Found this today and thought is just proved my point.

Submitted by sarahnewton on December 5, 2006 - 12:10.

Film star Lindsay Lohan has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, her mother has recently confirmed.

Lohan, 20, is well-known for her party-girl image and is frequently pictured in tabloid publications leaving nightclubs in the early hours of the morning.

According to The Sun her mother, Dina Lohan, has said that it is a "positive" step for her daughter who was recently scolded by a film studio executive for her unprofessional behaviour.

She told People magazine: "She's been attending some meetings and it's going to be a slow process.

"As a parent, you can tell them what you can tell them, but she's 20 and I'm not going to say 'Stay home and don't go out.' I'm there for support, and I'll obviously give her my opinion, but she's fine. She's very smart." add new comment | young girls | young adults | Teens | teenagers | teenage girls | role models | parents | families

Podcast - Phoebe is attacked by a leech and we visit the tribal village Kolguli

Submitted by Nathalie McDermott on November 22, 2006 - 06:00.

On our last day in Gudalur we finally went to meet the adivasis (indigenous people of India) in one of their villages.  The Unltd group split up and Phoebe, Jo, Laura, Ciara, Siobhan and I visited 'Kolguli' (not sure if I spelt that right) with our guide Murthi. 

This podcast begins with the traumatic attack of the leeches of Gudalur.  Ciara - I'm sorry if this brings back bad memories...

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Defective Yeti On Teenagers, Terrorism And Behaviour Detection Guidelines

Submitted by tonyplant on August 18, 2006 - 11:37.

A hat-tip to the always enjoyable Defective Yeti for his irreverent coverage of the role of behaviour detection officers at airports. I work with a lot of teenagers who refuse to come out from their hooded tops or baseball caps. They speak in monosyllables and spend a lot of time in shoe-gazey mode, particularly when accompanied by parents. Courtesy of the photographs, I now know that they spend a lot of time torn between disgust and anger.

Matthew astutely observes that the average teenager would never be allowed to fly anywhere if these rules were applied rigorously.

in addition to having to forgo your iPod and hair gel you will now be required to check in your teen prior to boarding

As ever, the comments are great fun.

The photograph and quotation from Matthew's post is distributed under Creative Commons.

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