I wrote this poem after watching a disturbing show on TV about children in America and abroad who live in poverty, abusive homes, and have had "angels" come into their lives to help them. I had just had a baby & I realized I would do anything for my own child...why not someone else's. I titled it - If this little girl were y... More..
For the last few years, I found myself enjoying the reruns on TV more than I did any of the new shows. I missed Friends, Everybody loves Raymond, and ER when it was still one of the great ones. Instead, I found myself soaking up dozens of reality TV episodes - season after season of the same ideas. And then it happened. I di... More..
Attention moms of the world: You get to decide! Really. I find it fascinating that anyone feels it is their right to tell a woman that she should or should not breastfeed. I believe it is a completely personal decision, and should be made by the mother, without outside pressures. It is in fact her right to make decisions tha... More..
Wouldn't you? Wouldn't you give all that you have to change the life she's always had? Wouldn't you cross a hill so steep to give her one night's peaceful sleep? Wouldn't you pay, or beg, or steal so she could have one decent meal? Wouldn't you run around the world so she could be a "normal girl"? Wouldn't you tell a thousan... More..
Sure, it takes some planning to have a successful road trip with young children. But it can be fun, and in the long run it helps to create kids who are great in the car. My husband & I prefer to "road trip" everywhere - and now our children love it as well. It's an adventure that we all look forward to. Road trips provide so... More..
A Little Boy's Mommy Through his eyes I see a world so new full of wonder and dreams come true now I know what pure love can do to the heart of a little boy's mommy He reaches out to hold my hand there's so much he's yet to understand but I know there's nothing greater than the heart of a little boy's mommy. From now until t... More..
Tonia West
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