Aimee Amodio's comments

Responding to Bids - Blog Entry

20 Feb 2006 06:02 PM

My fiancee will sometimes ask me if I'm looking for sympathy or if I'm looking for advice/solutions when I'm complaining. :)

Baking the Perfect Cheesecake Part II, Chocolate Marbling - Blog Entry

18 Feb 2006 12:56 AM

Can I volunteer to be your cheesecake tester??

Coloring on the Walls - Blog Entry

17 Feb 2006 05:09 PM

I love those restaurants that give you crayons and let you draw on the "tablecloth", too! Guess I'm still a kid at heart. ;)

Mealtime: How to Make Both Parent and Child(ren) Happy - Blog Entry

16 Feb 2006 06:01 PM

You're right, just the recipe names make me hungry!

The Music Master - Blog Entry

15 Feb 2006 05:54 PM

When my friend's daughter Noelle was just a baby, she used to LOVE IT when we sang holiday songs to her... even in July!

Gay Parents: Less Than Optimal? - Blog Entry

15 Feb 2006 04:47 PM

I think that these days it's rare to see any family in the "optimal" situation -- isn't it something like 1 in 3 marriages ending in divorce these days?

To me, the important thing is having a child in a LOVING household, regardless of whether it is a single parent family, a hetero or homosexual couple, or whatever.

Length of relationship and gender of members doesn't necessarily equal Good Family -- my father's parents were married for more than 50 years and my grandfather was an abusive (physically and verbally) alchoholic. It has negatively affected my father and his relationship with me and my brother.

Physical ability to have children (man + woman) does not necessarily make you a better parent. It doesn't automatically make that couple the best thing for raising a child. But unfortunately it's going to be a long time before society is as accepting of that as I am. I'm with you, Nicki, instead of trying to force everyone to fit the "ideal", I think society needs to change. Because the ideal is very rare these days!

And, as a friend of mine said, apparently Ohio would rather see children in orphanages than in non-traditional families. Way to go, Ohio. Glad I don't live there.

Make Arms Stronger - Blog Entry

14 Feb 2006 05:53 PM

We call them "pizza dough" arms in my family! :)

Single's Awareness Day - Blog Entry

14 Feb 2006 05:46 PM

You know, I spent every V-Day feeling sorry for myself until I decided to be my own valentine! I get dressed up on V-Day and take myself shopping and splurge on something I normally wouldn't buy.

Honors Classes - Worth the Work! - Blog Entry

14 Feb 2006 05:37 PM

I took AP (advanced placement) English my senior year and I will NEVER regret it! Our teacher was so tough and demanding, and I really had to work hard on my writing skills to keep my grades up. I owe a lot of my writing ability today to Ms. King -- thank you, where ever you are! :)

Working From Home - Looking Before You Leap - Blog Entry

14 Feb 2006 01:21 AM

This is a great wake up call, Rachel! It might be helpful for potential work-at-home folks to TRY their potential job part time, at night and over the weekend, and see how well they do. (That's what I'm doing right now with my freelance writing; for a while, it wasn't much but lately I spend 3-4 hours every day writing! So that building-up period came while I was also working full time.)