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Boy in hot air balloon son of crazy Heene family on Wife Swap!

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So, I was actually watching the Obama speech in New Orleans, (which, actually, was a pretty great speech) however, suddenly CNN broke a news story that a six year old boy got into a "home made flying saucer" and flew away...(wha?) Embedded video from CNN Video ...so, I called my husband to tell him about this weird story (after all, he is a pop culture reporter) and then he said the name rang a bell and, lo and behold, turns out that this is a child from that crazy "weather chasing" family on the reality TV show "Wife Swap." Gee. I guess none of us could see it coming that these parents might endanger the lives of their kids with reckless actions. ...Or that Dad, with his hair-trigger temper and lack of respect for women might be someone a child might fear making angry. For instance, say in the loss of, oh, his beloved weather balloon. Any chance the kid might be hiding from Dad? Heene family of Colorado consists of wife Mayumi, husband Richard, and the