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About me - Sharon Smith

Growing up in Kentucky, doesn't make me a hillbilly, being from Hazard, Ky. does. I am a 43 year old widow with 5 biological kids from my only husband of 22 years,who I met at the University of Kentucky, and 2 adopted kids I just picked up along the line.

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What it means to be a woman over 40 in the new millennium
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Here I sit, in front of a computer screen, in a nice home, on 3 lush acres of land, with 7 beautiful children, a grandson sent from heaven, friends and family who love me more than life itself, and a piece of mind that surpasses understanding. I never thought that being in my 40's would be such a wonderful place to live. Whe... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Racism Talking to your kids about racial stereotypes
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Babies do not learn racism from the spoken language. If we want our children to see everyone as equal, we must begin before a word is ever said. Our actions speak louder than our words. In my experience with raising children, (I have five, ranging in age from 9-22), the time to talk about racial stereotypes begins when they ... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Why some people cannot succeed
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The reasons why some people cannot succeed are as long and as old as history existed. Some just plain old don't want to. Others grew up not knowing what success is. The educational system of our more poor communities make it next to impossible for those kids to get a fair deal out of life. The list goes on and on. The positi... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Who are you to judge others?
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I've heard it said that you never see yourself, just your reflection. When people gaze into their looking glass to see an external image, they are fooled. So they go spend time trying to "fix" their "flaws". What they see is never what the person standing in line behind them sees, or who your children and spouse see, you are... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms We are creating a complacent generation
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We are not creating a generation of complacent young adults, we are that generation of adults. We wake of a morning, go about our routines as we have for years, get into our cars that still use gasoline, even though we have known about alternative fuel sources for generations, walk through the door of a career that we chose ... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures The music of the young: Why older generations turn it off
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There is an unwritten law in my car. If rap music is put on, the person sitting closest to me is going to get slapped. It's not necessarily just the context of the music (although,that has alot to do with it!), its the rhythm. It makes me nervous and anxious, not peaceful and serene like music of my era does. I grew up under... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Characteristics that make a family-friendly community
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I remember back in 1966 when my parents purchased our first home. While i was only three years old, the drive there was so memorable. Mom telling us about each of our rooms, and the yard. She told me and my older sister that we had to share the lavender room, but there would still be plenty of room for everyone. What she did... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Cowboy humor: True stories about family
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Growing up on a horse farm in Kentucky, I am used to the varmints that like to take over the feed room. Rats being the leading loss of feed on our farm. The rats that eat horse feed are super rats, as they are hard to kill. My husband,Jeff, a city boy, who was use to mice and other small rodents, went out to feed for the fir... More..

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