Somebody needs to take this dad to a back alley and give him that work! Dad Laces Cookies With Meth According to Mail Online A father is accused of spiking cookies with meth and feeding them to his children so his wife would fail a drug test, it emerged today. Chad M. Holm, 37, from Des Moines, Washington, is accused of giving the drug-laced cookies to his five and seven-year-old sons who then both tested positive for meth. He is also accused of forging a drug test result to mask his substance abuse which would be used in an upcoming custody trial. According to Seattle Pi, Holm was married to the mother of his children for several years before they split up in April 2011. They would often use meth together. The two boys were placed with Holm while the mother went through a voluntary drug program. She was clean for almost a year until she tested positive for meth in September, though she claims she had not taken any drugs. She then remembered the cookies her sons had brought home that ‘tasted terrible’. She said she and her five-year-old son split one cookie but could not eat it all because it tasted funny. The woman suspected Holm or his girlfriend were trying to sabotage her perfect drug test record before the upcoming child custody trial. A leftover part of the cookie was tested and confirmed the presence of meth. Holm denied spiking the cookies and denied that he used the drug or even had it in his possession. When police combed through past drug test results submitted by Holm, they found he had forged the test results before submitting them to the court. For filing the alleged forgery, prosecutors have charged the 37-year-old with second-degree perjury. No one has been charged in the apparent drugging of the young boys. On her Facebook page today, the mother congratulated herself on being one year sober. She wrote: ‘I want to say thank you to my family and friends for standing by my side now that I’m sober, and for not backing me up while I was stuck in my sickness. I”m so grateful for my new connection with God, and that I found the rooms of AA/NA.’ Damn, the woman is trying to do good and that no good man tries to take her down. SMH! Shutterstock
This mom needs her a** whooped and thrown underneath the jail! Mom Accused Of Letting Her Kids Shoot Residents With BB Guns According to Raw Story: A 43-year-old Long Island woman is accused of driving her children around various neighborhoods for weeks as they shot at residents’ cars using a BB gun. WCBS-TV reported on Saturday that Susan Becker was arraigned on charges of criminal mischief and endangering the welfare of a child, following her arrest on Friday. Suffolk County police said Becker is accused of driving her 13-year-old son and her 15-year-old daughter, as well as another 15-year-old boy, around the Islandia, Hauppauge and Commack areas as they shot at cars over the past two weeks. Becker is also accused of providing the BB gun used in the incidents. Authorities said there have been 60 reports of damaged vehicles during that time. “It’s more than just a window breaking or the damage of window or a car,” said one resident, Michelle Delarosa. “You could have actually hurt someone.” Meanwhile, Becker’s neighbor, Wendy Morelli, came to her defense in an interview with WNBC-TV. “There must be something to it that’s missing in the story, that we don’t know about,” Morelli said. “She just wouldn’t do something like that.” SMH! Maybe she forgot to take her medication. RawStory
Here’s Heather Locklear and her daughter Ava Sambora at the Scary Movie 5 premiere. And before you get any bright ideas about this mother-daughter pairing, let me remind you that one’s over 50 and the other’s under 18. So let’s just say that they both look good for their age, and leave it at that. » view all 14 photos Related Articles: Ava Sambora Has Great Genes Photos: WENN.com
It’s finally time for Shaniya Davis’ accused killer to face a judge and jury! Via The Fayetteville Observer : The father of Shaniya Davis says he has forgiven her mother. But Bradley Lockhart said he often finds himself reflecting on what might have been, four years after Shaniya was sexually assaulted and killed in a case that has attracted national attention. Shaniya would have turned 9 on Valentine’s Day. “We were extremely close,” Lockhart said. “Shaniya spent the majority of time with me and her siblings. You miss those days. The first day she got on a bicycle. Her brother pushing her around with training wheels on it. You miss her scratching your car with a scooter. You miss birthdays. You wonder who she would be today. “It’s extremely hard when you see other kids in the neighborhood and watch them grow up. That’s one of my frequent thoughts when I sit on my porch.” The case first captured national attention in November 2009, when the child’s mother, Antoniette Nicole Davis, reported Shaniya missing from a mobile home where they were staying off Murchison Road. The report kicked off a nationwide search involving the FBI and the U.S. Marshal’s Service. Pictures of Shaniya aired on national television shows, and Fayetteville police said they received hundreds of tips. Shaniya’s body was found six days later. Police say Davis fabricated the story about her missing child after selling Shaniya to McNeill, who allegedly assaulted her in a Sanford hotel before killing her and dumping her body along N.C. 87 in Harnett County. Davis, 28, will be tried after McNeill. She faces charges that include first-degree murder, child abuse, sexual servitude, human trafficking and child sex assault. Her trial is expected to last about a month. If convicted, Davis is looking at life in prison without parole. She is accused of handing over the child to McNeill to settle a drug debt. “I don’t know what was going through her mind at that time. I can’t give you an honest answer on that,” Lockhart said. “Would I ever have expected Antoniette to make a decision like this or did she make a decision like this? I would not have expected any