QueenAngie Central Illinois, USA's comments

Allowing Teenagers Some Room to Flounder

30 Apr 2007 05:54 PM

We all learn from failing, and next time doing things differently.

Some floundering is expecting when maturing.

As parents, we need to know when to watch, when to listen, when to share our experiences, and if it involves something deadly/illegal/or the like, when we need to step in.

Great topic!

17 Years After Tragedy Strikes: Moving On

29 Apr 2007 03:28 PM

What a sad story from when you were a child. Please remember that you were not to blame. The truck did not see her and hit her on purpose - this was an accident.

For any adult to blame a child for this accident is ridiculous. Thank you for sharing this story.

Reaching Our Youth: Middle Schoolers

27 Apr 2007 05:54 PM

What a joyful ministry! Having Jesus as the focus of the youth ministry, it is great to see so many young people praising God!

Reaching Our Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

27 Apr 2007 05:50 PM

Both my sons started in Sunday School at age 2 in the fall as school started and each Sunday School class advanced. They were both potty trained. The same couple taught both of my sons in a lovely room with a door handle that a 2 yo could not escape. Each Sunday had the same routine each Sunday, so the children knew what to expect. The Bible story of the day was the same one as in Sunday School and in the church service Bible verses.

Hands-on with little toys until everyone was in class, Bible story time, Craft time to coincide w/ the Bible story, A little snack, A song, and prayers.

Amazing how much those little ones can learn. They are like sponges.

When my boys missed a Sunday, the teacher would mail on Mondays the Sunday School lesson and papers. They were very dedicated.

I really appreciated how much they cared.

Great topic!

5 More Tricks I Use to Make it Work!

23 Apr 2007 07:42 PM

Great tips, Valorie!

Some of those reasons concerned us about local public schools, and this is why our boys went to a Lutheran school grades K - 8($$$$$). I was not in a position to homeschool and work fulltime. While nurses are educators and teach on a daily basis to patients and their families, daily teaching your own children by homeschooling takes organization, patience, and a lot of help from your spouse.

Great job, Valorie!

Hospital Staff Bullies vs. Parental Rights Part 3

23 Apr 2007 07:36 PM

What a story! The assigned pediatrician sounds like he was very condescending and judgemental about your situation. Good thing that you did not keep him as your children's doctor after discharge.

Another option that would have been available to you....looking back 4 years ago.....would have been to have obtained another pediatrician on staff at this hospital that was more family friendly....and then firing the 1st assigned pediatrician.

Changing pediatricians, using the Patient Representative, consulting with the Chaplain, going through the Ethics Committee, getting help from your original family friendly pediatrician, and a lawyer are all options.....as we look back 4 years ago that would have been available to use as resources for these problems.

The end results were what mattered the most: a healthy and happy baby!

When Cake is Good for Breakfast--Citrus Breakfast Cake

23 Apr 2007 07:26 PM

Mmmmm! This recipe sounds delicious! I am enjoying making bundt cakes too, always moist and rich.....and simple. Thank you for sharing, Valorie!

Hospital Crosses Line

21 Apr 2007 07:49 AM

I Googled and read more about this story.

"The father has a history of violent behavior."

"Just 7 days before the mother had called the police as her unborn child’s father called her and made threats on her and the child’s life."

"The reports show that the baby was born April 9 and was 2 days old when Lewis decided to leave the hospital with the baby about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday." "Lewis became "belligerent" when hospital personnel told him he shouldn't be leaving with the baby. Police reported he said there would be a "hostage situation" if they tried to stop him." "In a statement, hospital officials said neither parent made a request to be discharged before Lewis attempted to leave with the baby."

"Lewis, 30, was later charged with child endangerment, is free on $5,000 bond, and will go to court on 4/30/07."

The more I read about this from the news....not blogs....the mother was still recovering from her c-section, she was NOT medically ready to leave, and that the mother had not agreed for the baby to leave. The father simply decided to 'take' the baby from the hospital, regardless of the rules, the needs of the mother or the baby.

Hospital Crosses Line

21 Apr 2007 06:40 AM

"For me, this is another good reason to birth at home. Perhaps some day, hospitals will learn to be more family friendly."

This mother had to have a c-section.

Hospital Crosses Line

21 Apr 2007 06:37 AM

Apparently some people have never heard about a Code Pink, where the alarm in the entire hospital system goes off when a newborn has been removed from the Mother-Baby unit. A large majority of hospital business stops as non-emergency, clerical, and professional staff all go to search the entire hospital for a missing baby.

New parents are instructed in the use of the baby alarm system.

Parents or other family members are not allowed to simply decide it's time to take a newborn baby out of the hospital and leave without safety procedures occuring.

I have not read this particular article.

Had the proper procedures to discharge a newborn been followed, baby would not have been considered abducted by a man.

Most fathers are very capable of caring for a newborn.

How is a mother supposed to bond with her newborn, if the father has decided to remove the newborn from the hospital?

If the mother is not ready medically for discharge after having major surgery, a c-section, she still needs that bonding time with her newborn. Pretty difficult to BF a newborn, if the father has removed baby.

I think there are many more details about this story that need to be shared.