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Words as Weapons
This is my Pixie. She is an intelligent, creative, sweet child. She has many friends, she loves to read, she does well academically. I love my Pixie! Like many children who are a little shy, my daughter has experienced bullying at school. We have contacted the school when this has happened, had conferences, and generally …
The Trouble With Procrastination…
…and that’s Trouble with a capital T! I am sure it will come as no surprise to many of you that I, like many people out there, would like to write a book. What might seem surprising is that I am actually about halfway through writing a book for which I have a carefully plotted …
Solar Schools Need to Happen!
Right now, thousands of parents who work in offices are enjoying nice, cool air conditioning while their children are sweltering in school. My own kids are currently in a school that only has partial A/C. My daughter is in a moderately air conditioned room, and my six-year-old asthmatic son is in a sauna. While many …
The Most Addictive Game!
Like many people, I spend a lot of time on Facebook. I like to keep up with friends and family, plan events, see links to things both informational and/or humorous, and to play games. I have always enjoyed playing games, whether board games, card games, tabletop RPGs, console games, or video games. I used to …
Love Your Tummy!
As a culture, we seem to feel that our bodies must live up to a particular ideal. Whether or not we can achieve that ideal becomes an obsession. The part of the body that is most focused on is the abdomen. Yes, we have all seen the advertisements, movies, and television shows that repeatedly depict …
Happy Birthday, GSUSA!
Some of the best fun I remember as a kid was during my brief time as a Brownie Girl Scout. I also have very fond memories of how lovely summertime was when my sister was away at Girl Scout camp. So, when I discovered that there was a troop nearby that my daughter could join, …
My Life is Like a Spiderweb
Here it is, January 2012. Some believe it is the end of the world. Many of us know that the Mayan calendar does not end, but begins again. Does this mean that history is doomed to repeat itself, as the calendar repeats? One thing I have noticed over the past year (from filling out dates …
A Creative Look at Age
I recently celebrated my birthday. It was a lovely day, shared with friends and family. As I encountered people during the week leading up to my birthday, I was told repeatedly that it was my twenty-ninth birthday. I find this to be a very interesting and odd aspect of our society. We seem to collectively …
The Steubenville Trigger
Jenifer Rosenberg ♦ March 20, 2013 ♦ Leave a Comment
In the wake of the media circus surrounding the Steubenville rape case, people are taking notice of the way our culture treats rape. There are now many articles and blogs that talk about the case, what it means for our society, and what should or shouldn’t be done. If you are here reading this blog, …
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