mother to make a decision like this with their child. “If I had known she would have made a decision like this, Shaniya would never have been there.” Lockhart said he has not spoken to Davis since her confinement. “Me, personally, I’ve forgiven her,” he said. “I think blame is too direct, as far as personally. What are you blaming? The death of Shaniya or (Davis’) actions? It’s too broad. Too opinioned.” Lockhart spoke by phone late last month from his home in Alabama, where he says he had planned to move for a job before his daughter’s death. He works as a regional environmental safety manager for a construction company. Through the years, he has returned to Fayetteville on occasion. He said he plans to be in the courtroom for most of the trials. As far as he knows, Lockhart said, he will not be called as a witness. Following Shaniya’s murder, Lockhart received criticism for allowing his daughter to stay with Davis in Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park. Last month, Lockhart said he had no idea that Shaniya and her mother were living at that location with Davis’ sister. “I had given her a deposit to live in her own place. It was downtown,” he said. “I had no knowledge of that. I still don’t know why she was at the other place. Was she evicted? I don’t know.” Damn… We truly feel for this man. The capital murder trial for Mario Andrette McNeill, the man accused of killing Shaniya started today in Cumberland County Superior Court. Sadly it seems that much of mainstream national media has stopped checking for Shaniya’s story… The Observer says the court didn’t receive any requests from national cable media to cover the trial. McNeill’s charges include first-degree murder, child sex assault, kidnapping, child abuse, human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a child and he is facing the death penalty. The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks. In February, McNeill proclaimed his innocence in two handwritten letters he mailed to The Fayetteville Observer from the Cumberland County Detention Center. In one letter, he wrote: “I did not take or kidnap Shaniya Davis. I did not purchase, buy, trade, sell or exchange Shaniya Davis. I did not molest, sexually assault, rape or ravish Shaniya Davis. I did not kill, murder, or take Shaniya Davis’s life, nor did I have any prior or beforehand knowledge as to what was to and/or did occur.” Do you believe he should be put to death?
Talk about a change of career path… Former Drug Dealer Changes Life To Teach Senior Citizens Aerobics Via OpposingViews Thomas Mickens built a multimillion dollar yayo empire from the ground up. Now, he spends his days helping senior citizens build their bodies up. “People who used to work for me look at what I’m doing now and say, ‘What are you doing?’” he said during a recent interview. “I left the past in the past — and I was able to walk away.” Mickens started selling marijuana at age 15 after dropping out of high school. “I started with three dollars. I bought a trey bag, rolled up eight joints, and sold each one for a dollar.” From that humble beginning, Mickens’ operation eventually became more lucrative, generating $100,000 a week and also allowing him to start multiple other legit businesses, including a dry cleaners and a grocery store. Mickens, known as “Tony Montana” on the streets, once boasted an impressive collection of material wealth. He amassed a fleet of 21 luxury cars, including a Rolls Royce equipped with a TV, a Ferrari and a Lamborghini; a $800,000 mansion in Dix Hills; a 38-foot-yacht paid for in cash; a helicopter; and a mouth full of gold “fronts” studded with diamonds. But after being busted in 1989 for tax evasion, drug dealing and money laundering, he came out of prison in 2008 with no money to his name. That’s when he decided to create “The Tommy Experience”, a health exercise and wellness program. As a fitness instructor for senior citizens, Mickens now earns between $40-$150 per class. “I’m not proud of what I did to my neighborhoods. I’m not proud of the pain I put my mother through,” he said. Each session, “is like me giving back to my mother.” Image via OV
The baby polar bear at the Buffalo Zoo has some cute company. Kali, an orphaned polar bear cub currently residing at the Alaska Zoo, is winning fans across the nation and world … and it’s easy to see why, isn’t it? The cub, who is about 3-4 months old, was taken to his temporary home in Anchorage in March after his mother was fatally shot. The shooter turned the cub in. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says it eventually plans to relocate the little cub because the Alaska Zoo already has two polar bears on display. We
Life must be good. Philadelphia Eagles Player Desean Jackson Buys $1.65 California Home Via Realtor As the Philadelphia Eagles’ brass upgrade the roster this offseason, DeSean Jackson is doing a little upgrading of his own – on the home front. The two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver recently closed on a new home in Tarzana, CA. Property records indicate that Jackson, who starred at Long Beach Poly before playing collegiately for the University of California, Berkeley, shelled out $1.65 million for the two-story suburban home. Described as a “gated paradise,” Jackson’s new spread measures 3,837 square feet in size and offers a total of four bedrooms and six bathrooms. The property was originally built in 1951, but has been tastefully updated to reflect a more modern décor. Various sitting areas come clad in hardwood and crown molding, while a chef’s kitchen boasts Carrara marble countertops. A secluded “master’s suite” occupies the upstairs level and features a private fireplace, sitting area, spa-like bath and French doors leading to a lengthy balcony overlooking the pool. Last, but certainly not least, a detached studio with its own private bath and set of French doors rounds out DeSean’s new purchase. Check out the full lay out of Desean’s new digs after the flip.
