Thought WombTube videos were pregnancy TMI? That was just the first trimester, baby. Skip ahead a few months and a new trimester means a new YouTube sensation: "Gender Cake Parties." Parents are now having the ultrasound picture delivered straight to the bakery. Then, they bring home the cake, throw a party and when the slice the cake open, the color inside "reveals" the gender of the baby. Dare we even ask if "water breaking" videos are next?
2011 is shaping up to be the year of Sibling Saviors. In yet another case of an older sibling saving a younger one's life, a nine-year-old boy in Arizona resuscitated his two-year-old sister who was found floating in a pool. The young hero performed chest compressions and gave mouth-to-mouth, while his mom and grandmother called for help. When asked how he knew what to do, he responded by saying he'd learned it from watching television. Perhaps TV isn't the mind-musher it's made out to be. Tristin Saghin, we applaud you.
Yes, sanitary napkins provide hygienic protection but what they've really been lacking all these years is that designer touch. Thankfully Kotex is around to add a little flair to the flow. Its new line, U by Kotex Tween, is geared toward 8- to 12-year-olds and features glittery hearts, stars and swirls. Cramps, bloat and crankiness have never been so glamorous.
Sorry kids, minivans aren't actually designed for mini-drivers. A six-year-old boy in Oregon found himself hungry one morning. Showing amazing consideration for his parents' need for sleep, instead of waking them he decided to grab the car keys and a roll of coins and drive off to the grocery store. He didn't make it far before he was detected. Time to move those car keys to a higher shelf.
"Mom! I got an A in math, a B in history and a B- in body mass index." In an effort to combat childhood obesity, students in Malaysia will soon be graded on their weight. Guess parents in Malaysia won't be taking kids out for ice cream to celebrate their good grades anymore.
Another day, another controversy over clothing marketed to young girls. This time, everyone has their onesies in a bunch over some t-shirts designed for babies, sporting slogans like, "Please Don't Feed the Models" and "Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels." Great, now next week's headlines will be all about the rise in anorexia amongst new crawlers.