mcmama's comments

A Believing Wife With An Unbelieving Husband Part 1 - Blog Entry

16 Feb 2007 02:08 PM

This is a good topic - I have known couples who had good marriages in spite of their religious differences. It takes a lot of communication, and acceptance from both. Also openness with one another.

Don't Homeschool--You've Got PMS! - Blog Entry

15 Feb 2007 06:06 PM

As far as the prom is concerned - kids get invited to other school's proms. There is no "sorry you can't bring your date to the prom she's homeschooled" rule.

Or if there are enough people getting together, maybe you all could have your own prom!

Wow, no teenage rite of passage passing out drunk after an all nighter at the shore. Such a deprived life.

My Family Meltdown at Family Yoga - Blog Entry

22 Jan 2007 09:23 PM

This was a given when I was doing family child care, because my kids were sharing their mom and their home. It helped to give them a private spot and some alone time together.

I also encountered this when I helped out in cub scouts - my very own webelo was the one who kept interrupting the project and the instructions.

I think there is just something about "this mom belongs to me" when they misbehave like that. I wonder if Dads have this too?

Rocky's Gloves To Live In Perpetuity - Blog Entry

05 Dec 2006 04:31 PM

My son is a HUGE Rocky fan, and he cannot wait for the new movie, having seen the other five at least 10 times each. Me, I can wait.

He walks like Rocky, talks like Rocky, slouches like Rocky, wears hats and hoods like Rocky, and says he wants to be featherweight champion of the world.

Can't be a heavyweight, that would land him in big trouble!

Holiday Scrooges: No Santa For Kindergarteners And Problems For Pancake Lovers - Blog Entry

04 Dec 2006 06:54 AM

Oh please. I had a kid who was afraid of Santa. Part of the whole Santa thing is learning to deal with it on a kids own terms. The adults are probably too lazy to be supportive of kids like this.

And what kind of critical thinking skills are being taught when you can't accept a gift from Santa because of "stranger danger"? Again, LAY - ZZZ! Don't bother teaching five year olds the difference between accepting something from Santa at school or "santa" in the street without adults that you know backing you up.

IHOP took care of the seating problem. It was one restaurant where the people got tired of being stiffed. Maybe they learned their social skills in places where their parents can't tell the difference between Santa and strangers!

A Rare Astronomical Event - Blog Entry

07 Nov 2006 09:03 PM

This is neat. Thanks Michele!

God's 4:45 a.m. Message - Blog Entry

08 Oct 2006 05:30 AM

I deleted the first comment from internetmessageformj with a link because it is a sales pitch

Please if you find anyone trying to promote their business through blog commentary, let us know. We are striving to keep this area on subject and free of that sort of interruption. Thanks.

Trials and Faith: Why is This Happening? - Blog Entry

07 Oct 2006 04:27 PM

Thank you for reporting the spam MJ7. When we ban someone for spam, they may not reregister under a different name. That is trollishness, harrassment, and is not tolerated on this site.

Just Saying No to Recruiters - Blog Entry

04 Oct 2006 07:44 AM

My son is a junior, looking into service academies, national guard, and ROTC. He is scholarshipped at a private prep school. Several years ago, one of the graduates got into West Point, and there have been students with family ties to VMI and Citadel. But in general, this is not encouraged in this area. So he has to check out how to be a "mindless minion of Bush the evil" on his own.

We have some sessions coming up for parents of juniors and I will raise the question of how the guidance department can cooperate in helping him make the best choice. After looking at colleges this weekend, we discussed the risks of going into the reserves and being called to active duty before college is finished. (this is what folks around here keep telling me is proof that Bush is evil) My son says that he understands that if he goes into the reserves he could be called before he is finished with college, and that if he is called he is willing to serve.

I think we baby boomers have got to get over the "suppose they gave a war and nobody came" vietnam thing. This ain't vietnam, it is much more serious. Young people who come of age post 9/11 have a very different war ahead, with outcomes that will change the world on the same scale as world war II did. I am really tired of the prevailing attitude here in the NYC metro area that wanting to serve and protect your country makes you a fool, a dupe, a pawn. I hope I can get some liason going between the school guidance and military recruiters, at least for the students who really want it.

Why I Choose Public School for My Children - Blog Entry

20 Sep 2006 09:28 AM

It really is a great article, and you are right, the statistics do not always tell the story. As a realtor, I have given people comparative statistics in school reports about class size and percentage of graduates attending 4 year colleges, becuase this tells them something about school and community when they are looking for a home.

I am in a town where I really cannot send my kids to public schoo. I tried. It was a disaster. Since then, the schools have improved a great deal, with a change in superintendent and some wake up calls among the really good staff. They also finally started an education association, a wing of the parents association with community involvement which raises money for specific projects without waiting for budget approval. Other towns in this area have had this for years. We've had this for individual schools, now the whole district has one finally.

Back in the 1960s the abandonment of public school support began locally in this district when a new school needed to be built on the poor side of town. There was so much nastiness about our tax dollars being spent on those people who rent and don't pay property taxes getting a free ride that the politicians and the board caved and the school was built much smaller than it should have been. Today it is seriously overcrowded.Now the rant is that we are educating children whose parents are in the country illegally. True, but that alone is not the cause for overcrowding. Despite the crowding, some of the students and teachers consistently receive out of district awards for excellence. But selling a house in that school area is a tough sell for families who want public school.

Now seniors want a property tax exemption from paying school tax. And the politicians are really pandering again, while not solving the problem of billions of dollars wasted statewide in NJ with corruption over building new schools that never got built or had to be torn down because they were on toxic waste dumps. We are really getting away from the Jeffersonian ideal that the entire community is responsible for making a baseline or better education available to all.