My grandaughter will be one year old this Sunday. In addition to "the regular gifts," clothes for Chrismas and toys for her birthday, my daughter suggested each of us send a letter.  read more »

Scientists have issued warnings to US legislators that the risks of brain cancer from cellphone use is real - people under 20 years are five times more likely to develop brain cancer from cellphone use.  read more »

Insuring your unborn children...
 
First published at Qassia:
 
Well, well! Insuring your unborn children against birth defects, complications and death will be a reality down under this year.
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Many are destroying our children with poison and they are doing it legally!  read more »

When we were young marrieds, my wife baby sat for a couple at church, he was associate minister and she was an elementary school teacher. Their little boy, Chris, was thin and frail due to a congenital heart defect. But he was bright and pleasant child and we enjoyed him in our home.  read more »

I used to run a book club with other Americans stationed in Europe.
One of the things we did was try and come up with things that our children would like to read also.  I am looking for advise for my 11 year old to read.  I love to read and I think she is starting to get into it a little more.  Recently she has read:  read more »

My Oldest daughter is really mad at me now. I have told her that she is not allowed to get a tattoo. This would be fine except her mother who she has met 2 times since she was 21 months old and both times have been in the past year said she would take her to get one. I have told my daughter that she can get a tattoo when a few things are met:  read more »

I am trying to decide if it is okay to raise a daughter as manipulative as mine:
http://druworld.blogspot.com/2007/12/smoking-challenge.html
I know I am encouraging it because her heart is in the right place. It does however scare me that she can pull at my heart strings so easily that she can make me try to give up an addiction that has been such a huge part of my life.  read more »

President Bush pulled out his veto pen for only the 7th time in 7 years to veto the "children's" health bill. Well, it would have been for some "older" children as written! Like "children" who are over 18!! And that is one of the main reasons it needed to be vetoed.  read more »

I wrote a piece about just bombing the bad guys in Afghanistan to pieces and it really could apply to anywhere we fight the bad guys. I had some comments back about "colateral damage" and such. I don't buy that. Who cares about all of that? I really don't.  read more »