Mama Noire is outraged by what's going on in Saudi Arabia. "I'm sure you've heard the crazy rape story out of Saudi Arabia where a 19-year-old woman who was raped will spend six months in jail and be beaten 200 times," she writes. "Her husband says she is a crushed woman and that the ordeal has taken a heavy toll on her. This is absolutely outrageous and purely unjust!" We feel the exact same way.

In other blog news...

• Project Angel Mom gives all Moms the opportunity to help Sandra Cucchiella, who battled three bouts of Hodgkin’s disease, bacterial pneumonia, and a massive heart attack. Her medical insurance is limited, and, at 58, she is too young for Medicare. Project Angel Mom's goal is to raise $50,000 for Sandra.

• Imperfect Parent says Illinois is launching a new program called "Be a Buckle Buddy," which provides a hotline for folks to call if they spot a fellow motorist who doesn’t have his or her kids properly restrained in the vehicle. The owner of the car is then tracked down and sent a warning and pamphlets on child safety. "Of course I completely understand the importance of safely buckling kids into the car, but doesn’t this seem a bit creepy?" she writes. "To get some envelope in the mail out of nowhere that essentially says, 'We’re watching you!' seems a bit much to me, and I’m torn on the subject."