Andrea Hermitt's commentsComments On: EverythingArticles Blogs Journals Photos created by: EveryoneAndrea American Children Are Being Adopted in Foreign Lands - Blog Entry08 Jan 2007 07:07 AM I have never understood why people go to china and russia for babies when there are so many babies here... However the American legal System had been known to take babies back (for numerous reasons). That scares me. Why We Are Not Testing Our Gifted Son - Blog Entry08 Jan 2007 06:26 AM I can hardly wait! When my son was in school, it was suspected that he was gifted, but the New York and New Orleans schools said he was too young to test. The GA schools, where we currently live, refused to test himm...so he has never been tested. We are not going to test him either... We want him to develop without the pressure of being "gifted". But sometimes, the thought crosses my mind... Ps. He was terribly ostrasized in school, and does have less social problems as a homeschooler. Homeschooling: A Good Alternative to a Lavish Eduction pt I - Blog Entry06 Jan 2007 03:21 PM exactly, but I am sure you already found that in part 2! Working with Kids under Feet - Blog Entry05 Jan 2007 04:18 PM I hear ya! at 10 and 12 my kids know automatically if they interrupted me while thinking... unfortunately the thought had already fled before they realize they should stop talking. Babysitting vs. Daycare - Blog Entry05 Jan 2007 01:48 PM That is not enough money for you to live on... unless you take care of other kids in addition, you need to charge more. M.O.M Team, Stayin Home and Lovin It, who are they? - Blog Entry05 Jan 2007 01:45 PM Love some of the products... hate others, despise the program. They make good soap though! Updates From the Sick Ward - Blog Entry05 Jan 2007 09:15 AM Looks like you "got outa her grill" (lol) for a few moments... take care of yourself so you don't get sick too! My First Venture Into the Ghetto - Blog Entry05 Jan 2007 08:57 AM The area around Shea Stadium has been ghetto-ish. In the early 1990's a friend of mine who worked at the Burger King across the street was held up at gun-point. The area has slowly improved over the years. Should You Buy Your Child a Cell Phone? - Blog Entry05 Jan 2007 08:47 AM My son got a cellphone at 11, and I have a hard time getting him to use it. We get to the mall and as he starts to wander in the other direction, I say "where is your phone?". "At home" he says, so I make him stay with me. But then he only uses about 10 minutes a month! I think it was smart for your to make him "pay for it." As my kids usage increases, I may need to consider this! The Cell Phone Debate Continues - Blog Entry05 Jan 2007 08:40 AM Wow! Excellent points. My son got a cell phone at age 11, and when my daughter turns 11 this year she will get one two. We, their parents, feel they need them for safety reasons. Sometimes classes and lessons end early and mom and dad are not on premises. The next cell phones both kids get will have tracking capabilities as well. Yes I got through my childhood, college and the first 5 years of marriage too without a cell phone... and I grew up near NYC! But after 10 years with a cell phone, it is definitely a lifeline. Missing people have been found and tragedies averted because of cell phones. While I understand the reasons schools may need to ban these devices, as a parent, in a post Columbine world, I would surely want some kind of compromise! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 |
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