families

"Why doesn't she just leave?"

I don't have any kids, so I'm not sure how I would feel about this type of attitude at such a young age if I were a parent. However, it just made me smile so big!

Earlier this year we told you about the new "The Muppets" show which would be airing on ABC. I think we were pretty clear in our coverage of the show that it was going to be an adult-oriented program not aimed at the kids of today but instead aimed at the kids who used to watch the Muppets in the '70s and '80s, who are now adults. It would seem though that that message has not gotten to

You know how much i love Dierks Bentley, so I definitely didn't need another reason to love him.  But if you do, try this... Dierks found the inspiration for his "Riser" video from a segment on "60 Minutes" about families living out of their cars...

I'm not sure I needed a scientific study to tell me this, but according to a new study people can and do love their dogs as much as the love their own babies.

This story amazed me. It seems a couple in Austria were selling their home and the potential buyer's daughters fell in love with their cat when they looked at the house.

Hoffman’s Playland has been an Albany area family destination every summer for more than 60 years.

This is just amazing. I think at one point or another, most of us have been where this woman was just a week or so ago. Penny Pompa, a woman with four children living in Monroe, Connecticut had fallen on some pretty hard times. She had contracted Lyme disease and as a result had a lot of debt mounting from medical bills, and she was just about to lose her house.

The Albany area tradition for families, Hoffman’s Playland in Latham, opened for the season over the weekend.

Hoffmans Playland in Latham has been an Albany area tradition for so many families every summer and might continue to do so.

We've all been there. You're sitting in the cafe down the street. Maybe it's your lunch break, or maybe you're just trying to spend a quiet afternoon out to lunch. You just finish ordering, and you can't help notice that the family sitting next you made a ridiculous mess of their meals.

Not lying.  The Ostrofsky's  of Houston, Texas made a promise to their five kids - they would have no student loans to pay off.  These parents may be eating their words (and lots of  macaroni and cheese dinners) real soon.