Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
State Representative Jessica Farrar of Harris County, Texas has introduced a bill that would reverse a horrible law allowing Texas businesses the right to kick nursing mothers out who refuse to stop nursing their children in their establishment.
Now I can't say that the State of Texas is against breastfeeding, ...
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Sunday, March 4th, 2007
Photo courtesy of Rockland Jewish Family Service
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Show Notes:
Dad is worried these days about the fact that it's not enough to care for your children: you may end up caring for your parents. Are you ready for that?
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Thursday, February 15th, 2007
(photo from kidshealth.org, which has a great page on Kids and Alcohol)
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Show Notes:
Dad discusses letting children drink, and the possible implications. Did your parents let you drink at home when you were younger? Is it better to let them drink at home to prevent ...
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
(That's how my daughter used to say it.)
Did you do something nice with your spouse today?
The Wife and I had dinner plans, but we were unable to go. You see, we've been waiting for snow here in the southern portion of New York. Well, we finally got it. Snow ...
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Sunday, February 4th, 2007
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Show Notes:
A brief rundown of how we are dealing with a death in the family, including deciding whether to take the children to the wake and funeral service, what not to tell your children, and how to deal with a mentally challenged adult under these circumstances.
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
I was poking around and stumbled upon Geni, an online genealogy program . You start with a simple Mother and Father entry, and your tree quickly grows from there.
I had a good time getting the first few generations up there. I read recently that they were having some trouble ...
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Monday, January 29th, 2007
Have you checked the smoke alarms in your house? Have you written an escape plan? Do you have fire extinguishers? Have you had a fire drill?
The University of Oklahoma Police Department has a guide for Home Fire Safety. It's worth a glance, and it serves as a healthy reminder to ...
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
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With 2 kids growing up, we need to be able to pay for college. In this podcast, I discuss one plan that may not be going as well as we had hoped it would.
If you have thoughts, ideas, or links, send them in. ...
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
There are a number of reasons this photo needed posting:
There is a wacky weather pattern in the Northeastern US, and it is not any season here. If I can't ski, at least I can recall the summer.
I'm printing out photo's to send family at holiday time, and this one made ...
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Thursday, December 14th, 2006
This fine and sentence is not nearly enough.
Joe Francis and 'Girls Gone Wild' have pleaded guilty in the most recent case brought against the video empire.
Mantra Films Inc. pleaded guilty in a case that stemmed from its use of two 17-year-olds in its DVDs and videos, which feature young women ...
Posted in Family, Father-Daughter, Father-Son, Rants/Opinions | 3 Comments »
Friday, December 8th, 2006
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Show Notes:
It's avarice! My kids want everything!
Keeping charity in the season.
Managing the busy calendar.
Keeping the fundamentals, including religion, in the season.
The Littlest Angel
Give the most important gift- Time and Attention.
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Friday, December 1st, 2006
Each month, a group of bloggers tear through their Bloglines accounts, check their del.icio.us tags (I gotta start using that more) and sift through their bookmarks to find blog posts that are too good to be lost to the archives.
This month, I have nominated KCB of Redneck Mother for her ...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
The US Postal Service, now acting as watchmen for all types of communication (responsibly so, I might add) has started a 2 SMRT 4U campaign, in which kids are encouraged to type and post responsibly.
It includes some useful tips for kids (geared especially toward girls) about "what to type" and ...
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
While over at CrunchGear, I happened upon a link to an article detailing a variety of potentially unsafe toys. I know this comes out every year, and my children are no longer under 3, so I am tempted to skip it. However, a sense of the macabre overwhelmed me and ...
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
For all you US readers, I wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Try to eat healthily, spend some sober quality time out of the kitchen, and don't let football rule the day. Make it about family.
I say this, of course, not being much of a drinker and having no ...
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