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• Dad arrested for leaving son at McDonald's

  See if you can follow this: Dave Lieber, a columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, got into an argument with his 11 year old son over breakfast at McDonald's (perhaps the boy ate his McGriddle?). Lieber got so angry with the boy that he drove away, leaving him in the parking lot, which was "a few blocks" from their home. He then thought better of it and came back to pick him up a few minutes later, only to find that the police had been called. Read More... Posted Aug 30 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: news, mcdonald's, father, texas, felony, police, McDonalds, arguing, arrest, Fort Worth, son, Brett Singer, newspaper, dave lieber, statesman, fort worth star telegram, columnist, fighting with kids, abandonment, star telegram

• Who's Afraid of the Mommy Wars?

  Had enough of the mommy wars?  Despite the fact that many of us claim to be all done with the fighting, arguing, judgment, slings and arrows, there seems no way around the fact that motherhood is incendiary.  Newsweek's article "Enough with the Mommy Wars" is case in point.  Mojo Mom takes author Kathleen Deveny to task for neglecting the deeper issues and sticking to the shallow end of mom-theory typified by mommy lit lite. Read More... Posted Aug 13 2007, 11:49 AM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: mommy wars, fighting, newsweek, expecting, mojo mom, motherhood under fire, arguing