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Hello all. I found this place by accident and decided to stop by. Hope I am welcome. I am a mother of 3 children. A Wife of 15 years. I know I am still learning each and every day and loving it. I divide my time(lol what is that?) between husband, child 1,

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens Teen development: What parents should expect during the teen years: 1 of 23

The one true answer is simple: EVERYTHING! The old adage of, "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst." serves here. Teenagers become someone completely different and most have no clue whom that person is anymore than anyone else does. As children grow and develop they learn from all around them. The coping skills dealing w...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What would you do if you met your double?: 1 of 10

Hmmmm? Which one? I have been told there are several. Have in fact, seen 2 of my doubles in pictures people have taken of them. But, truthfully, I owe one of my doubles out there some grief! Apparently, this person is not loyal to their boyfriend(have faced ticked off boyfriend in grocery store and had to show license for hi...
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Should the federal government set a national age for sexual consent for teens?: 5 of 30

First off, yes, I am writing for the "NO" side. That does not mean I think there should be no laws to protect children. Yet, laws do not prevent rape or willing sex. Children are being molested in this country right this second. Does a law have a prayer of stopping a late night visitor from molesting a child? No, sadly it do...
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Want to be a hero?: 5 of 18

Me? A hero? Yeah, I have heard the much used phrase, "You are my hero!" I heard it from friends that needed a ride to work, to home, to school, to the grocery store and even, me returning a library book to the library and a movie to a video store and so on. I realize, in that moment, I must have seemed a hero to them. Not to...
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs Are virtual relationships taking precedence over real life relationships?: 7 of 18

After much debate of this issue I had to break it down to manage a proper response. Relationships can apply in many areas of a person's life. If you are married and get involved with someone online that takes from the family, then, yes, it can be considered replacing that area of your life. It does not mean anything of a sex...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Fathers: Ways to spend quality time with your kids: 11 of 22

I am a mother and not a father. Yet, I have a unique view of the father and children time debate. Due to my husband's health and strict budgeting times are limited for outings. We have our fun at home by large. He is a wonderful father. He has been with his kids from day one and is the one they look to for fun. Because I am ...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Writing about tragedy: 2 of 4

In my experience people seem to not realize what a true tragedy is. A tragedy to me, is any happening that affects even one person's life. That changes it in any form that leaves no cure for the ache left behind. This could be a child that passes from SIDS. Larger as we have seen with the school shootings across the country....
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons With recent police impersonations, should real officers be more understanding of citizen fear and precaution?: 1 of 2

I wanted to write for the yes side in this debate. Because I think a police officer should be aware of the fear due to the impersonations. Yet, I can not with all honesty state a police officer should drop their guard to anyone because of it. It is their job to go after bad guys and gals that we fear to begin with. We do not...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Development Issues Understanding the benefits of computers use and your gifted child: 1 of 2

Benefits of computer use: That is a very hard concept to understand. It allows you mountains of informations at your fingertips. All the how-tos you can think of. Some, you can not. For your child, that becomes a whole different concept entirely. They do not see the computer as anything other than a television at first. Then...
Computers & Technology > Peripherals & Accessories Tips for buying a computer headset: 1 of 2

Okay, so I am NOT a computer whiz. I do NOT know the names of the do hickeys that have flooded the market. But, I am low on time and money and do NOT want to spend said time in line getting back said money or exchanging product A for B when they look exactly the same. The first step I find USEFUL is to look up products on li...