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BEAUTIFUL MOMMY: A Plastic Surgery Picture Book?!

4/18/08 10:57am by jburrell
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Wait’ll you get a load of “My Beautiful Mommy,” the first picture book to tell the 4- to 7-year-old crowd all about Mommy’s tummy tuck, boob lift and nose job. The author, a Florida plastic surgeon and father of four, said the book is designed to reassure children about “mommy makeovers,” the plastic surgery that “fixes” all those saggy, wrinkly things that happen to your body after you give birth, breastfeed and, ya know, live with kids. Or just live.  Read more >

ACK FIVE: Bizarre Baby Products

4/1/08 4:51pm by jburrell
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We’re not usually paranoid, but maybe … a cabal of publicists is out to get us. How else do you explain baby products like infant perfume, sanitized glovies, or the peepee teepee? 1. Anyone who’s ever diapered a baby boy is familiar with the Unexpected Splash. Sure, you could drape a kleenex or washcloth over your son’s member, change his diaper faster or just endure the occasional splashy surprise for the couple of weeks it takes for the  Read more >

Seinfelds sued for vegetable plagiarism

1/8/08 1:17pm by jburrell
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First thought upon hearing Jessica Seinfeld is being sued for plagiarism: wow, you mean two authors think duping kids is a good idea?  Read more >

Yummy Mummy, Modern Mom Phenom?

12/16/07 3:46pm by jburrell
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In a recent Contra Costa Times piece, we looked at the latest phenomenon to hit modern motherhood - the Yummy Mummy. If you caught the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show last week, then you saw supermodel Heidi Klum jogging back into catwalk shape with an Ironman Sport Utility stroller. And similar scenes of fabulous motherhood abound in the media - “Desperate Housewives”, anyone?  Read more >

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Full Name
Jackie Burrell
Member Since
September 2007
About Me: 
A former education reporter, these days I cover the family and parenting beat for a Bay Area daily newspaper, and blog about parenting and school issues from diapers to diplomas at www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/.
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San Francisco Bay Area
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