Parenting

Close the Door!

by MisterE on 11/19/2007 1:13:35 PM

One time, in college, a girl was laying on top of me half naked when my best friend opened my door. Since I was on my back I could see the door beginning to open and my friend start to enter my room, she could not. As soon as he saw what was going on, and my hand frantically waving at him to get out... Continue »

Love Thy Neighbor

by Carol Hoenig on 10/22/2007 9:02:07 AM

BooMac is forfeiting a great opportunity to teach his child tolerance and acceptance for those who live outside traditional standards. When your eight year old asks you this question, it is a tough moment. You just had the conversation that they were born because Mommy and Daddy loved each other a... Continue »

All Helicopter Parents Please Report to the Flight Deck, Your Children Have Never Learned to Function without You!

by BooMac on 10/21/2007 12:09:25 AM

I recently attended my daughters first day at college. The president of the university gave a welcoming speech, advising us that our " children " were now college freshman and they will be completely on their own now, the apron strings have been cut. He then said that they will have a reality check ... Continue »

Why does Johnny have two Mommys? Did You Lie to Me about Where Babies Come From?

by BooMac on 10/18/2007 11:03:10 PM

When your eight year old asks you this question, it is a tough moment. You just had the conversation that they were born because Mommy and Daddy loved each other and made them. Now, your child sees on television that another child has no father, only two mothers. This is very confusing, and not natu... Continue »

Teach Your Children Well

by Carol Hoenig on 10/17/2007 9:27:50 AM

It’s a tragedy, to be sure, one that has no clear answer. In December, the United Nations took up a resolution calling for the abolition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for children and young teenagers. The vote was 185 to 1, with the United States the lone dissenter. ... Continue »