Four-Year-Old Newsmakers

Poor Taylor Pugh. At four years old, he has found himself at the center of school system controversy - all because he has shaggy hair. You see, it occasionally hangs down to his collar and covers his eyes, which, in the eyes of the administration, is outrageously inappropriate. (I think it's irresistibly cute.) So, since early November little Taylor has been receiving his pre-K instruction in the library, away from the other kids. This will continue until he gets a haircut - or until the powers that be get their %@#$ing priorities straight. Way to encourage individuality and self-confidence, teach.
But Taylor's not the only four-year-old making news. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, four-year-old Hayden Wright cracked a beer then walked over to the neighbors' house and stole five Christmas presents, including a little girls' dress which he was wearing when he was found (he was also holding a half-empty 12-oz beer). [resisting urge to mention countless beer-drinking Christmastime shenanigans here...] Sadly, the stint is a result of some serious family issues. Take it from Taylor's 21-year-old mom, April: "He runs away trying to find his father," she said. "He wants to get in trouble so he can go to jail because that's where his daddy is." Sorry, I just don't know what to say after that...