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Apparently used to teach 19th century Japanese midwives, these pregnant dolls not only included placenta and stretch marks, but also interchangeable fetuses of different stages. At least, I hope that's what they were used for. It's kind of weird for a novelty item.     Related link: Crocheted Doll Gives BirthMore Good ...

Tim Browne puts a little something extra in his corn flakes every morning, and he’s hoping it will save his life. Browne’s colon cancer spread to his liver and lymph nodes. His future looked grim. Then his daughter, Georgia, came up with a radical suggestion: drink her breast milk. She came up with the idea after seeing a TV show about the ...

Placentophagia is term for eating of the placenta, and you know if there's a name for it, it's a real deal. Animals, of course, do it al the time. Anyone whose cat had kitten can attest. Humans also engage in the pratice all over the world because it's said to stem postpartum depression and help to contract the uterus after the birth. ...

Rebecca Kelly feels very sorry for today's youth. We had it better. According to her, "back in the good old days, being a kid was awesome, but now today's youth is choking on yuppified bulls*** like organic nonsense, parental controls, and more." 1) Food is No Fun When we were kids we had lunches packed with Fruit By the ...

 As you may know, I'm a big fan of traumatizing kids movies. So when I came upon Brian Hanson's article, The 8 PG-Rated Movies That Should Not Have Been Rated PG, I knew I'd need to post a bit of it. Here's a smackering of freaky-ass movies that somehow got the same rating as Shrek.  Gremlins ...

Great finds from Cracked.com   I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much                  Wanna know why daddy's always asleep sunday afternoon, a high life tipping out of his limp hand and pouring onto the floor?  Or how about when daddy gets all worked up and strats yelling at ...

Now, according to a Swedish medical ruling, if a mother or couple discover the gender of their baby and decide “that’s not what we were hoping for” they can get an abortion on that basis. Here’s how it broke down. A Swedish mother of two girls requested two abortions in a row after learning the gender of her fetus. It became apparent to ...

 In this hilariously disturbing (is that possible? discuss) PSA we see drinking and baby throwing don't mix.    This comes PSA comes from Australia, where they're apparently in the midst of a baby swinging epidemic. Is this effective or laughable?   More Good Stuff:Eating Your Baby's ...

Dora the Sexy Explorer          As much as I understand a company wants to keep its product (I mean character) relevant to the audience, it’s not necessary to grow Dora with the kids. You see, new young kids come along to replace the old audience. I’ve yet to see Elmo grow up and wrestle with ...

5) If you and your wife are a part of the wedding party, it really ruins the whole effect if you have children who are upset calling out for you and running around (depending on the age) wanting to stand next to you.  Designate a babysitter or just a friendly acquaintance of the bride and groom to remove you children from the situation ...