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Dad, son on hunting trip die in NJ plane crash

A small plane has crashed in southern New Jersey, killing a father and son headed to Indiana for a hunting trip.

Great idea goes awry in ‘World’s Greatest Dad’

The film never capitalizes on writer-director Bob Goldthwait’s brilliantly wicked notion. What should have been a sharp dark comedy falls flat.

Police charge dad who drove with girl, 5, on lap

Police charged the father of a 5-year-old girl with child abuse after the girl was spotted behind the wheel of a speeding pickup truck. KRQE-TV reported the father was arrested Thurday when police saw his truck speeding and swerving on the city's west side. Police said the father told them he was trying to teach his daughter how to drive by having her sit in his lap.

Conn. man in critical condition after saving dad

A 20-year-old eastern Connecticut man who family members say has saved his father's life twice in the past year is in critical condition from burns suffered when he pulled his dad out of a burning home.

Nebraska boy, 6, takes wheel after dad passes out

A 6-year-old boy grabbed the wheel of his family's pickup truck when his father passed out from low blood sugar, keeping the vehicle from crashing until an officer could bring it to a halt, police said. Tustin Mains was in the back seat with his 3-year-old brother Sunday when his father, Phillip Mains, slumped over at the wheel, the boy told police. The family had been driving home from a restaurant.

Calif. man accused of biting out son's eye

A 4-year-old boy may be permanently blinded because his father bit out one of his eyes and mutilated the other, police said.

Pirate suspect's dad says voyage was boy's 1st

The Somali teenager accused of participating in the hostage-taking of an American ship captain was on his first pirating mission, his father said early Tuesday.

Is loopy dental kid video funny — or disturbing?

If young David DeVore’s loopy, out-of-body ramblings while feeling the effects of a dentist’s anesthesia were a prime-time TV show, he would land squarely in the Top 10 — between “60 Minutes” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” But the parents of the 8-year-old viral video sensation say they realize there’s a fine line between cuteness and exploitation.

Mich. teen escapes injury after listening to dad

A father's decision to tell his 17-year-old son to get off the floor and lay down on a couch may have saved the boy from injury when a suspected drunken driver crashed into their Michigan home. Roy Rabadue told The Saginaw News and WJRT-TV he was watching television Monday night in their home in Bay County's Bangor Township, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit, when he decided to make cookies.

Conn. teens accused of attacking dad with shovels

Stamford police say two teenagers who refused to help their father shovel snow from the driveway allegedly attacked him with shovels.

No 'Call of Duty' without 'Rules of War'

Evan Spencer wanted to play “Call of Duty: World at War.” So he asked his dad.

Wis. boy's essay leads to charge against his dad

A father allegedly shot his 9-year-old son in the buttocks with a BB gun, a revelation that came to light after the boy wrote a school essay about the incident. The boy had written an essay about the "painful afternoon my Dad shot me with a BB gun." The elementary-school teacher turned the essay over to authorities.

Hayden Panettiere's dad pleads to battery

Hayden Panettiere's father has received two years of informal probation after pleading no contest to hitting his wife.

Father to stand trial for murder in infant's death

A judge has ordered a murder trial for a teenage father accused of shaking his 8-month-old daughter to death because she wouldn't stop crying.

"Heroes" star's dad charged with battery

Prosecutors say they have charged the father of "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere with misdemeanor battery for an incident in which he allegedly hit his wife.

Dad chases nude boy from daughter's room with pipe

An angry Deltona father whacked his teenage daughter's boyfriend with a metal pipe after finding the boy naked in his daughter's room. Authorities say the father, 45, didn't even know his daughter had a boyfriend or that the youngster had been sneaking into the home for more than a year.

Panettiere's father accused of striking wife

The father of "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere was arrested early Monday on suspicion of hitting his wife, authorities said. Alan Panettiere was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in West Hollywood and detained on suspicion of spousal assault, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

Texas teen is real-world 'Guitar Hero'

On May 17, 13-year-old Danny Johnson sat down in front of an Xbox 360 at The Guitar Hero 24 Hour Marathon in Dallas and completely shredded “Through the Fire and Flames.” On expert.

Argentine man sentenced to 16 years in incest case

A 73-year-old Argentine man who fathered two children with a young daughter he kept as his sexual prisoner will serve 16 years in prison himself.

Painting a portait of Austrian incest suspect Josef Fritzl

Casual acquaintances knew Josef Fritzl as a jovial fellow who liked to drink beer and enjoyed a bawdy joke. But former neighbors say the man accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering her seven children ran his household like a dictator. Piece by piece, a picture is emerging of a shrewd liar and an obsessive tyrant.

Tidbits: Steve-O says parents gave him booze as a baby

“Jackass” star Steve-O, who just last week told the world he was in “the loony bin,” updated his MySpace blog Thursday with a post entitled, “You Should All Know I Am In Rehab.” In the entry, Steve-O confesses the depths of his addiction and reveals the heavy hand his parents played in it.

Israeli Father of 67 Kids Seeks 9th Wife

With eight wives and 67 children, Shahadeh Abu Arrar has given new meaning to the term "family man." Abu Arrar, 58, is a member of Israel's impoverished Bedouin Arab community. But even in a traditional society where men commonly have several wives and many children, Abu Arrar is exceptional.

Guard Uses Taser on Man Holding Newborn

In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man and child crashing to the floor. Now William Lewis says his baby girl suffers from head trauma because she was dropped.

