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Parenting isn't pretty: turning in my resignation. Effective, immediately. (Blogging Baby) - To: my boss (who is that, anyway?) Re: my tenure with Mamahood, Inc. ************ When I first signed on with Mamahood, Inc., I did so with the best of intentions. I had big dreams of all I was going to accomplish, and how much we - together - would do for the good of our clients, and the society at large. Specifically, if you recall, I had goals of creating a wide array of quality parenting

Cigars for celeb dads (USA Today) - Cigars for celebrity dads More Hollywood hunks are heading down the daddy track. Sally Lee, editor in chief of Parents magazine, gives USA TODAY a rundown of some of Hollywood's new dads and rates their public parenting style on a scale of 1-5 cigars.

Local athletes examples of good parenting (Selma Times-Journal) - I really enjoyed the article on former Selma High School football player, Donald Steele. Every so often, a kid comes through the school system with the total package.

What you need to know about foster & adoptive parenting (Republican American) - Waterbury DCF's Office of Foster and Adoptive Services and a federally-funded initiative called Foster Adoptive Mission are working to recruit foster and adoptive parents in 43 towns in the Northwestern part of the state.

Bumps & Babes, new magazine (AME Info) - Dubai Media City based Corinthian Publishing has launched what it hopes will be the UAE's most comprehensive English-language publication focussing on all aspects of health, childcare and parenting from pregnancy to pre-school. Bumps & Babes magazine will be issued monthly, in A4 format.

CENTER SPONSORING TWO FREE PARENTING CLASSES (Tyler Morning Telegraph) - Camille Brown, executive director of Stepping Stone School, will lead "New Perspectives in Elementary and Middle School Education" from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school, 3105 University Blvd. The class offers parents and teachers help in improving children's reading skills, managing homework more effectively, and helping them stay on task and pay attention.

Pitt, Jolie to Costar as Parents (E! Online via Yahoo! News) - While Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have yet to confirm they're romantic partners, they have confirmed their intent to be parental partners.

Villager's book outlines new parenting technique (Villages Daily Sun) - THE VILLAGES - Parents and grandparents know firsthand that raising children is a tough job, and there is no instruction manual to make it easier. At least, that was the case until a Villages resident teamed up with a head pediatric nurse from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Parenting much tougher than tennis (Boca Raton News) - There is something tougher than taking on Martina Navratilova 80 times, something a little bit more challenging than never being ranked lower than fourth in the world for an amazing 17 years and something a little more taxing than finishing a 20-year career with a tour record 1,309 wins and 146 losses.

Pampered by parents (The Telegram Online) - Jean Illsley Clarke launches into a story about cashmere skirt and sweater sets, and I nod. I am sitting in a high school gym on a grey Saturday morning listening to Clarke, author of the timely parenting manual How Much is Enough? — and this is what I’ve been waiting for.