family

  • Japanese toddler starves to death, dad says his cat is more important

    This makes me sick. My stomach is literally in knots right now. A Japanese man’s child – 2 years and 10 months old – has starved to death. Autopsy found pieces of paper, cat liter, diaper and plastic in his mouth leading officials to believe he had gone into...
  • Son kills mother because he doesn’t want to play Yahtzee

    As the mother of a 2-year old who is equal parts brilliant, sweet and demanding, I find this story utterly disturbing. Add to this the fact I’m constantly reading stories from experts who say we’re ruining our kids by doing too much for them and creating monsters as adults....
  • 265 Pound Gorilla Lives at Home with the Zoo Manager

    Digit, the gorilla, has the best of both world – a bit like Hannah Montana. During the day she’s an animal entertainer. Prancing around inside her cage at the zoo near Lyon, France, the 120kg (265lbs) furry female has been delighting families for more than 10 years. At night...
  • Mom Harvests Dead Son’s Sperm

    American Marissa Evans is excited to be a grandmother. She’s paid $29,000 to a Mexican surrogate mother, handpicked by her, to have her son’s baby. Thing is her son is dead. 21-year old Nikolas Evans died in 2009 after sustaining a life-threatening brain injury during a fight outside a...
  • Mother-in-Law’s Critical Letter of Bride-to-Be Goes Viral

    When her future mother-in-law sent Heidi Withers a scathing, insulting email about her uncouth and rude behavior, she didn’t see the harm in forwarding it to a few friends for advice. And they didn’t see the harm in sending it to a few friends as well. Now the email...
  • Oh My God I Hit My Dad With A Car

    21-year old Brittannie Wagner might never leave the house again without her glasses… or maybe she might if that smirk in her mugshot says more than her words did. Driving home from a night out with friends the Florida native hit a man walking down the street at 1a.m....
  • Israeli Couple Names Daughter Like inspired by Facebook

    Well, it seems not it’s not only celebrities that decide to give their children names they’ll hate for the rest of their lives. An Israeli couple have decided to show their love to their newborn daughter by naming her Like – inspired by none other than social media giant...
  • Woman Suing Chuck E. Cheese Restaurant over Illegal Gambling for Kids

    A San Diego mother is suing the restaurant chain that owns Chuck E. Cheese for $5 million because she thinks the games inside their kiddies arcades promote gambling. According to real estate agent Debbie Keller, a mother of two kids aged 3 and 5, the games are really illegal...
  • Half-Brothers Meet Thanks to Photo Op

    When American Rick Hill and his family were vacationing in Hawaii they never dreamed the stranger taking their picture would be someone they knew – let alone someone their related to. Like any family, the Hills were looking for that perfect family snapshot. That’s when Joe Parker, who lives...