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Michael Jackson Was Heavily Criticized for Doing This
It stunned the world when it happened, back in 2002. And frankly, we're not sure that we understand it now. When the paparazzi were trying to get a good shot of Michael Jackson and his new son Prince, he decided to let them get up close and personal, from the balcony of his room. Here, we see him dangerously dangling the infant from a pretty high place. What was he thinking?
Maybe the answer is, he wasn't. Michael came to his sense and later explained: "I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children."
Kate and William Endangered Prince George Like This
The world has been watching the growing family of Prince William and mama Kate with excitement. We love seeing every baby step, and every baby outfit. They're royal, but they're also just like us! We usually have positive things to say about their parenting style. But on at least one occasion, observers were concerned. What kind of car seat is this? Surely, it's not the right one for darling Prince George!
It turned out that this seat was merely upside down. But that's a big deal, in case of an accident. We'd never want to see a preventable injury to a future king!
Elizabeth Banks Stunk up a Fancy Restaurant
Elizabeth Banks might seem like a polished, glam lady in photos. But in real life, she had a real baby. And babies go when they need to go. Even if it's at a fancy bistro! The actress recalls a time when her child exploded with diarrhea while she was out at just such a place. Next, she carried the poopy perp past all the affluent diners to find a bathroom.
Obviously, this place had no baby changing table. So she sat right on the floor, and cleaned up the mess there, for all to see and smell. What else could she do, honestly?
The Mask Came off Alec Baldwin With One Call
During his bitter divorce from actress Kim Bassinger, actor Alec Baldwin became seriously angry at his daughter Ireland when she missed a scheduled call. On voicemail, Alec snarled: “I don't give a damn that you're 12 years old or 11 years old, or a child...Once again I’ve made an a-- of myself getting to a phone to make a phone call...I’m tired of playing this game with you. You have insulted me for the last time...You’ve made feel like sh-- and you’ve made feel like a fool over and over again...I’m going to straighten your a-- out...You are a rude, thoughtless little pig.”
People were horrified, and they still remind him about it to this day. It seems Ireland herself has forgiven dad, though. On her Instagram, she even poked fun at the incident alongside ALec with a book about a pig. Hopefully, things are better now!
Joe Simpson Did This at Daughter Jessica's Wedding
Jessica Simpson has had a notoriously weird relationship with her father and former manager, Joe. But throughout her engagement to Nick Lachey, and even on her wedding night, he seemed upset. How did she know? Jess recalls: "At the rehearsal dinner the night before, my father acted as if the next day was his execution...He briefly got it together but cried the whole way down the aisle. It was brutal."
That's a wild admission, right there. We don't understand exactly what the issue was for Joe. But without a doubt, sabotaging your daughter's happiness on that special day is a big no-no, every time.
Farrah Abraham Actually Did This to Her Pre-Schooler
Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham noticed her growing child was developing a little too much hair between her eyes. She couldn't let it go. The reality star shared: "I told Sophia of the little issue on her brow, and I showed her how I waxed mine off, so I (tried) to wax her, the second a dab hit the Uni, she touch it with the towel she had in her hand...Sophia (fell) asleep, I got my tweezers and Pluck-pluck-pluck......Soph was (not) saying ouch or anything and still was asleep, I got most of it off and then finally she woke up..I went to sleep."
We don't know if this was the right thing to do. A pre-schooler probably doesn't know any better. But would the world treat her wrongly, if she had a unibrow?
Actor John Barrymore Exposed His Daughter Drew to Way Too Much
Drew Barrymore has been in Hollywood for a lot longer than most of us realize. Her dad John was also an actor, too, and he tried to get her into the biz early. Yes, he took her to auditions that many of us could never reserve. But he also took her to Studio 54 as a child. She saw the party life way too early and even started snorting up at age 13. Is this not a parenting fail?
Drew has spent time in rehab, and now she seems to have her life in order. But it's worth knowing that kids can't handle the same things we can.
