Someone Else’s Kids

This is related to one of my articles a few entries back entitled “Kids: Computer Games & Television Versus Exercise.” In that entry, I talked about the tendency of so many kids today (and their parents allowing it) to be plopped in front of computer games and televisions instead of going outside, running around, […]

It’s one of a parent’s worst nightmares - being in a public place such as a mall with his or her child tagging closely behind when suddenly the parent turns around to discover…the child is missing!
True story:
After the initial shock, the parent calls the name, thinking the child is hiding or playing a game. […]

I was just discussing the state of education with a friend whose son is a teacher and thought I’d share part of our discussion:
“Most of those kids couldn’t even find their own state on a map if you gave them a free X-Box 360 as an incentive! As for losing the children’s attention, there’s […]

I went to a restaurant today and the waiter left a laminated “help wanted” sheet along with the menus. The sheet was advertising that they were hiring immediately for all positions and that it was a great place to work.
One of the lines said that everyone is welcome to apply. The […]

I’m betting everyone agrees that kids too sick to go to school or daycare are too sick to accompany their parents to work – in theory. However, people make exceptions to their beliefs in individual situations.
It seems like the sick child should be missing school because he or she needs to rest, not to […]

As readers know from the bio information on the right side of the page, I do have my own fish tanks at home so I am glad to write about AquariumGuys.com (an online source for aquarium filters and many other types of aquarium supplies) and their new aquarium forum located at FishTankForums.com.
I can tell you from experience […]

This is a short one today, but still fun to ponder:
Do parents look forward to the last day of vacation more than kids look forward to the first day of vacation?
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