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Harvard Newspaper Website Runs Ad for “Adderall Alternative”

Is your child starting college this semester? Parents of kids who have ADHD might want to take a few minutes to have a talk about why it is important not to sell their medication to other students. A recent advertisement on the website of a college newspaper makes it clear that there is “black market” for Adderall. It seems that there are many young adults who are in college right now who think that Adderall, (a commonly prescribed medication used to treat ADHD), is something that they can use to help them “cram for an exam”, or to write an … Continue reading →

My Day on the World Stage

In 1993 the opportunity arrived for me to shut up or put up. There was a woman by the name, or rather using the name, of Deborah Laake. She’d written a book called “Secret Ceremonies: Diary of a Mormon Wife” – a work of pure and sad delusion. This poor woman, if she told the complete truth, was at the mercy of a father who took unrighteous dominion to new levels. Whatever the perceived truth, she became extremely disenchanted with the church and proceeded to betray every covenant she’d half-heartedly made with the Lord. Where do I come in? Well, … Continue reading →

Ancestral Gold, Murder, and Ghost Stories

Every week, there are interesting genealogy workshops, classes, conferences, webinars, and events to attend. Some of them might be going in near where you live! Here are a few that will be happening soon. Ancestry.com LIVE has two webinars scheduled for this week. One is called “Genealogy Brainstorming: I’m Stuck. Now What?”. It will take place on October 9, 2012, from 1:00 in the afternoon until 2:00 in the afternoon, EDT. The other one is called “How To Up Your Genealogy Game”. It will happen on October 11, 2012, starting at 1:00 in the afternoon, and ending at 2:00 in … Continue reading →

Genealogy Podcast Roundup – Week of August 16, 2011

It’s time to check out some brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts! Every week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you a list of awesome genealogy related podcasts for you to enjoy. Family Tree Magazine Podcast eleased episode number 39 on August 16, 2011. Family Tree University instructor Jim Beidler brings you a crash course in German genealogy. Other topics include: the benefits of heritage societies, and an introduction to the Genlias website of Dutch records. You can also find out about Family Tree Magazine’s photo contest! The Genealogy Guys has an episode that was released on August 14, … Continue reading →

Positive Steps to Confront Stereotypes

In recent blogs I talked about anti-immigrant feeling in America today and whether it will have an unintended impact on our adopted children. I was thinking primarily of our Asian and Latino children, but a third-grader from Ethiopia was recently taunted in my neighborhood and told to go back to her country. In some parts of the U.S. the immigrant African population may be larger than the African-American population, so possibly more and more people will assume that African-heritage children are immigrants as well. And some of them are—Haiti and Liberia have been native countries of significant numbers of adopted … Continue reading →

Why am I so Sore?

Typically, I hit my marathon wall around mile 18. That’s when my legs feel like heavy wet logs en route to a paper mill’s pulp masher. For years I blamed my pain and stiffness on lactic acid. Lactic acid. If you run, lift weights or simply know someone who does, then you are probably familiar with the term. Heck, even my cousin, who complains about strolling to the end of the driveway to fetch the newspaper, knows about lactic acid thanks to a marathon volunteer, who insisted he bring me over to the massage tent post race so I could … Continue reading →

Dangerous Paths

Our world has a fascination with astrology, physic phenomena, fortunetelling and the occult. Just look at the TV shows which are, or have in the past, littered our screens. Shows like Charmed, The Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer, Medium etc. Pick up almost any magazine or newspaper and you will find astrology pages, often along with other pages about asking psychics for help, or fortune tellers or interpretation of dreams etc. This is without even mentioning the internet and mobile phone and text messages. According to today’s world you can find a mate by the stars, garden by the stars, choose the … Continue reading →

The Week

Around here we don’t have a lot of time to stay current on the news. About a year ago my husband subscribed to weekly news magazine The Week. This news magazine bills itself at being “the best of the U.S. and International media” as well as being “all you need to know about everything that matters.” My husband likes that the larger articles give more than one side to a story. He likes that it covers all the current news topics in condensed form, and that it covers national and national news. You can read The Week in less time … Continue reading →

Encouraging Your Child to Read

Reading is very important in a child’s academic career. Besides taking a reading course, reading is involved in other subject areas. Math involves reading word problems. Science and history both involve reading. Most adults read on a daily basis. Our lives are full of books, magazines, paperwork to sign, and forms to complete. Fluent reading and comprehension can help your child become a very successful adult. As a parent, there are things that you can do to encourage your child to read. The more a student reads, the more efficient he/she becomes at it. Following some of the simple activities … Continue reading →

How do I Teach Something I Know Nothing About?

One of my main concerns when I started homeschooling, and a concern for many others is “What do I do when they want/need to learn something I know nothing about?” Back when I was starting, this was a really big concern. Whatever would I do when that time came? While this concern wasn’t enough to keep me from starting homeschooling, after all I’m pretty sure I know how to read and do arithmetic, it was always there in the back of my mind. So what did I do? I researched, and got some great answers. The first answer is outsource. … Continue reading →