Month: September 2016
Caregiving
Featured
Health and Wellness
School
School
What to Do When Your Kid is Sick
I’m pretty sure we’re not the only family where Mom goes to all the pediatrician appointments. I’m sure there are also families where dad goes and Mom doesn’t. Either way, if you aren’t the parent who usually helps the sick kids, here is a short guide to what to do when your kid is sick. There’s […]
Read More2016 Election
Current Events
Racism
Thoughts on Dr. Carson and Race
Personally, I really liked Ben Carson and hoped he would be our next President. I have to admit some of it was because I would love to see someone from my alma mater (Johns Hopkins) other than the embarrassing Woodrow Wilson serve as President. Mostly, though, he is brilliant and as a surgeon he worked […]
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Fainting Hillary: What You May Have Missed
In this video by Zdenek Gazda, there are small details that make it hard to deny that Hillary has a serious, on-going medical condition. It is alarming that Hillary isn’t holding up her own weight even in the first frames, but what is even more alarming than the fact that she isn’t taken to the hospital […]
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Ages and Stages
Extended Family
Faith
Faith
Family
Featured
Musings
Pregnancy and Babies
Relationships
Choosing Godparents
Depending on your faith, you may need to know who your child’s godparents will be almost as soon as they are born, or maybe not until years later. But what goes into choosing a Godparent or what they are expected to do? Is it a legally binding relationship? What family pressures do you have? No one […]
Read MoreAges and Stages
Featured
Little Kids
Quick Tips
School
School
Special Events
Class Parties and Potlucks
Your kid just came up and told you they need something for the class party today and you have no time to shop or make anything. What’s a quick, easy solution? Popcorn! Make a whole bucket of it. Last time I did this, I filled a three-gallon bucket I already had because it was for a […]
Read MoreCurrent Events
Education
General
Parenting
End the zero tolerance policies.
End the zero tolerance policies. There are very few things were a zero-tolerance policy really makes sense. When the PC-police prevent us from discussing any cultural, ethnic, or racial differences in even the most casual, passing way, they make it worse. It’s obvious to even the littlest kid that different people look different. Observing differences […]
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