Blog Posts – Page 11 – Bethanne Kim

Happy Fourth of June!

Yeah, you read that right. Of all the holidays during the entire year in in the entire world, the USA’s Independence Day – a.k.a. the Fourth of July – has to be the hardest to get the date wrong on. Seriously – it’s in the name for pity’s sake! The US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia […]

Bethanne Kim 9 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured Fun and Games General

Caitlyn Jenner is a Handsome Woman – NOT Gorgeous!

Frankly, I don’t care about Bruce Jenner’s “gender reassignment”. He’s not my husband, my family, or even passing acquaintance. It just doesn’t impact my life. But it’s been impossible to miss the headlines if you were online at all this week, and the big ones have all been to the effect of “Caityln is Gorgeous!” […]

Bethanne Kim 9 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Ages and Stages Family Featured

Individual Liberty

Individual liberty. You won’t like what everyone else does with theirs. Get over it. Devon Austin Generally (FB post) My kids have shared a room for nine years. The younger one just decided he wanted his own room. Given the level of bickering they had been doing, I made it happen that same day. (Luckily, […]

Bethanne Kim 9 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General

Leaders vs Managers

I recently had a very frustrating experience with my son and one of his clubs. I have been taught leadership and management skills since around the time I learned how to tie my shoes. As a result, I can have exceptionally high – and often unrealistic – standards for leaders. It is usually those I […]

Bethanne Kim 9 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Ages and Stages Family Featured General

Playdates and Guns

I don’t know if you have seen it, but there is a post making the rounds about a mom who is concerned that there might be unsecured firearms left laying around other people’s homes. The original poster is unwilling to let her kids play at anyone else’s home if they own a gun, unless she […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General

All Hospitals Should Have Organic Greenhouses

We see memes online all the time, especially on Facebook. One that caught my eye came from Food, Inc and used an image from Henry Ford Hospital near Detroit, Michigan. It showed a greenhouse and said “All Hospitals Should Have Organic Greenhouses”. Personally, I believe the label and certifications of things as “organic” are generally […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Ages and Stages Current Events Family Featured Fun and Games

Baltimore Riots and The Mom of the Year

If you haven’t seen the video, just search for “Mom of the Year”+”Baltimore Riots”. It’s a mom cussing out her fully-grown (but not adult) son and hitting him when she found him out with the rioters. He goes home with her and not a single rioter tries to interfere with the Mama Bear making her […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

When was the last time you ate something new?

Ages and Stages Family Featured Fun and Games General School

Color Doesn’t Matter: Parents Want What’s Best

Parents want what’s best for the kids. Immigrant parents, including Latinos, know their kids need to speak English to have the best chance at success. Parents of all colors know their kids need to succeed at school. The problem isn’t the parents, it’s a system that intervenes and forces parents to believe in the way […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured US History and Constitution

Do you Remember the Mariel Boatlift?

I was a kid when it happened, so I paid no attention to the news. A few years later, though, I remember hearing the adults talking about the Mariel Boatlift. At the time, I lived near where they were resettled. Most of the people who were part of the Mariel Boat Lift were genuinely refugees […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 9, 2022

Current Events Featured General

Points of Agreement at CPAC

I attended one day of CPAC. I spent my time at the booths, promoting my book The Constitution: It’s the OS for the US. In looking through the materials I brought home, I was struck by something: there are actually a lot of points that I see being made by liberals as well as people […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022