Rosemond Kaavyaized himself!

Another plagiarism scandal is rocking the publishing world. This time famed parenting advice columnist John Rosemond has been caught in the shameful glare. Sort of.

Turns out Rosemond has been plagiarizing himself. Here’s the details from the Knight Ridder Tribune newspaper conglomerate, which distributes Rosemond:

"Last month, KRT was alerted by a newspaper that a Rosemond column had previously been published. KRT immediately contacted the Observer, which checked its archives and found that the column had run more than six years ago. The Observer staff then checked all columns printed over the past four years. Charlotte Observer Editor Rick Thames describes the results of the investigation:

"Our audit turned up previously published material in four other columns this year, 12 columns in 2005, six columns in 2004 and three columns in 2003. The content typically reappeared four to five years after it was originally published."

In addition, "Rosemond said that on rare occasions he presented a question as coming from a specific reader when it was actually a composite, based on queries from multiple readers."

Let me state this clearly: I am and always will be a Rosemond fan. I support the four cornerstones of Rosemond’s world: 1) Parents are not supposed to be their kid’s best friend. 2) Your grandmother knew how to raise kids. You don’t. 3) Don’t agonize over your kid’s mistakes. Just punish them in such a way that would make Pol Pot proud. 4) Spanking is technically wrong (but go ahead and whack that little wiseass if you need to).

I have also uncovered a few examples of Rosemond repeating himself.

Oct. 2, 2000 column: "You are a failure if your kid is still wearing diapers at 18 months. Make your kid crap all over themselves a few times until it sinks into the little cement head that they need to have better control over their sphincter."

June 21, 2005 column: "You are a failure if your kid is still wearing diapers at 18 months. Make your kid crap all over themselves a few times until it sinks into the little cement head that they need to have better control over their sphincter."

What’s wrong with repeating words of wisdom?