Chris Pratt Made a Hideous Mistake
Chris Pratt knows that fipping pancakes is part of Sunday dad duty. He wanted to impress his little son Jack with a pancake in the shape of Donald Duck, pictured here. Was the boy impressed? Apparently not, and we don't blame him after taking one look. We think the pancake looks a lot more like a jellyfish than a bird, but it's pretty subjective and there may be no right answer. In summary: zero stars.
Chris can always try again. He has two kids already, and he might not be done building a family with his new wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger. We predict plenty of brunches in the years to come!
Alicia Silverstone Used to Do This Really Weird Thing With Her Kid
Alicia Silverstone used a strange transition to solid foods with her son Bear. She pre-chewed his food, and then fed it to him, bird-style. According to the actress: "I'm very glad that I did it...people have been feeding their kids that way for thousands of years...He attacks my mouth and I think it's adorable...He also knows how to use his hands and he also eats regular food, so when babies are weaning, he still breast-feeds. Some people think that's disgusting, too, which is insane."
Alicia got mostly negative attention for her baby feeding method at the time. We will admit it's not harmful, per se. It's just weird!
Ryan Reynolds Was a Bad Labor Buddy
Ryan Reynolds seems like exactly the kind of guy we would want to hang out with on a good day, a bad day, or anything in between. But now that he has shared his wife Blake Lively's labor story, we think that's the one day we would pass. During the birthing process, he put on a song. Which one? Apparently, Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On”. Wife Blake was reportedly mad. But what could she do about it, from her bed?
He recalls: “It was like steak knives coming out of her eyes...Just like ‘Are you f—ing s—ing me right now'...She was a mercenary… I think I just caught her right in the middle of a contraction."
Steve Jobs Failed at His One Job as Dad
Steve Jobs was a busy man. He was also a rich man, and perhaps he feared that women wanted to trap him with a baby. We don't know if that's why he refused to acknowledge paternity when his college girlfriend kept insisting her daughter was his. After a court battle and a DNA test, he still wouldn't fully admit it. He explained: “28% of the male population of the United States could be the father.”
He did name a computer after his daughter, even as he denied she was his blood. The 'Lisa' was allegedly an acronym for Local Integrated Systems Architecture, and not his daughter, Lisa. Later, in an untimely fashion, he admitted it was named after his child. Parenting fail: Not acknowledging parenthood.
Britney Spears Was Caught Doing This
Britney Spears has been through a lot, there's no doubt. But still, why was she ever driving with her infant on her lap? Britney explained that she was scared by photographers: "I was terrified that this time the physically aggressive paparazzi would put both me and my baby in danger. I instinctively took measures to get my baby and me out of harm’s way, but the paparazzi continued to stalk us...I love my child and would do anything to protect him."
We empathize. For a while, she was chased at every waking hour. This was not the first hasty escape from the press. But without a seatbelt and in front of airbags, this cannot be a good solution!
Kristen Bell Confuses This With Poo
The joys of parenting are many, but the mystery smears on the wall are just are numerous. Have you ever been confused by the messes in your home? Kristen Bell shares: “Every day when you’re raising kids, you feel like you could cry or crack up and just scream ‘This is ridiculous!’ because there’s so much nonsense, whether it’s what they’re saying to you or the fact that there’s avocado or poop on every surface."
Gross! But honestly. both could look green or brown, depending on the season. It's funny to think that a glam gal like Kristen has to deal with anything like that. But she's a mom, and she knows all about it!
Kim Kardashian Bribes Her Kids All the Time
Kim Kardashian knows her good and bad points, as a parent. On a podcast, she shared: "My biggest parenting fail is, I give in too easily sometimes...and bribes, I'm guilty of a good bribe...I really try not to lie to my kids. I was doing that in the beginning, to try and get them out of the house or to try and get them to go to a playdate, things like that. But I just realized quickly that it wasn't going to work for me and I'd rather be honest with my kids."
We're happy to hear she has taken the mostly-honest route with her kids. But the bribes! We don't know what those will look like as they get older. They might get increasingly expensive!
