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Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting Should a child visit a grandparent with Alzheimer's?

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In attendance at my daughter's second birthday, along with many children and their parents, were a close family friend and her father. To Carissa, our friend's father was not just a family friend. He was "Grandpa." Grandpa, advanced in years, had been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. That Grandpa had Alzheimer's was not a... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Is equality something men and women really want?

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"May I please have this dance?"She hears a low yet clear voice over her shoulder. Raising her left hand, she finishes her sip and slowly turns her head. They gaze into each other's eyes. Without looking away, she hands her glass to a friend and turns to hold out her right hand towards him. He gently grasps her fingers, kisses... More..

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

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Kneading the carpet with her nails, she quietly observed her prey as it made its way down the hall toward the stairs, its tail undulating behind its body ever so slightly. Then in one fluid s-w-o-o-s-h, the predator pounced.Shreds of toilet paper floated and fluttered in the air. The roll, itself, bounced down each step befor... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Why should parents read aloud to children?

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See. Hear. Touch. Taste. Smell. With these five senses we can interpret our environment and learn from it. If all five senses are stimulated, we will learn much more about our environment than if only one sense is stimulated.What can we learn from the fictional Dawson family? Tom was five years old when Mary turned three year... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Diagnosis

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manic depressiveschizoaffectivenonchalance leftme long agoam i still me andwhynew diagnosesold understandingdenial is pastquestions askedonly time answerswhypain is presentmental anguishswollen breastslonged for yoursoft lips' caressbut poisoned milkmeant to extend mylife would onlybring you deathsomeday will youunderstandwhy... More..

Cari Ross

Denver, Colorado US

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1. Should a child visit a grandparent with Alzheimer's?
2. Why should parents read aloud to children?
3. Poetry: Diagnosis
4. Is equality something men and women really want?
5. Can you buy your children's affection with expensive gifts?

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