Something else that made me think about this emotional bond that humans make with an animal is a program I was watching on PBS tonight about a cheetah. Simon King, whom the documentary was about, had taken care of a…
Category: Relationships
On Loving an Animal, 3
That first winter that mom was here Tina died. Dad to this day blames her death on mom. At work my dad received a Hickory Farms gift box with the traditional cheese and sausage assortment that is available every winter…
On Loving an Animal, 2
My mother often speaks of her father’s view of domestic animals. He used to say that “domestic” only means that the wild creature is condescending to allow you to be close to them. Which in reality that is true. I’ve…
On Loving An Animal, 1
Last night my family and I watched “Marley and Me” for the first time. When I watched the previews before the movie came out on the big screen I was not very interested in seeing the film. I don’t know…
Help Your Toddler Gain Confidence Safely
Just the other day I was having a conversation with my mom about the dangers of using small straight handled eating utensils with my infant daughter. She had just seen on TV the statistics of how many children had actually…
Contest: Give the Gift of Reading to Your Child
One of the joys and challenges of being a parent is teaching your child to read and write. One company has developed a multi-sensory system to help your child recognize words and eventually read. The amazing part is that this…
Channeling Her Inner Stacy
If you’ve ever seen the show “What Not To Wear” on TLC you know exactly what I mean. Yeyda and I are big fans of the show. Every day it comes on right at lunch time so we sit down…
How did you learn to ride a bike?
When I was about 3 years old I had a generic Big Wheel that my mother would let me ride in the garage. She was not much of an outdoors person. She hated bugs, mud and creepy, slimy animals aka…
Time Capsule In The Wall
Over the weekend my DH was able to finish stubbing in some new plumbing in the bathroom and he had an idea. He asked if I’d like to make a time capsule of sorts with some items that would be…
Do You Include Your Children?
In this age of technological advances it is easy to allow the computer, the TV, the MP3, or the video game system player to keep your children occupied and pacified. Really what are they learning? One, that they are not…