Dad Jumps Into Son's Wrestling Match

A father bounded into a youth wrestling match, picked up his son's winning opponent and launched him off the mat, an episode caught on a home video.

Grief Compels Marine's Dad to Support War

A soft-spoken suburban real-estate broker, John Prazynski didn't consider himself political and never expected to become a public figure, much less a pro-war activist. But in the year since his son Taylor, a Marine, died in Iraq, Prazynski has devoted much of his time to supporting the troops through fundraisers, two trips to Camp Lejeune, N.C., and interviews backing the war effort.

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Dad speaks only Klingon to child for three years
Source: holykaw.alltop.com

Alright, I understand people love Star Trek. Heck, I even have a Trekkie brother who, despite a slight Spock obsession, I love dearly, but this story is just ridiculous.

The Tears Almost Flowed this Evening, I should Have let Them But My Little one was with Me.

I was driving back from the beach at about 5:30 this evening whenall of a sudden I felt a bit sadden, or was it happyness, yeah that's what it was.

Dad brings in cops after discovering teen's pot plant
Source: detnews.com

A teenage girl has learned a lesson about "tough love" after her father called police after discovering a marijuana plant sprouting in her bedroom closet.

Today I Notice the Change, and I Am Screwed!

It would seem that the roles between me and my little girls mom have changed, in an instant I became the loose parent.

Taiwanese teen chops off sleeping dad's hands
Source: Independent.co.uk

Police say a 17-year-old Taiwanese boy has been arrested for chopping off his father's hands, allegedly to avenge years of physical abuse.

A Life to Mold.

Quite the predicament, having a kid. Many make it seem the most difficult thing to do, yet others make it seem like it is the easiest thing in the world. I would have to say it is as easy or as hard as the parent wants to make it.

Today Was Just Another Day Except...

My little Madison started school and she loved it.

Dad tells four-year-old cocaine is candy | abcactionnews.com
Source: ABC Action News

New Jersey police say a 4-year-old boy shared cocaine with his friends at day care because his father told him it was candy.

Man accused of trading dad's car for $50 in crack
Source: Yahoo! News

Authorities arrested a man they said tried to trade his father's car for $50 worth of crack cocaine. Deputies arrested the 39-year-old man around 4 a.m. Wednesday after his 74-year-old father reported that his Lincoln had been stolen.

ModernTube: Young Phillies fan rejects dad's foul ball gift
Source: Yahoo! Sports

This clip of Emily Monforto tossing away a baseball like an old Tastykake wrapper during Tuesday's game against Washington is currently sweeping the Internet and broadcast world.

Mom: Son Beat Me While Dad Urged Him On
Source: fox4kc.com

The ex-husband of a Lawrence woman was bound over for trial after the woman testified that he urged his son on while the boy beat her with a bat.

It is Not So Hard to Talk to Your Kids; Do It!

My little girl who is three months from turning five will start attending a charter school, which makes me extremely happy, in a couple of weeks. I know she must be feeling a bit nervous and anxious about the change.

It's bird. It's a plane. It's Dad, being an idiot
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Bart Sutherin gets big points for trying to make his son Joseph'S first day of school at East Ridge High in Clermont a memorable one.

Parents; some kids get lucky others get screwed!

I will never tell anybody that I am the best dad in the world, USA, CA, Los Angeles, or my block, but I do know that My little, well big Peekees, is a very good kid not to do so much about me.

Barak is in the House

Something I've noticed about Barak Obama: We finally have an adult in the white house.

Boy, 5, rescues drowning dad
Source: thelocal.se

A Swedish father who couldn't swim was saved by his five-year-old son at an outdoor swimming pool in Falun in central Sweden on Sunday.

The frightful engines of ecclesiastical councils, and diabolical malice never failed to terrify me.
Source: NJ.com

Categorically, a "Deadbeat dad". His arrogance and big ego took over, and now once again this moron truly believes in urinating on top of our head and tell us it is raining.

Police charge dad who drove with girl, 5, on lap
Source: Yahoo! News

Police charged the father of a 5-year-old girl with child abuse after the girl was spotted behind the wheel of a speeding pickup truck.

Dad Harassed for Daughters in Men's Room
Source:

Who hasn't been in this situation? Your child has to go to the bathroom, and the only one to take them is the opposite-gender parent. So which bathroom do you use?

Dads don't come from labs, readers say
Source: msnbc.com

As part of our special report "BabyQuest: The modern pursuit of parenthood," we asked readers to respond to an MSNBC.com story that asked, "Will science render men unnecessary?" No way, was the reply from most.

S. Ill. dad accused of putting toddler in dryer -- chicagotribune.com
Source: Chicago Tribune

A 21-year-old southern Illinois man was arrested on Father's Day after allegedly putting his 2-year-old son in a clothes dryer and burning him on the cheek with a cigarette.

Happy Father's Day

God gives us children for a time To nurture and to love, To give them our encouragement, With wisdom from above. Author -Sper Sunday is Father's Day, and I want to honor all Father's who honor their children.

My Father's Faith

As I observe my fellow Catholics (family members, friends, acquaintances, and strangers who seem to exhibit varying degrees of faith, from highly spiritual and involved, to merely hanging around the periphery, to outright fallen-away), I often remember my father and the way he in …

My energy was suck out of me this evening, but I will recharge by morning.

Everyone knows that some people are like energy vampires, they just seem to suck out the energy from you.

Madison's first train ride.

Today my little girl took her first metro train ride.

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