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I Accidentally Called My 9-Year-Old Son an A-Hole

A persistent rain was falling as my sons and I departed from their swim practice. It was after 9:00 p.m. I was exhausted, it was a long day of work and I was spent after an hour and half in a pool coaching sixteen swimmers, ranging in age from six to eight. As we made our way to the car, we were surrounded by puddles, evidence that it must have poured while we …

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When Girl-Power Marketing Accidentally Does the Opposite

A few weeks ago, start-up toy company GoldieBlox posted this video and the interwebz exploded, as they say.And at first, all caught up in the cuteness of the three little actresses and the cleverness of the way the brand altered the lyrics to Beastie Boys song Girls to accompany this spot (apparently without the Boys permission, but thats not the point), I got excited watching it.And then like a mosquito bite on …