David Hasselhoff Got a Wakeup Call From His Daughter
David Hasselhoff had a drinking problem. One night, his teen daughter filmed his drunk cheeseburger binge on the floor. After seeing the footage, he knew he needed to make a change. It was embarrassing, to be sure. But it was painful, on a more important level. He admitted publicly that he was an alcoholic and that relapse was sometimes part of the recovery journey. And he was thankful to his daughter, actually.
Dave shared: "Because of my honest and positive relationship with my daughters, who were concerned for my well-being, there was a tape made that night to show me what I was like. I have seen the tape. I have learned from it and I am back on my game."
Dax Shephard Almost Missed a Major Accident
On a recent podcast, comedian Dax Shepard told a story about a dangerous situation, right under his nose. He revealed: “We’re all eating dinner and my mother says, ‘Guys! Guys! Guys!’ We look over — Lincoln has some rocks that she loves and carries around — and she’s throwing them in the baby bassinet to share. They’re big rocks...There were no injuries, but that got our attention. Sharing is not caring, always. They say it is, but sometimes it’s almost murder.'
Thankfully, grandma was around to witness the rough play. It's hard to keep track of everything, all the time. In this case, one extra pair of eyes was a lifesaver!
Mila Kunis Gave Surprisingly Pushy Preschool Advice
Mila Kunis is known as a feisty gal, and we assume she brings that quality to motherhood. But when she heard her toddler was getting pushed at pre-school, she instructed the child to push back. But some people thought this was wrong, including her husband, Ashton Kutcher. Mila said: "You stand up for yourself, and you say 'No thank you.' Don't push her off of a ladder, off of a swing, or off of a slide, but on the ground, even Steven, you push her back."
These days, bullying is a real problem. Ashton had other ideas about how to deal with conflict, though. Maybe talking is a better idea, or telling the teacher? It's an open question!
Hilary Duff Took Her Toddler to the Worst Place Ever
Shopping with children is best at the toy store. Most other places pose challenges, and the glass trinket area of Bloomingdale’s is one of those places. Hilary Duff decided to take her toddler there, and we have no idea what inspired that plan. On Twitter, she put it simply: "Worst idea of the day. The ornament section of Bloomingdales with a two-year-old." Then, she add an embarrassed emoji for effect.
Although she didn't elaborate on what happened there, we can imagine the scene. There are way too many sparkly and fragile things there to pick up and explore. We are often tempted ourselves!
Pink Noticed Her Kids Picked up Her Bad Habits
Passing on lessons is a big part of parenthood. But is that always the best path? Pink once shared: "I see my 6-year-old and I'm like, 'I just want to give you the sh-t that I already know...But you can't borrow somebody else's knowledge, you have to buy your own. I know that too. It sucks when you're a mom. I don't want my kids to buy their own knowledge, I just want them to swallow mine." But how does that work, in reality?
Pink admits her kids are picking up one thing from her: A big potty mouth! The pop star explained her daughter is already an “adorable little sailor.” Most parents won't be so pleased!
Megan Fox Didn't Even Care When This Happened
Megan Fox is a vixen on screen, but she's just a regular old mom at home. Even she has moments that are downright gross. Raising kids is full of bathroom mishaps, for example. Once, Megan was holding her infant son in a diaper. That should have been secure. But suddenly, she felt something wet on her pants. It was pee, and she didn't even look for a wipe. She just accepted it!
As an admitted germaphobe, this should have bothered her immensely. But when you become a mom, all priorities change. Even a little becomes normal, right there on your designer jeans.
Kim Kardashian Clearly Wasn't Paying Attention With Daughter North
Parenting requires paying attention to your little one at all times, but that's a tall order. According to super mama Kim Kardashian, she always tries to give her 100% to her kids: “I go to bed when the kids go to bed...I don’t drink, I don’t stay out late at night, so I think that really does help. I just micromanage my day. I know every day I wake up at a specific time, I have my schedule set in stone and I really don’t like to veer off of that. It’s so planned out and with four kids. You just have to be so organized.”
