolves her of the responsibility that goes along with her name, but it seems to me that the flap about the kid's book that's been yanked from her recommendation list is way overblown. Read More... Posted Nov 08 2007, 03:02 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: racism, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Africa, Oprah's school, segregationism, forrest carter, george wallace, books. the education of little tree

• Oprah Cries, Begs Forgiveness for School Abuses

  Oh, Oprah. if anybody knows the value of sincere tears, it's you. People have been crying in front of you for years now, and surely you have absorbed their impact, made this device your own, used it a time or two yourself perhaps. Pas que je vous accuse aujourd'hui, mais non! In fact, although I've ragged on you about your school in Africa before, I'm going to go with my intuition (because I'm that sort of person) and say that you knew nothing about the abuse there and you're genuinely shocked and dismayed. Read More... Posted Oct 30 2007, 09:57 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Africa, Oprah's school

• Because Oprah Has a Thing Or Two to Teach Mommies, Too. Now Stop Rolling Your Eyes and Listen

  I've been a fan of Oprah for a long, long time. I know that makes some people scorn my morning TV spiritual ways but when you've got love like I do, it is just too hard to deny it. One of the things I love most is her ability to acknowledge the work that people do that is nothing like the work she does. If you've ever watched one episode in full, you've probably heard her praise teachers and mothers and folks who have lightbulb moments while doing laundry at 2 a.m. I also think that many of the beliefs she puts into practice are also good practice for parents. Read More... Posted Sep 20 2007, 09:02 AM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Oprah, chicago Moms Blog, karen wehner

• Liveblogging Oprah's Menagerie of Genius Children

  I've been reading the book, "Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten," searching for the secret tools that will increase my daughter's IQ by a promised 30 points. I want her to have the competitive edge I never had in childhood, such as the ability to multiply, divide, subtract, daydream and other mathematical skills. The point is, I'm doing my best to ensure she develops into someone smarter than her father. So I was intrigued when I saw an ad for today's "Oprah" about a 7-year-old who performs surgery, a 9-year-old who hosts national talk shows and an 8-year-old who sings in the opera. These kids are already smarter than me. But how do they do it? What secrets do they hold that I can pass along to my own daughter, who is thankfully napping and, if all goes well, will remain asleep for the entire show. Her future depends on it. Read More... Posted Feb 12 2007, 07:01 PM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: television, father, books, babies, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, smart cycle

• News of Oprah's Teen Pregnancy Enriches Relative

  In the recent issue of "O Magazine,"  Oprah describes the betrayal she experienced when her half-sister sold the story of her teenage pregnancy and baby's stillbirth to the Enquirer.  Patricia Lloyd apparently made $19,000 from the story, which understandably left Ms. Winfrey feeling hurt and upset. Poor Oprah.  As long as People Magazine and the Enquirer and the like have an audience for the juicy details of celebrity lives, relatives and friends and nannies and landscapers will have too much money to make selling stories and pictures to withstand the temptation to tell-all. But take heart, Oprah.  Your magazine is hot on the heels of People in circulation and sales.  And no one can beat the AARP Magazine's circulation, no matter how many celebrity teen pregnancy stories they buy. Posted Jan 21 2007, 02:24 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, incest, Oprah's teen pregnancy, stillbirth, O Magazine

• Patricia Dunstan Says Your Infant Knows Five Words. No, Really.

  As if parents of newborns don't have enough to feel inadequate about, there's a new baby expert on the scene that wants you to know that your 3-week-old is "talking" to you. With words. What, you didn't know that the "heh" noise your baby is making means that she is "experiencing discomfort?" Tsk, tsk. You're probably not wearing your baby 24/7 or co-sleeping are you? No wonder you're having such a hard time adjusting to first-time parenthood. Patricia Dunstan, a mom from Australia, says she has a natural gift: the ability to unlock the secret language of babies. "The Baby Hunter" was on Oprah recently talking about her special powers. After testing her baby language theory on over a thousand infants around the world, Dunstan says there are five "words" that all babies 0–3-months-old "say," regardless of race and culture: Neh="I'm hungry" Owh="I'm sleepy" Heh="I'm experiencing discomfort" Eair="I have lower gas" Eh="I need to burp" I call bullshit. I agree that after a while most parents learn what their baby's cry means, but a secret language language of babies? My babies' secret language went something like this: Wah="Boobie" Waaah="I said I want boobie." WAAAH="Gimme some boobie before I shoot crap up all the way up my back to my neck." WAAAAAAH="See? I told you I wasn't kidding. You should've given me the boobie." WAAAAAAAHsmurfle="What took you so long? You'll see. Tomorrow I won't nurse at all. Let's see if a clogged duct or two will teach you to be more responsive next time." Gosh, if only I'd had Dunstan's DVD to watch during those first weeks when I was operating on four hours of sleep and teetering on the edge of a psychotic episode. I'm sure I could have squeezed in some lessons in between reading Dr. Sears (who made me feel like a terrible parent for not being able to figure out how to carry a floppy six pound baby in a ginormous, padded, chambray sling), and What To Expect (for making me feel like a bad mother for not shoving muesli and oat cakes down my gullet while pregnant. I chose Filets-o-Fish instead.) Mastering the secret language of babies? Give me a friggin' break. As if we need one more thing for the annoying, know-it-all in our playgroup to feel superior about.  Posted Dec 22 2006, 01:03 PM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, Patricia Dunstan, newborns, secret language of babies, babies, Oprah