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Comments (29)I don't watch the news. It makes me too stressed. According to a crime specialist (link below), if we are bombarded with fearful messages, we can't pick out the REAL dangers. He says our instinct of fear is our "gift," and so when we become paranoid, we lose the gift. He's written books for adults and one for parents/caregivers. I think he's been on Oprah, so you may have seen him there, too. However, I still see the news online all the time! I need to use something other than Yahoo as my homepage! Olliesmom, I know what you mean. I have had thoughts like that-- just worrisome thoughts about predators and such. Didn't help when I found out someone on our block was just arrested for child porn. YIKES. But, every time I get those thoughts in, I tell myself that I won't let that horribleness "live" in my house. By worrying/thinking/stressing we just invite it right in, if that makes sense. Do not let those people have power over you and ruin your special fun with your son! It is not easy for me-- it seems there is one awful story after another. Very hard to be free of worry for your beloved child. Here is a link that might be useful: Gift of Fear...See MoreIt's March, already! What are you reading?
Comments (136)I just finished House Rules by Jodi Picoult. She reports using information from children with autism and aspergers. Wow! she appears to have really listened to what they had to say. And their parents as well. As a pediatric nurse, I have always considered the parents of "disabled" kids as my heroes. Even more so after reading this book. I enjoyed it immensely, and didn't want to stop reading, and am definitely having book withdrawal symptoms. An added treat, was looking at language, and how we often don't hear what people are really saying. This is a large part of the theme, and my English teacher husband enjoyed the concept of what words mean...and how people use and hear them differently. What is a true statement? Carolyn, I think you should give it a try. I found it disturbing sometimes, so beware. It is hard. But it was a great look into someone else's world - for real, a different world....See MoreAugust Brings a Harvest of Reading
Comments (119)Wood - the Sarton book was "The House by the Sea" which was written when she was older and had moved away from the small town where she had lived. As I mentioned before, I found it to be an interesting meditation on life... I have put Maeve Binchy to the side for right now (temporarily) and in its place picked up "The Understudy" by David Nicholls (he who wrote "Starter for Ten" and "One Day" which I know other RPers have read)... "The Understudy" is another winner. A good plot involving an English superstar actor, his understudy (the hero of the book), and his friendship with both the star and his wife. Great fun to read -- one of those rare books which suck you in and he has his characters doing things that you (i.e. me) would do. For example, the protagonist is in his agent's run-down office and is sitting on a chair with the yellow foam sticking out and he has to remind himself not to pick at the foam... Maybe not the best example, but I honestly felt that I had known his characters by the end of the book. Anyway, if you like his other work, you'll like this one. (Also found out that David Nicholls was one of the creators of the tv series Rescue Me which has a great sly sense of humour in it...) Then picked up a NF book about extreme weather events, but the author has such a drive to talk about his agenda and take on global warming, that "everything" is put into "quotation marks" and it gets a bit "irritating" after a while. Additionally, he sucks the "interesting" out of any of the weather situations he talks about. How can you make a tornado boring? I don't know, but he does. Not too sure what to read next... but isn't that half the fun of reading?...See MoreDonnaKaran
Comments (80)I did not read all the comments, so I hope I am not repeating what someone else has said. Coming from someone in the fashion industry which is notorious for its ads and treatment of young girls, I cannot give Karan a pass on this. I am incensed by her comments. As far as talking to our daughters to inform them of what some might think their clothing choices are saying, I would be speaking to my son (and I did many times) about the fact that he should never assume or judge someone based on her clothing choices. I would tell him (again, been there, done that) that he is responsible for his choices and he had better darn well make good and respectful ones. He is married to a strong, capable woman and supports her 100%. We also need to watch how we talk to our little girls. Years and years ago, I noticed how often I would tell a little girl how cute she looked. I never did that with boys, although I did compliment them on haircuts or clothes. I decided to make a concerted effort to compliment both boys and girls on their perseverance ("wow, you really worked hard on that" or "I noticed you ignored the negative behavior and focused on your work"as opposed to "you are so smart") or something similar, kindness, etc. It is really hard to do at first. If you pay attention to the number of times you mention that someone looks so pretty, or so handsome, or here on GW, that someone could use a dose of Botox, or that you only want to be told how you look or if you look young, you will be amazed. We are a culture that cares more about power, money, and how someone looks than we are about the character of that person. Seriously, have you noticed how so many tv or movie stars or socialites (for want of a better term) who look deformed these days after enhancement surgery? Look at your local weather person if female. I was visiting a friend in PA this week and I could not believe what I was seeing. Astounding and sad. Only if we empower of children to be good people will we change things....See More
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