Andrea Hermitt's comments

A Mother's View from the Pool-Bikinis on Babies? - Blog Entry

30 Aug 2008 08:10 AM

Samual, a two piece is not necessarily a bikini. My 12 year old wears tankinis. A tankini is a tank top and swim bottoms. (Pam mentioned this) For us we like the boy-short bottoms that look more like shorts and underwear. As she matures I am beginning to think rash-guards might be a good idea... the long sleeved ones!

And What About the Prom? Silly answers to the silliest questions about homeschooling. - Blog Entry

25 Aug 2008 04:00 PM

So if you don't learn anything you aren't required to repeat the grade?

The New Face of Education - Blog Entry

20 Aug 2008 08:54 AM

Welcome Nicole!

Show Some Respect - Blog Entry

19 Aug 2008 07:05 AM

When I was dating, my mother and one of my brothers was very firm with me about teasing a man in public. "You're supposed to support him, not embarrass him in public, they said".

Why I Was Embarrassed to Admit I'm a Stay-at-Home Wife - Blog Entry

19 Aug 2008 07:01 AM

Thanks Courtney... I never got the speech you did, but as a black woman, I was supposed to make my own way, and if I found a man who would do the same, then that was icing on the cake. When they asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would say "a mother" and they would say, "No, what about a lawyer". Family members stopped speaking to me when I changed my college major from pre-law to art!

Babies Are Most Likely to Get Bitten By a Dog - Blog Entry

17 Aug 2008 09:22 PM

This should be a notice to pet owners as well. I have two miniature schnauzers and I never let anyone under my height touch my dogs. They are herders by nature and will nip and pull on people to get them where they want them. My brother used to have a female pit, and he never let visitors, or children near his dog. He had high wooden fences and kept them well maintained.

Stay-at-Home Wives: A New Trend? - Blog Entry

15 Aug 2008 09:56 AM

I had a hard time justifying my desire to stay home even before I had kids. There is so much pressure from society for the woman to make herself useful with a job if she does not have kids. My husband and I agree that while I may "work" part time from home writing that I will NEVER take a job again (God willing) even after the kids are grown and gone.

Bernie Mac is Dead - Blog Entry

09 Aug 2008 09:56 AM

I am so very sad. He was one of the best African American Comics ever.

High Schools: Back to One Path? - Blog Entry

04 Aug 2008 08:46 AM

Great post.

One young man in particular I know who took the technical path decided the summer before his Senior year that we wanted to be a doctor. He spent his senior year in highschool catching up and taking online classes and night classes in addition to going to school. He also had to do summer school after graduation.

He's doing fine now and on path but the technical track was a disservice to him.

She's Keeping the Ring - Blog Entry

30 Jul 2008 09:42 AM

I think that since he did not pay for it and she essentially "won" it and him in the contest that she should keep it. But that's just me.