Solomon_Jones

Time will tell what the historic election of Barack Obama means for adults like me, but I already know what it means for our children. It means that they can dream bigger, reach higher, and achieve whatever they can conceive as Americans. That's why I took my son into the voting booth with me on November 4th.

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AS THE father of a 16-year-old daughter, I've spent countless hours wishing that I had hair to pull out. Unfortunately, I started balding years ago and shaved my head. When I did, I discovered, quite by accident, that chicks dig the baldy.

This isn't about my Milk Dud haircut, though. It's about parenting a teen - an inexact science that's sort of like eating pork and beans. It can be sweet and satisfying going in. But if it comes out the wrong way, it stinks.

Ladies, some of you are going to be angry when you read this. But here it is. In the search for a long-term relationship with a man, remember one simple rule. Avoid hooker-wear.

I'm writing this having just seen the story of a young girl who was kicked out of her prom for wearing a backless, stomach-less, material-less - oh what the heck she was just wearing less - outfit on prom night. The napkin the child was dressed in (she could not have been wearing a bra underneath and the... (continue reading)