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Check out these noteworthy stories:

• How hippie culture influences baby naming — The Cradle
• More and more single African-American women are choosing to adopt — CNN.com
• Would you want a life-sized model of your fetus? — ABCNews.com
• Road-tripping this weekend? Download these fun games for kids! — lilSugar
• Nicole Richie announces a new project: Designing maternity wear for A Pea in a Pod! — PEOPLE StyleWatch

Comments

That article on African American adoption was horrible. They didn’t seem to incorporate any actual statistics about black women adopting. The article just seems badly pieced together as a lot of AA related articles from CNN seem to be.

Also, those list of hippie names are dreadful.

and I bet N.R line will be pretty good.

- Anon on July 2nd, 2009

Anon, I agree! The article was interesting, but there were few facts and seemed like a bunch of random statements thrown together.

- sdfsd on July 2nd, 2009

Agreed! No data to back up the assertions. And seriously, what was the point to the bit about families not wanting to adopt kids who were darker? That was so random.

- MZ on July 2nd, 2009

Agree, and agree. The CNN article was not a very good piece of journalism. African American women aren’t getting married because there are a lack of qualified African American men…? That seems like a bit of a close-minded assumption. And comparing children to different colored candy? Yikes.

As for the “hippie-inspired” names. I’d be kicking my parents if they’d named me “Season” or “Welcome.” Glad my parents rebelled against trends and went with a classic “Margaret.”

- Margaret on July 2nd, 2009