The Bad Moms Club

Bad Dads For The Win: Air Traffic Controller Allows Son To Direct Flights

Top brass in the U.S. are investigating an incident last month in which a young boy stepped in to his father’s shoes and directed air traffic at JKF International Airport.

Audiotape recorded the boy directing planes for take-off during a week when New York students were out of school, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is none too pleased.

More From The WTF Files: Condoms Fit For Twelve-Year-Olds Hit Swiss Shelves

A new, extra-small condom is set to hit the shelves in Switzerland. Condoms that would be the right size for, say, a twelve-year-old boy.

Um, WHAT?

The nation’s Federal Commission for Children and Youth discovered kids aged 12-14 were having more sex this decade than last, but weren’t using the proper protection. In response, a condom that would be a better fit for pre-teen boys was created.

From The WTF Files: Michael Jackson’s Nephew Buys Stun Gun Online

Things recently took a turn for the crazy in the Jackson household after thirteen-year-old Jafar, one of Jermaine Jackson’s eight children, reportedly bought a stun gun off the Internet. Word on the wire was that he used his cousin Prince Michael, a.k.a. Blanket, as a target.

It’s a news story that really brings the WTF’s.

Eight-Year-Old Girl Performs Lady GaGa Number On Brazilian Reality Show

Like many other girls who grew up in the 80s, I was a huge Madonna fan. For a long time, whenever my best friend came over, our favourite game to play was Desperately Seeking Susan. We used to raid my mother’s pile of old costume jewelry, clothes and makeup in an attempt to look the way Madonna and Rosanna Arquette did on the cover of my Dress You Up LP. We'd parade around the house, pretending we were in New York City, seeking desperately for Susan.

Kids emulate celebrities all the time, but sometimes it goes to far. Sometimes, it makes you wonder how much celebrity role-play is too much.

Not Even Superheroes Are Immune To Today's Tough Economic Times

You know the economy has really tanked when Superheroes start losing their jobs.

Peter Parker, the New York City’s official photographer and Spider-Man’s alter-ego, is set to get pink-slipped in an upcoming edition of The Amazing Spider-Man.

Harriet The Spy Ditches Pen And Notebook, Opts For Laptop And Blog

First came Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh’s classic, award-winning story about Harriet M. Welsch, an 11-year old aspiring writer who doesn’t leave home without a pen and her notebook. Thirty-two years later, Nickelodeon took a stab at a remake, a movie that starred Michelle Trachtenberg as Harriet. It's one that, I admit, I’ve never seen, but from what I’ve read it sounds like Nick did stay in line with quite a bit of the original plot.

Well, now the Disney Channel is premiering their new Harriet the Spy remake next month, and it's called Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars. That's right, folks: in this version, our beloved Harriet has pitched her trusty pen and notepad in favour of a laptop and and a blog.

Bad From The Past: The Day My Kid Went Punk

I’m a child of the 80s, which means I spent the better half of the decade drinking my fair share of Tab, aspiring to grow up and be as cool as Jem (please tell me that some of you remember Jem and the Holograms and loved it as much as I do did) and, of course, tuning in to as many ABC After School Specials as I could. The acting was mediocre, but the topics were always a bit controversial - dyslexia (Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia), divorce (My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel), sexuality (Am I Gay?), teen pregnancy (Two Teens and a Baby) - and I was hooked.

Bad Moms Want To Save The Whales But Aren't Quite Sure What That Means

You know what I just don't know what to say about? Killer orcas at SeaWorld. It's just too sad. It's sad for the poor young woman who lost her life doing something about which she was so clearly passionate (I cannot even look at the pictures of her hugging orcas. I burst into tears). It's so sad for the orca, who totally did not ask to be there and who was just being an orca and, again, did not ask to be there. (They're not going to euthanize him, are they? Please tell me that they're not.)

According To Bob Marshall, Jesus Doesn't Love The Little Children

I'm no theologian, but I'm pretty sure that, contrary to the assertions of Virginia Legislator Bob Marshall, God doesn't hate disabled people. I mean, unless I misread the Beatitudes - the blessings upon the poor and the weak and those who show mercy that Jesus proclaimed in his Sermon on the Mount - which I had kinda understood to mean, at least in part, that mean-spirited asshats who sneer at crippled children just don't get into the Kingdom of Heaven.

I'm Going To Punish You (That's What She Said)

First there was the nine year old boy who was threatened with detention for bringing a two-inch toy gun to school.

Then there was the girl who was handcuffed and carted off to the police station for doodling on her desk with erasable pen.

Now there is Dalton Duncan, the boy who was sent to detention for having a humourless teacher.