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Comment on Movies, More Than Parents, Drive Teens to Drink? by Healthy Individual

Healthy Individual — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:49:18 +0000

If movies are what drives you kids to drink then you need to reasses your parenting. Be a parent! Dont let movies guide your kids. Quit being soft parents and afraid to whip your kids or tell them “no”. Some people don’t deserve the right to multiply.

Comment on School Replaces Nutritious Lunch with…Chicken Nuggets? by Healthy Individual

Healthy Individual — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:45:05 +0000

I want to have kids for times like these. I would raise all kinds of hell on that school. This is rediculous, I don’t think it was so much the government looking in lunch boxes as much as it was just a nosey teacher that obvisouly knows nothing about nutrition or kids. At that age you feed them whatever they will eat, most kids at that age are picky eaters and don’t eat stuff simply because it looks “yucky” or smells funny. Don’t take away my potiental healthy meal and feed my child 3 breaded processed chicken nuggets. or in your case Victoria kp, poptarts and ceral for breakfast. Really since when did poptarts and sugary ceral start having as much protein as eggs? Since never thats when!

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on the madness in motherhood « dhamma for mama* — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:21:26 +0000

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Comment on Pass the Pageant Crack. Momma Wants You to Go on Stage Now. by Linda

Linda — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:25:16 +0000

Only in America…. this should be an instruction video for psychologists in training. Just one look at that sorry excuse of a mom and you know that poor Alana will have nothing to look forward too. Very sad. And disgusting at the same time.

Comment on School Replaces Nutritious Lunch with…Chicken Nuggets? by Victoria KP

Victoria KP — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:57:31 +0000

This is absolutely absurd! The very idea that a lunch brought from home should be inspected is outrageous. School cafeterias send the most ridiculous set of mixed messages.

When my son was in kindergarten he was required to eat the school breakfast (even though he ate a nutritious breakfast at home). He was introduced to Pop Tarts & Fruit Loops AT SCHOOL!

Yet, when I packed him one miniature peanut butter cup along with his otherwise healthy lunch, he was told he couldn’t “bring candy to school”.

Comment on School Replaces Nutritious Lunch with…Chicken Nuggets? by Brette Sember

Brette Sember — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:00:14 +0000

This is so, so crazy. There aren’t even words.

Comment on Why Do We Tell Boys to “Suck it Up”? by Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:10:41 +0000

I feel the need to be the ‘other voice’ in this argument (though I don’t feel strongly about this topic either way)… I have a 7 yo girl and I tell her to ‘suck it up’ about once a week. WHY? because she’s in that stage of crying for attention rather than crying for any internal need. I’ve watched this child grow and I’ve learned to read her. When she’s truely scared, hurt or I can’r actually get a read on her, I comfort her and let it play out. When its obvious to me that she is seeking attention (and not positive attention), I tell her to tough it out, suck it up, or plain old get over it. I’m not going to feed her attention-seeking though crying and tears. If she want’s my attention, she knows how to get it in soo many positive ways – because we’ve talked about it.

My point is that you don’t know each child, family, or personality – so why do we judge others by the standards we keep for ourselves? Maybe that boy was really struggling, or maybe you read into his face what you thought should be there BASED ON YOUR FEELINGS. Did the boy come back to practice the next week? oh, he did huh? then I guess he’s managed to deal with his feelings enough to endure it again.

My other thought on this won’t be well received, but I’ve seen that boys and girls deal with their emotions in different ways. Girls often seek comfort from those around them while boys tend to WANT to hold those feelings in tight. Maybe this is Mars vs Venus type stuff (i.e. we are just different at a base level) or maybe it’s environmental pressure ( we encourage one and discourage the other). I’m no expert – but I am the mother of 2 children who seem well adjusted.