: About Me

I am a vibrant, energetic "39 going on 30" kind of woman. I love to laugh and even more than that, love to make others laugh. I am empathetic and love all walks of people. I like them, unless they give me reason not to...and even then, who's perfect? So, I'll give them another shot. I surround myself with positive influence and material and avoid negativity. I love to write, read and learn about almost anything I can get my hands on. I belong to the APA, a national billiards league, and play one night a week. I drink socially, but HATE bars. I like sitcoms, weekly dramas and sports. GO YANKEES! GO PATRIOTS!
I am a wife of hubby, Randy, going on 18 years. We've known each other our entire lives...it's strange to look at pics of us together in our youth, expecting absolutely nothing!
I have 3 daughters, all so very different from one another and all as equally wonderful and rewarding as the other. My oldest moved out with her boyfriend a year ago. Oh! The heartache of that day! But she's an absolutely America's Next Top Model gorgeous woman who has a career in Cosmetology and is going to attend college next year. Her beauty is beyond skin deep and I'm very proud of her.
My middle one is going to make it BIG in animation! Alexis R White, write that down. You'll see her name in credits someday after a movie that made you laugh so hard that, even though animated, will be YOUR favorite movie. She's unbelievably talented and the most responsible, sweet thing you could ever see in a 15 year old.
And, my youngest:helpful, energetic, shy, smart...the only one that looks like her dad...she'll be a cook, or maybe a gymnist...we'll just have to see...
And last, but not least, 3 cats...all females...my poor, poor husband...he's surrounded!

Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope Can you buy your children's affection with expensive gifts?

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Affection can either mean a fond attachment, like love, or it can mean an influence. Can you "influence" your child by buying them expensive gifts? I guess that would depend on whether they "earned" the gift by good behavior or by completing a task. Then this gift would be more like a reward and yes, you can influence your child to continue on a preferable course with expensive gifts. But beware that you are creating high expectations in a growing mind and that later on in life they may feel "cheated" when not receiving high end payouts for work performed. Children need to grow up with an ...

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