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Proud grandmother of a beautiful first grandson, picture of him on my profile. Born and raised in New York City. Proud mother of five grown children. All of which are high school graduates and college students.

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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Do you always say "yes" when you really want to say "no"?: 6 of 44
For most of my life I have been saying yes when I actually wanted to say no, and I suppose that my reasons are tied to how I grew up. I grew up a lonely coward who was always looking for acceptance and someone to love me for who I was. I grew up with a brother and four sisters and yet I was always searching for approval and ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Moments that changed your view of the world: 9 of 59
Moments that changed my views of the world are when I began to get negative feedback from a teacher that I was assisting and the administration that helped her. As an extremely empathetic person that I am, I was walked over like a wet and dirty rug by this teacher and the administrators. For almost two years I dedicated myse... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Honesty is the best policy: 7 of 44
In my opinion, honesty is not always the best policy and I always thought that it was the best policy. I have always tried to be honest in my life but nothing ever worked out for me. When I was 19 years old, homeless and pregnant, and with my husband, we went to the local welfare department to seek financial help and help wi... More..
Education > Reading & Writing Skills How to get kids excited about writing: 4 of 22
Kids like music more than anything else in the world. Music involves poetry and poetry is writing. They also like to act and these are two ways in which we can get kids interested in writing. First of all, in order to write music, you need to be able to read it and so you can involve them both in reading and writing. First, ... More..
Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse & Addiction (Other) Are drug commercials pushing drug addiction?: 2 of 10
Drug commercials are simply going too far with drug pushing and I am ashamed at our government for allowing drug pushing on public television where our children watch and learn how to abuse prescribed medications. Not even children but many adults are addicted to sleep medications that have been advertised over and over agai... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Technology's impact on society: 7 of 34
The impact of technology on our society is not good nor is it bad. There are many good things about technology today, such as DNA testing, and many other good and positive things. But, there are just as many negatives, for instance, television and video games. Television is not all bad but when it becomes your child's baby s... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 68 of 270
They should definitely ban cell phone usage while driving. There is no difference between being drunk and driving and being on a cell phone while driving. Talking on a cell phone while driving can be a major cause for an accident. A person who is talking on a cell phone is not focused on the road. They are focused on their c... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms How pornography harms society: 20 of 77
Pornography and it's harm to society. To begin, pornography is definitely not something new to our society but it sure has been taken to the dangerous next level. There used to be a time when pornography was strictly private and mostly used by soldiers and prisoners. Pornography was taboo to women and especially family women... More..
Jobs & Careers > Employment Law Importance of knowing your rights: Discrimination, whistle blower laws, and harassment: 3 of 10
Knowing the laws sometimes does not make a difference whether is be harassment, whistleblower laws, it does not matter that you know them because most people do know. What is important is knowing somebody who will not charge you an arm and a leg to represent you. I know a lady who is a teacher's assistant for the New York Ci... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Should each culture honor teachers so students value their education?: 5 of 16
There used to be a time when teachers were actually honored. When I was growing up in the mid twentieth century, teachers were honored. Those were the times when corporal punishment was legal and parents looked at teachers as an honorable human being. Those were the days when parents believed that their children were lucky t... More..