Giving the kids something to talk about in therapy.
After a 6 month journey attempting to sail the ocean on her own, 16 year old Abby Sunderland was stranded in the open sea when a wave broke the mast on her sailboat. She was rescued after 3 days while the world thought her lost at sea. But her perilous situation only heightens the question lingering on many parents' minds - should parents of teens allow their children to attempt a challenge this dangerous at such a young age? (read the article...)
Imagine, if you will. Colleges send their scouts out to all the different high schools looking for their next Tim Lincecum or Zack Greinke. They sit in the stands at numerous games, taking notes and writing down names for those ballplayers they wish to extend invitations to for the next season’s college teams. Several students will receive scholarships to guarantee their entrance to their college. And a select few of those star ballplayers will go even farther and be drafted to a major league baseball team.
These scouts will not be attending any Santa Rosa high school games. (more...)
“We had to take away the Xbox again last night,” a friend lamented to me. She had caught her son in the wee hours of the morning, plugged in with his headset on, chatting with friends across the country as he maimed opponents in his latest game. It wasn’t the first time, and she was aware that it wouldn’t be the last. And short of taking the game system and throwing it in the Russian River, she wasn’t sure what to do. (Read more...)
Lynsee at MomsLikeMe will be broadcasting her birth this month, live via the internet. Read the article here..... A teacher from Minnesota, Lynsee has been blogging her pregnancy to the tiniest detail. "We wanted to share this experience," Lynsee said about the decision she made with her husband Anders. "If I were in a classroom, I'd be... Continue Reading →
When it comes to kids and lying, nothing tells the story better than the latest news phenomenon that wraps around the family and the runaway weather balloon. I remember watching the news story unfold, my hand curled up in a fist at my heart at the news flash that a weather balloon had escaped with... Continue Reading →
Do you have any baby items that need some serious replacing? Don’t sell it at your garage sale, trade it in to receive 20% off of a new item at the Toys "R" Us “Great Trade-In” event, happening this Friday, August 28th through Sunday August 20th. Much like the Cash for Clunkers program, the idea... Continue Reading →
Why am I writing about this? Seriously?
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