When a child is conceived from sexual intercourse between a married, heterosexual couple, the child has a legal father and mother. Whatever may happen thereafter, the child’s parents are legally bound to provide for their child, and if they don’t, they’re held accountable by law. But what about children created by artificial insemination? When it comes to paternity, the law is full of gray areas, resulting in many cases where children have no legal fathers. In Papa’s Baby, Browne C. Lewis argues that the courts should take steps to insure that all children have at least two legal parents. Additionally, state legislatures should recognize that more than one class of fathers may exist and allocate paternal responsibility based, again, upon the best interest of the child. Lewis supplements her argument with concrete methods for dealing with different types of cases, including anonymous and non-anonymous sperm donors, married and unmarried women, and lesbian couples. In so doing, she first establishes different types of paternity, and then draws on these to create an expanded definition of paternity.

In an old lullaby a baby is promised an assortment of presents from its adoring parent.

For author Alexandra Flowers, the mantra, "strength, wisdom, courage; strength, wisdom, courage," helps settle her mind and get through stressful times. In Papas with Ponytails, she shares how she came to this point in her life. This memoir offers an account of Alexandra Flowers' journey. It includes the recollection of a host of painful experiences which include surviving an abusive husband, the heartache of having her son stolen, being in Iran during the hostage crisis in 1980, her despair in rejecting God and turning to drugs and alcohol, and includes tales of her experiences with ghosts and prophetic dreams. Papas with Ponytails also highlights her accomplishments of overcoming fear and insecurity, working with refugees in Costa Rica, achieving recovery, working with teenagers, accomplishing lifelong dreams by earning two college degrees, as well as details of her son's dangerous attempt to escape Iran in hope of reuniting with his mother.

This book celebrates the special names that children call their grandparents (some culturally based, some wonderfully made up) and features the unique activities they do together. Full color.