In Milwaukee…..|99Problems

November 10, 2010 Front Page No Comments

There’s this joke that starts out like, “you know you’re in Milwaukee if…” and it’s usually followed by something crazy that only Milwaukee residents could relate to. Well, here’s my sincere version of that joke.

You know you’re in Milwaukee when the schools dont give a f***

Today, I decided to randomly show up at Bradley Tech High School since I had some time to burn. It was, actually, a rare reunion since I had been so much of a troubled youth while attending, but my transformation was visible to all my past teachers and administrators. They showed me off to their students, but I couldn’t help but notice the amount of disrespect these kids were showing them. It was way more intense than the behavior I had displayed 5 years ago. The amount of swearing I seen tolerated was amazing. The cell-phone policy went from ‘no phones allowed’ to just don’t let me catch you with that s**t.

Hit the jump; it gets worse.

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Jay-Z Signs Willow Smith(Will’s Smith daughter) to ROC NATION

September 9, 2010 Front Page No Comments

The rich just got richer! Jay-Z has just teamed up with royalty as one of the offspring of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air becomes the youngest member of Roc Nation. She goes by the name of Willow Smith. If you’ve been paying attention this week, she has just dropped a new single called “Whip My Hair”. The song has very catchy lyrics and production which makes it hard to believe that it was done by a 9-year old. … Continue Reading

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Children of Lesbian Parents May Do Better Than Their Peers

June 29, 2010 Front Page, Solutions No Comments

In a new study published in Pediatrics journal, researchers Nanette Gartrell and Henry Bos found that “children in lesbian homes scored higher than kids in straight families on some psychological measures of self-esteem and confidence, did better academically and were less likely to have behavioral problems, such as rule-breaking and aggression.”

The data was taken from “planned lesbian families”, or households where both mothers identified themselves as lesbian and went through artificial insemination.

The study also found that “children in same-sex-parent families whose mothers ended up separating did as well as children in lesbian families in which the moms stayed together.”

One theory presented was that lesbian parents tend to be very involved in their children’s lives, although that is not exclusive to lesbian households. Parenting that involves communication about social differences and prejudices are more of a priority in same-sex families which also may influence the findings.

Gartrell is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco and a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Bos is a behavioral scientist at the University of Amsterdam. Both have been studying gay and lesbian families for 24 years.