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I know a woman who, judging by the frequency of her tweets and Facebook status updates, spends a lot of time in front of her computer. This woman is also a stay-at-home mom of two young boys. While I admire her in many ways, a recent status update from her made me wonder just how much she and her children are missing out due to her desire to be constantly connected to the outside world. Her update read something to the effect of, “Joe is trying to braid my hair and I think he’s pulling out more than he’s braiding.”
Sure, it’s a sweet moment between a mother and child. But it was marred, in my opinion, by the fact that she was busy telling her Facebook friends about it rather than focusing on the moment with her son. Continue reading »
In China, an unnamed 9-year-old schoolgirl gave birth by C-section to a 6lb. baby boy. The father has not been identified but authorities are very interested in finding his as sex with those under the age of 14 in the girl’s province comes with an automatic rape conviction.
The girl’s situation seems common in China. A hospital in China’s largest city, Shanghai, recently said that about 30 per cent of abortions were on school-aged girls.
Kids are good at a lot of stuff. Reaching the bottom grocery shelf for you; hoisting onto your shoulders to clean the ceiling fan and they rock at photobombing, as these pictures illustrate.
A recent New York Times article sported the following headline:
‘Family Friendly’ White House Is Less So for Aides
This was on the front page of the paper on July 3. (Yes, I still read the Times in print.) I was curious. What big story has the Times uncovered? What’s happening in D.C.?
Parents are working long hours and missing out on things like birthday parties, school plays, or even family dinner.
You know. The same thing that’s happening in offices all across the country. Probably all over the world. Continue reading »
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