Dear Bossip , I am a 24 year-old mother and college graduate of one year. I already have a job in my field of Law Enforcement. I said that to say this, I am not usually confused in most areas of my life. I pretty much know what I want and go for it and I don’t let negative things cloud my judgment (usually). Well, I really don’t know where to start, but here it goes. I was with my daughter’s father for 7 years. I lost my virginity to him. We had her around that 7th year and during my pregnancy I found out that he had been cheating on me for a little over a year with someone else. I was extremely hurt and broken over that. Although it was very hard I ended that relationship and endured the joys and hardship of being a single mother, but I pulled through just fine. Well, that was 3 years ago and I have been single ever since, and my daughter has not ever seen me show any type of affection to any guy, not even her dad because I left him when she was only 2 weeks old. I am very protective over my child, as any mother should, and for the fear that a new relationship would not last and that would only confuse her once she became attached. I have not introduced her to anyone I’ve been out with. Well, almost a year ago, I met this guy who is 5 years older than I am. He was a complete gentleman and he asked me out on a date. I agreed because I was impressed by this approach. We hit it off. I found out he was in a previous relationship for 14 years and they have 2 kids together. I was a little suspect about that, but several dates came after that. I made him wait about 3 months before we had sex because for one it had been a while for me and I had only been with one other person and I also wanted to develop something more than just physical. And, we did…everything was perfect, months went by and I started falling in love with him, but I still did not allow him to meet my daughter. About 2 months ago, things changed. I saw him with the mother of his children dropping one of his kids off at a skating rink. I just so happen to be there taking my daughter to a party. I asked him about that and his excuse was he was spending time with his kids. Ok, so when does spending time with your kids involve you being in a car with their mother DROPPING THEM OFF??? We started to go out on dates less often and I stopped seeing him less often. I questioned him about the relationship with him and his children’s mother and he denied anything was going on. One day, I received a call from her from his phone and -ish hit the fan. She told me they had been married for some time and asked questions that any other woman would ask and I answered them honestly. She then woke him up and gave him the phone. Once he heard my voice, he hung up. Shortly after, he calls me and wanted to know why I told her the truth!!! I told him he made me the “side chick” unknowingly and that if I had lied for him, then that would have made me like any other “side peice.” I cut him off after that. I don’t know why, but I was not as hurt as I thought I would be and I haven’t given him any much thought since. It’s been 2 months since I’ve spoken to him, then all of a sudden he’s been blowing my phone up none stop, leaving voice mails saying how much he misses me and asking can we just be friends at least. I finally answered his call and told him I still wanted nothing to do with him and to just cut his losses and move on (just like that). Since then I have been thinking about him none stop and I’m starting to miss him a lot. I don’t know if it’s because of the fact that I have not had sex with anyone since him and I’m “f**kstrated,” or because I really do miss him. I’m starting to feel like I want him around after all…WHAT SHOULD I DO??? – Truly Confused Dear Ms. Truly Confused , Girl! LOL! I love your word, “F**kstrated.” And, that is exactly what you are! F**kstrated! Chile, this man lied to you. He deceived you. He manipulated you into thinking he was a single man who had a baby momma and that you and he had some type of relationship. Then you discovered he is married. And, now you’re writing and asking what should you do because you miss him, and you’re feeling some type of way. Uhm, boo boo, he is still married. He has a wife and family. Why would you want to be with this man? What would you gain? Why would you knowingly want to sleep with this man when you know he has a wife and a family? And, so now you’re okay with being a “side chick?” SMDH! Don’t be the other woman. It’s not cute. It’s not worth it. It’s not who you are. If you have all these morals and values around not introducing your daughter to various men, and you uphold standards of being a virtuous woman, then what lesson will your daughter learn knowing her mother is sleeping with a married man? How can you live with yourself knowing you’re sleeping with another woman’s husband, and you’re nothing to him but some a**? But, hold up, when his wife called you and she put him on the phone and he hung up on you, then had the nerve to call you back and ask you why did you tell her the truth? Girl, that right there is when you should have called his wife back and told her. But, you should have set his a** up and told him to meet you at a nice hotel. And, then you and his wife should have shown up together and whooped his a** together! Chile, you want to portray yourself to your daughter as if you’re a good woman and that you’re not out there sleeping with various men, but what will you say to her knowing that is not who you are? Let’s consider these facts: 1.) He’s married. He’s still calling you, and thus, this means he is lying to his wife. And, if he lies and cheats on her, he will do the same to you. Point blank! 