Children
November 18, 2009
- As most of you know, who know me, nothing I've ever done in my life has been more important to me, or given me more joy (also more challenge, for sure) than raising my three children, now grown and launched in the world in ways I am deeply proud of. I could not love them more. For many years, I have thought about adopting a child from some other part of the world, in need of a loving ...
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November 14, 2009
- Unchecked children drive me nuts. When I have to tell someone's kid to reign it in, I want to send a bill to the parents for services rendered. So when I went to the block party at the end of the street this Labor Day weekend, the last thing I wanted to do was parent someone else's little monster.This freckle-faced hellion is emotionally disturbed- a pretty vague psychiatric diagnosis for a ...
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November 6, 2009
- See that little baby in the arms of a beggar? See those eyes looking blankly? He has been sedated. He has been rented out. He could be your child.This is a real case and it happened in Bangalore, the city touted as the IT capital of India.A seven-month-old baby of a working couple who relied on their ayah—recruited from an employment agency, and hence thought to be above board—was used for ...
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October 29, 2009
- Looking for gifts that reflect you culturally? We have loads of great gift ideas for all the family:The 2009 Black Holiday Gifts Guide is even bigger and better than last year's. • Books for young children, older children, biographies and more • Music - CDs, DVDs and MP3 downloads• Toys, games and activities • Game consoles• Michael Jackson musicAs well as articles, ideas for ...
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October 29, 2009
- Looking for gifts that reflect you culturally? We have loads of great gift ideas for all the family:The 2009 Black Holiday Gifts Guide is even bigger and better than last year's. • Books for young children, older children, biographies and more • Music - CDs, DVDs and MP3 downloads• Toys, games and activities • Game consoles• Michael Jackson musicAs well as articles, ideas for ...
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October 26, 2009
- For those of you who read my previous blog about "making the team," I'm reporting back. He made the team! Success is a wonderful feeling. My son set himself a goal, when he was 6, that he would be on the 8th grade school basketball team. Last Friday, he met that goal. In order to be considered for the team, he had to attend tryouts all week -- 2 1/2 hours of training / practicing / ...
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October 23, 2009
- My son is trying out for the school basketball team. He's in the 8th grade, has played basketball for 7 years, off an on, for different leagues. He is nearly 6 feet tall, skinny as a rail, and the kid can play. I know, I'm his mother, but I really wouldn't encourage him as much as I do unless I knew he had skills. So he made the first round of cuts. And as I waited in the school parking lot for ...
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October 23, 2009
- Do miracles happen? Do they serve a larger purpose other than giving signals? Must all miracles have a religious basis?We know that parts of Russia have been going through turbulent times. In the Kizlyar region of Dagestan, one such place, a nine-month old is being touted as a “miracle baby”. Ali Yakubov is oblivious to the hordes descending to see the verses from the Quran appear on various ...
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October 22, 2009
- The news this morning was not good. (is it ever?) "Detectives searching for 7-year-old Somer Thompson say they believe they have found her body. " How often do we turn on the news and hear stories like this? Too often! 87 sex offenders lived within a five year radius of her. The strongest punishment for sex offenders is one year in prison. Most sex offenders will sexually molest ...
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October 22, 2009
- It would seem that the majority of our society has forgotten how to be patient. A little patience can go a very long way. Unfortunately we continue to evolve into a high-blood-pressure-pill-needing species that knows only one language. Hurry up! Why? Why "hurry up?" What are we going to miss this time? Why are most car accidents caused? (Okay ....well...aside from the ...
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