But, uh-oh! Sometimes, even the most organized mom of four can miss something we can all see. Right behind her, daughter North fell over hard on the sidewalk. She didn't see, but the paparazzi sure did. And now, it's on the net forever. Oops!
Halle Berry Lost This Very Important Thing While Shopping
Losing your child is probably the worst possible scenario. Few of us would wish that upon our rivals, or even our enemies. But sometimes, the unthinkable happens. Halle Berry thought this occurred for at least a little while she was out shopping. We don't know if she got distracted by a good sale, but she lost track of her little one and got frightened. A star like her might even be worried about kidnappers targeting her for ransom!
Thankfully, the child came back after a few minutes. Her heart must have been beating like a drum. From now on, we have a feeling she will keep a closer eye on things.
Channing Tatum Kind of Freaked Out at the Worst Time
Channing Tatum was a bit nervous when then-wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum was giving birth to their child. He recalls: “I probably went to the bathroom like four times and had, like, a crying fit, like, ‘I don’t know what to do...It was crazy. You feel helpless. We like to think of ourselves as big, strong men, and we could handle whatever situation...[As a man], you’re basically a cheerleader. ‘Come on, baby, you can do it.’ I would’ve tapped out in the first.”
Funny story. But it sounds like his first act as dad was to basically freak out. But since then, he has blossomed into a wonderful parent. We're happy to see that!
Jim Gaffigan Has Set a Bad Example Already
Jim Gaffigan has made millions laugh over the years. His comedy has allowed him to earn a living for his family. He loves being a dad, too. But he was a little shocked to hear his 5-year-old son keep things as real as he does on stage, right at home. The little one proclaimed: “When I grow up I don’t want to be a dad. I don’t want to be fat."
We think that's harsh. It's too early to know that you don't want to be a parent, at that age. Maybe they will reconsider when they figure out it doesn't necessarily mean fat.
Gwyneth Paltrow Couldn't Stop This From Happening
Gwyneth Paltrow has been trying to market herself as some kind of health guru for a while now. Buyers of her Goop brand probably bought into her image. But does she measure up, at home with her own family? Actually, maybe not. Gwyneth did try to push veggies and hummus as snacks. But when kids Apple and Moses figured out junk food tasted way better, carrots just didn't cut it anymore.
As they got older, mom loosened up. She decided to be way less pushy on the subject out of the house. She even bought Oreos! Not all the time, of course. But her perfect diet plan wasn't the final plan.
Kelly Ripa Almost Paralyzed Her Tot
Kelly Ripa is a mom-fluencer of sorts these days. With a picture-perfect marriage and a beautiful family, people love to see her life in photos. But is it as posture perfect as it seems online? According to Kelly, even she makes serious mistakes as a parent. She explains: "I think children are like pancakes: You sort of ruin the first one, and you get better at it the second time around.”
Once, the daytime host actually tumbled down a flight of stairs when she was holding her young child. How bad was the fall? Apparently, her child actually needed stitches. Ouch, indeed!
Courtney Love Wrote Too Much TMI on Social Media
Social media is a trap for teens and moms alike. In the case of rock star Courtney Love and her daughter, both have been in the public eye for years. It's not like we don't know anything about them. But when Courtney repeatedly made bizarre claims online about her daughter, enough was enough. Allegedly, a Nirvana band member was trying to date Kurt Cobain's only daughter. That would be Courtney's daughter, Frances Bean!
Frances Bean really didn't like the drama, which centered on her. It seems she and mom are not on good terms, these days. Experts say that parents should have private chats with their kids. Hashing out problems in front of the world is probably never the way to go.
Madonna Gave This to Her 13-Year-Old Son and His Friends
We give Madonna a lot of leeway for just being Madonna. Much of what she wears and does would be a scandal if we were caught doing the very same thing. But Madge is an icon. She's also a mom, and she doesn't seem to follow traditional rules. For new year's eve in 2014, she posted a photo of her 13-year-old son Rocco which made fans uncomfortable. What was odd about it?
Well, it seems that Rocco was holding alcohol, along with his young friends. When she was called out on social media, she replied: "Where is your sense of humor guys…Chill out."