2.) He’s done this before. Girl, I hope you don’t think you’re the first woman he has done this with. I’m sure the other women who were unknowingly made the side chick left his bum a** alone when they learned he was married. You’re the only one who is dumb enough to really consider being a married man’s side chick. 3.) He has children. You have children. Do you people really consider your children in your decision making when you’re playing these games? How will this affect them in the long run? What lessons they will learn from all of this? How do you explain to your daughter that you’re a married man’s side chick? 4.) You’ve seen him with his wife. You’ve spoken to his wife. Sooooo, you’ve reconciled in your head that despite seeing her, speaking with her, and him lying about his 14-year marriage that it’s okay to go ahead and continue your sexual relationship with him simply because you’re “F**kstrated.” Now, let’s get to the real root of your frustrations. You are exactly what you’ve declared, F**kstrated. You need some steady man meat in your life. And, you’re willing to compromise your morals and values because you’re d**kmatized. It’s not worth it. There are millions of single men in the world, and I’m sure there are many single men in your city, or area. Get yourself one of them and take out your sexual F**kstrations with them. You need the sexual stimuli and release with a man who can satisfy your desires and needs. You’re missing male companionship, and because you have all these rules that dictate your life, and with introducing men to your daughter, you’ve put yourself on a sexual hiatus. It doesn’t have to be this way. You can still have fun, enjoy yourself, and be sexually active without bringing men to your home. I’m sure there are plenty of men who have their own homes or apartments. Hell, you can even go to a hotel and get your freak on! Don’t deny yourself sexually if that is what you need. You just have to be creative in getting and doing what you need to do without bringing men to your home. Look, the point here is that you should tell that man to lose your number, block his number, and stop communicating with him. He’s married. That is something you don’t want to be a part of, or get mixed up in. Get yourself your own man. A single man who can satisfy your sexual needs and desires. And, hopefully it will lead to a relationship. Until it does, you can go to his home, a hotel, or find other creative ways to enjoy an active and healthy sex life. Honey, you’re a woman with needs. And, the last thing you want to be is a woman who is F**strated and laying up with some other woman’s husband. – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean : loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter : @terrancedean “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook , click HERE! 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The American Idol Top 8 took their act to Detroit this week, covering songs by artists who hail from the Motor City. Did this variation on Motown Night pay off? For some, yes. Janelle Arthur broke out her guitar and broke down “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in very impressive fashion. See for yourself:
When Cate Edwards learned that her father, former presidential candidate John Edwards, was cheating on her mother, Elizabeth, she was crushed. The 31-year-old daughter of the disgraced former U.S. senator adds that he personally admitted to her that he had had an affair with Rielle Hunter . “I guess he and my mom decided that that was how it needed to be done. So yeah, I was devastated. And I was very disappointed,” Edwards said. “I mean, these are my parents. I had grown up with a lot of love in my family. And it was hard to see them go through this,” Cate said in an interview on Today . Asked if she was mad, Cate Edwards said, “Yeah, of course.” She gave a dignified response when asked about the “unpleasant things” Rielle Hunter wrote in her book, What Really Happened, John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me . “I just thought it was … a poor choice, I guess, is all I can say.” Cate spoke fondly of her mother, Elizabeth Edwards, who passed away after a brave struggle with cancer, saying, “I miss her in sort of big ways and small ways.” “The big things that go by, like my wedding. She wasn’t able to be there. But we got to talk about it. I felt incredibly lucky that I got the chance to even have that conversation with her. “I carried out some of her vision which was great, to sort of feel her presence there even though she wasn’t there. And then there are small things. I mean, I get away with bad grammar.” “I never used to get away with bad grammar.”
