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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
How to Solve our Unemployment Crisis? Just Ask a Mom and her 4-Year-Old Daughter
Who would have thought that a young little girl was smarter than a Ph.D. Economist? During a visit to a fast-food restaurant, I stumbled upon a lady talking to someone that appeared to be a store manager and telling him that she was unable to come back to work because she wasn’t feeling well. And while, no one could really verify her statements, I did notice a cynical facial expression from the manager as he tried to convince her to accept a reduced work schedule.
By Anthony Chan5 years ago in Families
Baby’s Beauty Sleep
As a baby sleep consultant, I approach my work with full confidence that every baby or toddler I meet can sleep well. I almost always have much more confidence about the baby’s potential to be a great sleeper than the parents. I put a lot of energy into transferring that belief to the parents, and now I’ll share the reason for my confidence with you.
By Parent Connect5 years ago in Families
Getting to the Point
As a father of teenage children who seem to be involved only in video games, marathon telephone calls, television and hanging out in the mall, it is refreshing to find that my son and daughter have become interested in the game of darts. That’s right, darts – the game that I once played with red and blue plastic-winged projectiles in pubs on Saturday nights. I have always imagined this as a past time reserved for big-bellied British sheep farmers and aging war veterans. However, the local Legion Hall has, on Sundays, become the venue for several of the local youth in our community to get together and compete in an afternoon of darts. Teenagers clad in non-traditional darts garb complete with low hanging, baggy blue jeans, backward baseball caps and long untucked sweaters and shirts have become uncharacteristically focused in their attempts to succeed at this centuries-old game. Occasionally, a mini-van full of school-aged children from a neighboring center will unload at the hall and the afternoon becomes flavored with town-to-town rivalry as the missiles take flight at those modern-day log-ends.
By John Oliver Smith5 years ago in Families
What I never knew I needed
For the longest time I never imagined myself to be a girly girl, let alone be a parent; I was what you would call a tomboy. Nevertheless in 2011, I received the biggest blessing in life, my son A’ziah. He changed me in a way where I had to grow up and become responsible at a young 20 years old. But, It wasn’t until 2014 did the change of becoming a parent truly settle in, as I discovered soon after who it was that I had always been destined to be.
By Samantha Melendez5 years ago in Families
IN THE PALM OF MY HAND
IN THE PALM OF MY HAND We found out that Myrna was pregnant with Tony when we both came down with FLS syndrome (Feel Like Shit). Her case was 10x worse than mine, so we headed to our doctor. The diagnosis was that she was pregnant and the problem was that she had an IUD in place. The recommendation was to pull the string to remove the IUD. This could be done in the doctor's office. The next sentence was jaw-dropping; "…it will be a simple and easy abortion".
By James Anthony Loving5 years ago in Families
How I Rise
How I Rise Nearly every morning is the same, dull, dreadful and a pain to rise from the behind the covers. Though lately I have been getting myself up eagerly awaiting my day. Turning on the lights at 0500 and I feel like coffee will not due, just because I drink it every day without delay. I walk the baren hallway and dodge the A/C grate in the center. My wooden floors cool against my black comfy socks, I wake my son for school. He slept in the living room on the new extremely comfortable furniture we just recently received from Farmers Furniture.
By William L. Truax III5 years ago in Families