Rod Stewart Got Negative Feedback From His Son About This
Rod Stewart has some hits that we're never going to stop singing. He's been crooning on stage for decades, and maybe we are the ones to blame. We just can't say no to a Rod show! But all that road life took a toll on his family. He's a dad of eight kids, but he wasn't around enough. At least, that's what his son Sean Stewart has to say on the matter.
Many kids with famous folks feel unwanted. Maybe they feel like they are playing second fiddle to another mission. And maybe sometimes, they are. We can't say for sure if Rod realized Sean missed him so much, but the damage seems to be done.
Ashton Kutcher Let This Slip in Front of the Kiddos
Imitation is a way that children learn. How else would they figure out this crazy world? Ashton Kutcher recalls a time when that went horribly wrong: “We woke up one morning and we had a new dog...The new dog had peed on the stairway and I’m getting ready in the morning and Mila is like, ‘Oh Ricky peed on the stairwell.’ And I’m like, ‘[expletive], Ricky!’ And my daughter is right behind me and all the sudden I just hear, ‘[Expletive] Ricky!’ And I’m like, ‘No, no, no, Papa didn’t say that! Papa said fox."
Despite his coverup, she went on to repeat it around the home. It just felt right! Lesson learned: As a parent, you need to be careful when you're around little geniuses.
Comedian Kevin James Sometimes Messes This up
Bedtime can be brutal. Kevin James describes how he tends to mess things up: “Even if you do get them to sleep, it’s the dismount from the bed that is the most crucial. You can undo all your hard work with a bad dismount, it’s like a human game of pickup sticks. So when you try to move your body parts from one side to the other, and I’m big, so when I roll to one side of the mattress they come tumbling into the vortex."
Getting your children to sleep can seem like an impossible challenge, night after night. Kiddos don't always want to stop riggling around when the clock strikes 8. Most of the time, we don't, either!
Whitney Houston Allegedly Did This in Front of Her Child
One of the sad stories in entertainment is the demise of Whitney Houston, taken from us far too soon. We all know why it happened, and the answer is illegal substances. Too many people fall into that trap in showbiz. While we have empathy for the star, we also have some questions about her judgment. Allegedly, she used right in front of her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. If true, that's a big parenting fail!
Fans like to remember Whit's voice, rather than her personal problems. But unfortunately, her daughter went on to abuse substances as well. She died early, at age 22. The autopsy showed a lot was in her blood at the time. Was that a factor?
Katie Holmes Brought Her Child Into Chaos
Katie Holmes married Tom Cruise, and then things got weird. Maybe we had all heard the actor was involved in something called Scientology. But over the years, the world found out plenty of creepy details about the organization, and it sure seems a lot like a cult. It's even banned in some countries, outright. Daughter Suri was born right into it! Thankfully, there was divorce and a big move away from dad's church.
Some question Katie's judgment about why she didn't get out sooner. It's hard to say what she knew about the lifestyle when she first married Tom, but we can all learn from her mistake.
Racecar Pro Martin Fuentes Risked His Toddler
Making a splash is usually a positive phrase. But in the case of Formula 1 man Martin Fuentes, we're not sure it applies the same way. Here, he was caught on camera waterskiing with his toddler. There were water wings involved, for safety. But it seems like a high-risk activity for sure. Dad may have a need for speed on the track, but this could be a little too wild for a tot.
Fans had mixed views online of the incident. Some thought Martin was a super cool dad. Others were aghast at the rough activity for such a tender age.
Kim Kardashian Gave Her Infant Orange Face With This
It turns out that when breastfeeding, spray tan can become a problem. Chrissy Teigen asked Kim Kardashian if she, too, had seen the photos going around of babies with orange faces from spray tan. Kim admitted that she was probably behind one of them. We know that an even tan is important for her image, and we don't think she wanted to smear it on her child's face. But sometimes, baby wants to eat before the tanning product is totally dry!
In that sense, we admire Kim for tending to those needs over vanity. Did she have to redo one side of her body? We're not sure, but she has a glam squad to get a quick touch-up.