From the monthly archives:
Any mom of a little boy has been there. You are out in public and your son has to go real bad. What do you do? Of course you take him into the ladies room. And, of course there are those people in there who stare at you and your son in a strange kind [...]
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Are we heading towards a world of no respect? It seems that slowly over time respect has gone down the drain. When I think about the way people lived back in the 1950′s it seems it was all about respect. Men opening car doors for women, kids addressing adults as Mrs., Mr, or Sir. Slowly [...]
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Boys have it made. They don’t have to find a bathroom they way girls do, they can just find a tree. But wait a minute, that tree does have to be somewhat discrete, right? I know someone whose son, now 4 years old, will go anywhere. So many times I have turned around and [...]
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This morning as I stopped for my regular morning coffee I noticed in the car beside me a child, probably not more than 12 to 15 months old, strapped in her car seat. I took a second look because I then realized there was no one else in the car, only the child. I made [...]
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Does it seem that everyone takes a pill for something these days? Have a headache? Take a pill. A rash? Take a pill. Sore muscle? Take a pill. Tired? Take a pill. Overwhelmed? Take a pill. The list goes on and on. Why do people these days feel the need to take a pill for [...]
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In a world where it is becoming more and more popular to “fix” yourself with surgery, teens are now following suit. The number of teens ages 13 to 19 that are choosing cosmetic surgery has doubled from 2002 to 2006, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Is plastic surgery necessary for teens? Experts like to [...]
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I recently read a story about a 16-year-old boy who is pressing charges against his mom (yes, his mom) for snooping on his Facebook page. Huh? Apparently this Arkansas mom noticed her son hadn’t logged out of his Facebook page one day and decided to check it out. Come to find out, she didn’t like [...]
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It seems everywhere we go today there are kids with food allergies. We now have peanut-free tables in schools and have to be very careful about sending certain foods into schools because odds are there is a child in the classroom with a food allergy. As a mom of a child with a tree nut [...]
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I do not remember giving my teacher gifts back when I was in school. I don’t remember it being a big thing at all. I do not remember really anyone giving the teacher gifts, or at least I didn’t notice. Today, it is a way different story. These teachers are making out pretty good. My [...]
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