Lisa P's comments

Separation Anxiety - Blog Entry

09 Aug 2006 08:36 PM

I TOTALLY feel your pain, sister!

I knew it would be difficult for me and I bravely told myself and my family: "I want to be the only one crying when he goes to school." Well, I'm quite sure I will be. I started going to a gym with childcare (Bally) and it took my son (21 months old) about 2 weeks before he didn't give me a second look as I walked out the door. (It took me 3 weeks before I didn't have to fight the tears.) And it was only for an hour at the gym! He was in the same building!

Motherhood has made me so soft. I used to be hard a nails - look at me now!

When a Spouse Is Less Active - Blog Entry

08 Aug 2006 01:22 PM

helpful and very encouraging words, ladies!

Are Our Schools in Crisis? - Blog Entry

04 Aug 2006 12:43 PM

Very interesting article but it leads me to more questions. What countries have the best schools?

5 Things You Should Know Before Attending an Air Force Function - Blog Entry

31 Jul 2006 11:47 AM

Good tip! Definitely wear shoes that are well broken in and low enough that you can bear to stand in for hours on end - and navigate stairs!

Things to Discuss Before the Wedding - Blog Entry

27 Jul 2006 09:04 PM

Wow! Clymenestra, it is really obvious here that there is so much misinformation that you are accepting at face value rather than doing your own homework. I am a Christian, but I've read the Koran and your problem is not with the Koran or Islam but with the desert culture of the Middle East (and mostly Northern Africa). The Koran tells men to honor women and protect them, not rape them and kill them.

Don't simply accept pop culture and what sells newspapers as truth and pick up a National Geographic, or better yet, read the Koran for some more reliable information about a religion and cultures you are clearly misinformed on.

A Little Off the Beaten Path... - Blog Entry

26 Jul 2006 05:00 AM

Amen, sister! A lot of people fall in love with the idea of working at home but just don't realize how much WORK it really is. I have 3 jobs. I am the mother of a (nearly) two-year-old boy who if not closely watched will propel himself off any height he can manage to climb to (and he's become quite creative at getting to the highest heights); I am a housekeeper who cleans up and cooks for a family of three and two particularly large, hairy, shedding dogs; and I have a job with a great company that I love and can do from home. Thankfully, my husband appreciates the fact that my paying job keeps me very busy and sometimes demands more than eight hours a day - but it wasn't always so.

I truly believe that setting boundaries for the other people in our home is the most difficult part for those of us who work at home!

Study Tips For Your Child - Blog Entry

23 Jul 2006 06:32 PM

Great information! i don't think that a lot of parents get that all kids learn differently. I'm an auditory learner. I never took a note in class in high school or college. When I read my texts, I'd record them on an audio tape and then play the tape back as I fell asleep the night before a test. Peers and professors hated me. I still managed to graduate cum laude ;-)

3 Things a Military Spouse Needs to Know - Blog Entry

18 Jul 2006 10:51 AM

Yeah, funny isn't it? I have no problem reciting my husband's SSN but I stammer when people ask for mine now!

Bake Your Own Bread - Blog Entry

18 Jul 2006 10:50 AM

QueenAngie, That is so great that you are teaching your sons how to bake. So few people do it any more. I almost think it is becoming a lost art. I made homemade bread once when my in-laws were visiting and my father-in-law just went wild for it. Ever since then, I've made a point of baking bread the day before they visit. And HE can go through a loaf a day easily too!

"Brangelina" Article Backlash - Blog Entry

08 Jul 2006 06:39 AM

I think it is time that people speak up about Angelina's planned "collection" of children. Another famous actress, Mia Farrow, collected quite a few children (13-14 at last count) and we all know what happened with one of them and Mia's longtime lover, Woody Allen. Adopting a child is making a lifelong commitment to love and cherish that child and raise it to the best of your ability - it isn't a matter of picking out this season's latest accessory!