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Crib notes: Texts from Santa and pregnant pole dancing

The best in parenting news and blog posts from around the Web:Texts from Santa: cute idea or sign of the Apocalypse? (Starting at $3.99!)Pregnant pole dancing, the next big thing? (Don't worry, it's a joke. Also: Not safe for work, due to language and, well, pregnant pole dancing.)Saturday morning cartoons saved my marriage: “Surely the kids would burn our house down if we left them alone for an
Snail mail? So old fashioned! Kids today can text Santa
Snail mail? So old fashioned! Kids today can text SantaBob Strong / Reuters / Today

The best in parenting news and blog posts from around the Web:

Texts from Santa: cute idea or sign of the Apocalypse? (Starting at $3.99!)

Pregnant pole dancing, the next big thing? (Don't worry, it's a joke. Also: Not safe for work, due to language and, well, pregnant pole dancing.)

Saturday morning cartoons saved my marriage: “Surely the kids would burn our house down if we left them alone for an hour with only Barbie’s Fairytopia pals to watch over them? Either that or their future academic careers and personal happiness would be forever compromised, right? Maybe. But it was worth it.”

Sorry, birthday boys and girls: Say no to December babies with national abstinence month (in March)

Gay and lesbian teens are more likely to be expelled or jailed, even when they do the same amount of “bad stuff” as straight teenagers.