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Punch Face
It's the movie that they go to see in the New Moon movie. Funny!
the village
keep in mind that eventhough you are benefitting from the help of the village, it's the village who ultimatley wins.
Teen gifts
Jo50: great idea on teen gifts! They are so difficult (pricey) to gift, especially boys.
Teen gifts
I find the hardest gifts to budget on are the ones for younger teens. Teens are into electronics and anything like a video game is WAY outside this year's budget. So I was forced to get creative. Neither my teen son or daughter have cell phones yet though they've been after me to get them cell phones for a while. I shopped around and found a Motorola W260-4 from Tracfone for only $14.88 at Walmart. At $14.88, I can easily afford two phones and they come with free double minutes which means I get 400 minutes for the price of 200 which is only $20. And in a sense these phones are a gift to me too. They're prepaid so I can use buying more minutes as leverage to make sure everybody gets good grades.
Teachers and New Grads should Get out of Mich
When you see a headline, "thousands head to lansing to save education" it's time to go.
Michigan with it's entitlement culture and government as solution to all problems is not a place serious professionals want to live.
On Friday Gov. Granholm launched a program to "lure" teachers to teach in the urban areas. Moreover the state has actively predicted all sorts of calamity in the past 2 years over the extortionist auto industry unless governemt "saved" the state.
Imagine your son or daughter graduating from college and stepping off the platform diploma in hand. "Mom, Dad I'm know what I'm going to do with my life!!!" "I'm moving to Michigan to seek my fortune and fulfill my destiny!
Just shoot me right then and there!
Dad turns daughter in for growing pot in closet
Yes, I would absolutely turn my son or daughter in. I'd also turn their friends in if I knew they had this set-up. (after talking with them and their parents) They know the law and if you break it there are consequences which apply to everyone...well, that's how it's supposed to be.
Drugs
My error on previous post...substitue "Dad" for where I used "Mom"...although both are probably equally oblivious.
Man up "Dad."
Drugs
Great. Mom dumps parenting work on the cops. As for how the kidlet learned how to do this, if she has computer access she needed no other advice...it's all there. Mom allowed the wee precious one to lock her closet? Mom's a Dwarwin Award candidate perhaps?
We must not traumatize the kidlets now, heaven forbid, why just let the cops do it. I would call "Mom" stupid, but that'd be too much a compliment.
Drugs
By the looks of this elaborate set-up, this teen looks as if she has some experience in this arena or is hanging out with people who have guided her on proper care of "plants."
Parents need to pay attention to what their kids are doing and have a better relationship with them. Ask them questions, find out who their friends are and meet their parents. Too many parents are passive and allow their teens to do whatever they want.
Would I call the cops? I could not say unless I were in that situation. But, certainly, I am doing my best to make sure that my child does not walk down that path.
Despite illness, grandmother's special gift
A fine story by an excellent writer! She gets to the heart of the three relationships quickly, and her stories reinforce the core themes.
halloween/christening
In regards to Halloween-I say a couple cute pics and that is about it. She is too young to understand anything about Halloween. My daughter's first Halloween we dressed her up and took her to the grandparents houses. She sampled some apple pie and a piece of soft candy. And took her first steps. That was it!
Christening...the gown doesnt fit so the child can go in the car seat? HUh? And please don't have too many expectations for your child in church...mine feel asleep during mass after she fussed a bit...others cried. The priest wont care and neither will anyone else. Keep the party simple and don't kill yourself with details-it will go by so fast.
Moms should stop judging, start supporting each other
I still feel like I'm being judged for choices I made during my pregnancy, and my daughter is 4! I was what society would call a "bad" mom - I work full-time and I didn't breastfeed AT ALL. I can deal with the people who think I'm a bad mom for sending my daughter to daycare, because I feel by being the bread-winner of the family (I'm an engineer, and my husband is a journalist), I'm setting a good example for my daughter that she can do/be anything she wants. What I can't deal with is the people who always look down on me for not breastfeeding, so I find the complaints of nursing moms to be hysterical. Sure, you may get a few dirty looks, but do people really come up to you and tell you that your method for feeding your kid is unnatural? I didn't think so. The other hot button topic I find among mom's is the number of kids they choose to have. My daughter is going to be an only child (add this to my list of sins), and I've had numerous people tell me that I'm depriving her of family bonds. I'd be depriving her more if I had more kids because I wouldn't have the time, energy, and let's face it, finances to provide for her the way I do now. As long as you can support all of the kids you have, I don't care how many you have.
The circus?
So you're suggesting dropping $50-$100, or more, on the circus will cheer people up? Why not make less expensive suggestions like a walk in the woods to explore the beautiful Fall colors? Instead of dropping tons of dough, when most cannot, let's get back to the basics and realize we have a fabulous natural attraction everywhere you look in Michigan. Spend a few dollars on gas and take your kids to Belle Isle to watch the freighers or over to Lake Huron or Lake Michigan to see that fabulous beaches and drink in the beauty of the colors. Maybe if we spent more time trying to show our kids the beauty around us instead of throwing money at them we would be a kinder, more appreciative society.
why TV is not good for babies
I cannot think of one good reason for a child to watch TV, besides it keeps them quiet for awhile. It will not help them to develop any skill that they could not learn in a different way. Even though they may like it, it is your job as their parent to teach them what is right. The research is clear that child learn best with social interaction, so even "educational TV" cannot teach a child as effectively or efficiently as a parent can. Research has also demonstrated repeatedly that TV before age 3 effects attention abilities later in life. TV viewing is a habit that even teens and adults have difficulty breaking. So many people complain about not having enough time, but will spend an hour (or two or three) each day watching television. It is a habit I do want my children to get into. Think how much extra time they will have as adults! Children learn best from playing and running around in the fresh air. Our family allows TV only sporadically maybe once a week, and use it as a reward for behaving appropriately. And it is only educational, which are available VERY cheaper used (usually about $1.00) or totally free from the library. We NEVER expose our children to adult programs. If I want to watch it, I watch it when they are sleeping.
Circus tickets
I'm sure you couldn't have known when you posted this blog that Ringling actually has a terrible history of abusing its animals. Just this summer, an undercover investigation of the circus revealed Ringling workers, including a head elephant trainer and an animal superintendent striking elephants with sharp, heavy weapons. You can see video for yourself at www.RinglingBeatsAnimals.com. Kids love animals and they would hate to know that animals are suffering for their whole lives to provide them an afternoon's entertainment. With so many other fun things to do with kids, we should not support circuses that use animals. Furthermore, Mom Central is a partner of Mom Central Consulting, a marketing firm with a relationship with the circus to promote its agenda. Mom bloggers are being duped into believing that the face of the company is "one of them" when clearly her agenda is to promote her clients. I hope you'll review the information and decide for yourself if you want to be part of promoting this notorious entity.
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