Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / June 2008

This has also been posted to mkp.
DD will turn 2! in a couple of weeks. I can't believe my little one,
who so terrified us with her scary birth/NICU experience, is a
rambunctious, healthy 2 yr old. We're still nursing, but for the past

George Carlin was a breath of fresh air!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNv-oDbBZQU&feature=related

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/22/wetzstein-on-family/
Rap music perpetuates stereotypes of women
Cheryl Wetzstein
Sunday, June 22, 2008

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/06/13/the
_chilling_effect_of_states_divorce_laws/
The chilling effect of state's divorce laws
By Elizabeth Benedict
June 13, 2008

I'd like to know how you introduced faith/religion (I understand the
difference) to kids. The stories from just about any religious texts
are full of miracles. Did you just tell them that those things
actually happened because they are in the books? I get lot of

Our Boy Scout Troop has been doing for fundraising:
1. A twice yearly bottle and can drive
2. Taking the bottles and cans from the town dump weekly for the deposits
We also have for some years a section of local highway that the Troop has

I have 4 sons, and one of them is REALLY tough to parent.  He is son #
3,  age 10.   He has wonderful qualities (writes poetry, has more
empathy for others than his brothers, likes to cook), but he is more
work han the other 3 combined sometimes,

DD1 (5) is interested in all things frilly and pink. She's also into
fairytale princesses (and real princesses in Europe but that's another
topic). She has a few fairytale books. Every time she reads them I
explain to her that the books are biased and most analogies and

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/columnists/story.html?id=e4273483-d475-4143-
9cd0-f80199dcf1e8
For some, Father's Day is a sad and bitter occasion
David Warren, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Sunday, June 15, 2008

My DS had eating problems during his first two years of life. Basically
he did not want to wean, it was a struggle; he would not eat much during
the daytime then during the night time he wanted to be breastfed. He was
below the weight curve.

DW and I bought our son a Sesame Street CD for the car, titled "Kids
Favorite Songs" (if i'm not mistaken).
It's not bad - it's more like a musical where the characters interact
before after and during the songs, so they just don't sing the songs

My first kid is 6years old. He doesn’t like to eat at all. I have
tried with different varieties. Can any body suggest me away out to
for this.
I am working woman and having second baby girl of 6 months old. How

But not a word about black (it should be any) women (and their cronies in
the legal system) not to keep them being a father to their kids.  But,
noooooo, let's slander the guys once more.  These intellectual midgets are
really starting to annoy the crap outta me..

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/06/17/obama-lay-off-black-fathers/
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Obama, Lay Off Black Fathers!
June 17, 2008 at 10:08 am

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