mcmama's commentsComments On: Everything Articles Blogs Journals Photos created by: Everyonemcmama 5 Practical Tips for Your Short Term Missions Trips05 Mar 2007 08:24 AM Thank you valorie, this is very valuable. There is so much to be gained by respect - I have found that in some cultures in the USA if you go in wearing a t shirt with any humorous comment that would be fine elsewhere they think you are laughing at them - so it is best to be plain and simple. You are a stranger, you are a guest. It is really vital to never lose site of that in a short term project A Believing Wife With An Unbelieving Husband Part 116 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!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 Yoga22 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 Perpetuity05 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 Lovers04 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! God's 4:45 a.m. Message08 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?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 Recruiters04 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. |
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