babydawn's comments

Lasting Marriages - Blog Entry

06 Oct 2006 07:02 AM

My parents' marriage has inspired me. They have been married for somewhere around 40 years (I am not sure the exact year). They have had rough times as well, and yet through all of those rough times, they have never had an argument, and I mean NEVER. I think that is why my husband and I very rarely argue. I could probably count on one hand the amount of times my husband and I have had an argument in our almost 9 years of marriage. My parents have worked TOGETHER to get through the rough times and have such a deep love for one another. My father truely treats my mom like a queen and she treats him like a king. They are best friends (as are my husband and I, another thing I have learned from watching them), and true partners in their goals and their lives.

Amish School Shooting: Yet Another Wave of Violence in our Schools - Blog Entry

03 Oct 2006 10:17 AM

Sorry, I just read your blog on what I was talking about last. Thanks for blogging on it. (I did try to delete it, but it wouldn't let me). I thought I would also let you know that I started a thread in the forums, I hope you don't mind, and used your blogs as references to raise awareness. Thanks again for your dedication. http://forums.families.com/school-shootings,t58610

Amish School Shooting: Yet Another Wave of Violence in our Schools - Blog Entry

03 Oct 2006 09:54 AM

I thought I would point out that I just read an article that said that the Bush Administration is holding a meeting to address this issue. The people who will be included in the meeting will be priciples, teachers, groups like the National Parent Teacher Association, and then members of law inforcement including the FBI. Hopefully they can brainstorm up some great plans to help our kids stay safe.

Amish School Shooting: Yet Another Wave of Violence in our Schools - Blog Entry

02 Oct 2006 05:07 PM

This is very sad indeed. Perhaps people aren't responding because they feel helpless and don't know what to do. I know I feel that way. I don't personally support the stricter gun laws because that will only take guns away from law abiding citizens, it will do nothing for the criminal minds that will go to the black market for them (and they are very easy to get on the black market). I am grateful that the doors to my children's elementary school remain locked during the day, except for the front doors which go directly by the office where our office has a strict sign in and out policy. (They literally chase you down and make you sign in if you try to walk past). However, I wonder how much good even that would do to someone who really wanted to get into a school. They could still sign in under a fake name with concealed weapons. Aside from having guarded schools by police or other forms of security, I don't know what else would keep schools safe. I wonder how much that would cost... probably too much for voters to feel like it is worth it, although I would definiately pass a bill for a tax increase for actual on site security at our schools.

Would Schools be Safer With Stricter Gun Control Laws? - Blog Entry

30 Sep 2006 02:32 PM

Regardless of how strict the laws are for LAW ABIDING CITIZENS to own a gun, those that really want a gun, difficult laws or not, are going to find them on the black market. End of story. Stricter gun laws in my opinion would do very little in preventing gun violence.

Will Our Schools Ever be Safe? - Blog Entry

28 Sep 2006 12:30 PM

Wow, I don't watch much news so this is the first time I have heard about this.

How would you keep all of the doors locked at a high school? Elementary schools, sure, at least my kids' school's doors are locked (except the main entrance where you have to walk past the office and through another set of doors to get to any classroom). But what about high schools? My high school had 8 seperate entrances into the main school building. Then the choir, band, drama classes were in a seperate building, AG and automotive in another, and PE in yet another building. For kids to have to try to get through locked doors to all of the different buildings, that would be pretty difficult I would imagine. I suppose they could fence off the perimeter of the school and have kids show their student ID cards to get through a secured and guarded gate, but I don't see that happening any time soon either.... pretty sad.

Value Of Children Decreasing - Blog Entry

28 Sep 2006 12:05 PM

Definately yes. Kids are awesome and make life oh so sweet!

So, with the decrease in children being born (please correct me someone if I am wrong), down to less than 2 children per married couple, who is going to take care of all of the old people if there are few to do so, especially if this trend keeps going on? Does that make sense?

Telling Your Child That They Were Adopted - Blog Entry

22 Sep 2006 01:08 PM

I couldn't agree with you more. My oldest daughter was adopted by my husband. Her bio dad was a big time drug user and is now in prison. My husband and I got married before she was even born. She has always known him as daddy. I started telling her when she was just an infant, that her daddy loved her so much he adopted her. Those comments have led to other questions as she has gotten older, but all very casual and not a big deal to her. They have a really tight bond. Adoption or not, families are what you make of them.

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22 Sep 2006 12:34 PM

Being the sister of a paranoid schizophrenic that is addicted to meth, this article hit home. My brother often told my parents that he wanted to commit suicide by police. Fortunately, he is still alive. Thanks for raising awareness to this. It truely is a problem.

Alcohol Consumption and Pregnancy - Blog Entry

21 Sep 2006 07:45 PM

Valorie - I know that it used to be the norm. Heck, I borrowed my sisters "What To Expect When Your Expecting" book that she had with her first daughter who is now almost 17. It actually says in there that if you are having contractions to drink a glass of wine.... obviously, they have edited that out. I just thought that people really got the picture of FAS. I guess that isn't always the case, and I worry that mothers aren't taking it seriously because it used to be the norm. Which is really a tradgedy to me.