Babble

Does the thought of adopting a child -- particularly an older one -- leave you in fear of making a huge, huge mistake? A new program now lets you try out a kid before signing on the bottom line. The program places children with families for five weeks over the summer -- no commitment. The child returns...

Today, I lost my innocence. CNN is reporting that Susan Olsen , whom the rest of us call Cindy Brady, interrupted an early morning radio interview by covering her mouth, rolling back her chair and heading out the door to go puke. Reason? Hangover. Mercifully, she made it to the bathroom. Curiously, her...

Turns out married couples are fighting over more than equal parenting. According to CNN, when one spouse gets transferred the other 'trailing spouse' pays the price in lost income and job opportunities . Despite the numbers of men choosing to stay home to take care of the kids, most couples still...

A: That depends, according to this Parenting report on CNN.com. Now, what it depends on is (1) the particular child-rearing area you're considering and (2) the age of the child. The upshot is, boys are harder in the beginning. Girls are harder in the end. I don't know, gender-behavior crap still...

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...

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...

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...

Summer is here. Woo. In addition to scorching temps and hourly sunscreen applications, most of us suddenly have more kids underfoot once school lets out. It's enough to bring a mother (or father) down. While my favorite form of kid-related stress release involves opening the freezer, sticking my...

Somewhat like " mompreneurs ", "manimony" is one of these silly, made-up words that some nitwitty journalist hopes will catch on. "Tweens" was OK. "Manscaping" has to go, as does "manimony." What is it? Well, it's when a woman has to -- horrors! ...

Are those scarves or terrorists? Is Britney making Ed McMahon lose his house? ( dlisted ) Matt and Camila still hitting the clubs ( Celebrity Baby Scoop ) New ink on Johnny ( Binkywood ) Depp reaching out to Lohan? ( ASL ) CNN talks celebrity babies ( CNN ) Gwyneth Paltrow will make herself pregnant...