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Mom Escapes Polygamous Sect

What you don't know about the makeup, the money, and their minds.

We've been following the polygamous sect story, and have been fascinated by what will happen to the kids and whether or not the Moms are to blame. Momlogic spoke with Kathy, a 37-year-old mother and polygamous sect escapee, to get an insider's perspective.

Kid to 9-1-1: Mom Won't Wake Up

When she went into a diabetic coma, this Mom's nightmare had only just begun. When 39-year-old Anthonette Richardson Burden went into a diabetic coma, her young son whipped into action and called 911 on their cell phone. But when EMS dispatchers asked where they live, the five-year-old boy couldn't remember his address. "We have a home phone in the house," she says, "but my son is infatuated with the cell phone and used it to call 911." Only one big problem: Cell phone numbers aren't linked to addresses like home numbers are. "When I taught my son to call 911, I showed him from the house phone," the Mom of two recalls. "I never realized he'd go for the cell phone and need to know our address." To find out what happened and hear Anthonette's live-saving message to Moms, Keep Reading...

Raising Six Kids With Autism

One Mom tells us how she copes. Raising six children is challenging enough, but each of Robin Kirton's six children has been diagnosed with some degree of autism. Here's her story...

Sick Teen Got Her Graduation Wish

A Mom remembers the battle she had to fight for her daughter,who's battling Chiari Malformation, to walk on the stage with classmates.

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A few years ago, Kati went from being a straight-A student and basketball star to being confined to her home when she was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation, a disorder that causes severe headaches and dizziness because the skull doesn't contain the base of the brain.

Because of her illness, Kati is a few credits shy of receiving her diploma, and school officials banned her from participating in graduation. However, after 400 members of the community signed a petition to allow Kati to walk on stage, officials decided in a 5-2 vote to allow her to participate in the ceremony. Keep Reading...

Click on an image to view the Kati Wetch Gallery

Teen Mom Flushes Baby in Toilet

How Moms can use this tragedy as a teachable moment for kids.

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You may have heard about the 14-year-old girl in Baytown, Texas, who gave birth in her school bathroom, then attempted to flush the full-term baby down the toilet. Unfortunately, the infant did not survive.

While the girl has yet to be formally charged for her actions, this horrific story has sent shock waves throughout their tight-knit community. How could something like this happen?

Gabriele Seago, a labor and delivery nurse, whose 14-year-old daughter attends the same school, spoke to Mom•Logic about the tragic turn of events and offers advice on how parents should talk to their kids about pregnancy. Keep Reading...

Driving Dog Endangers 5-Year-Old

Says Mom Kenya Sipe of the moment she saw the van run over her daughter: "I begged God to help Kalli, and to let her be OK."

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Mom•Logic: What happened?
Kenya: My dad was watching Kalli in the yard. I had just strapped my baby in the car. I needed to run inside to change clothes, so I left the van running with the air-conditioner on. I left the front door open, so my dad could see the baby, and I pulled the van right up to my dad. I'm guessing I didn't put the van in park all the way, the gear must have been in between park and reverse. Kalli was standing by the van's open front door Keep Reading...

Mom of 13: "I Escaped Polygamy"

One survivor shares her incredible story.

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As we read the CNN report that more than 200 women and children have been removed from a Texas ranch that's home to members of a polygamous sect, we wondered what really goes through the minds of a Mom involved in polygamy. To find out, Mom•Logic talked to Pauline, a Mom of 13, who escaped a different polygamous group. For Mom•Logic's interview with Pauline, Keep Reading...

Warning: Baby at Work

Does bringing babies to work help or hinder productivity? We asked one Mom who's done it to weigh in.

I was able to have her on the floor playing as I worked. I could take her into meetings or breastfeed her in my office. You could hear her cooing on my outgoing voicemail message. Many parents often miss out on bonding with their babies when they return to work, unless they are stay-at-home moms. I was lucky I didn't have to miss out.

-- Emily Dalton, A Texas Mom of two, brought her baby daughters to work with her at a company that subsidizes childcare for low income families, until they were six months old. For more of Mom•Logic's exclusive interview with Emily, Keep Reading...

Mom and Twins' Tornado Nightmare

One mother's harrowing story of survival.

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In the wake of the last night's devastating tornadoes in Little Rock, single Mom Marcie Isaacson talks about surviving a tornado just days ago in Oklahoma with her 4-year-old twins.

Mom•Logic: What happened when the tornado hit?

Marcie: I jumped off the couch and started to run down the hall. I slipped and fell. I heard the train-like sounds coming. It was the loudest wind I ever heard. I opened the laundry room door, slammed it shut, and then dove on top of my boys, head first, and had one son under each arm... Keep Reading... for more of Mom•Logic's interview with Marcie and shocking video footage of her demolished home.

Proud to Be a Surrogate Mom

I questioned what was I doing with my time here on earth. I was a stay-at-home mom and wanted to be here to raise my children. As honorable as being a Mom is, I felt like I was meant to do greater things. I felt like I didn't want the years to go by and think, 'What could I have done that would have made an impact on someone else's life, other than just for my family?

—Wausau, WI mom Amber Boersma talks about being a surrogate for twins after having two children of her own.To read more of Mom•Logic's interview with Amber, Keep Reading...


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