Wednesday, October 29, 2003
And so the princess and the prince lived happily ever after....
The childhood dream of every little girl. The primal dream that gets shattered by the unhappy end of relationships. I don't advocate that we reprogram our children's dreams, but two parent homes, even with a bit of dischord, is a better place for kids than a one parent home. More discussion has been lent to my ear about the potential for single parent homes to generate disfunctional kids because of gender issues. Last night at FW, C talked about a study, done many times, that showed that in a single parent family headed by a mom, that girls in the family will grow up more likely to engage in sexual activities at an earlier age. The reason; maturing girls need a safe male role model, which is a dad in a (typical) family. (I put 'typical' in parentheses because the average family is no longer typical.) The male in a little girl's life gives her balance and largely contributes to her view of males and what is expected of them. In a like manner, boys were studied with the opposite gender parent, and it is not surprising that boys need a male figure to emulate as they grow older. Otherwise, they will emulate whoever is popular and current in their lives. There is much more to these stories, do a Google search and you'll be overwhelmed.
End of rant.
Well, ok, another rant.
Mike S. Adams, in his blog today, describes the environment at the college that he works at to be hard at work destroying the rights of their students by introducing "diversity" and "tolerance" into groups that are together for their share religious beliefs. He writes to let donors to the university send 0 dollar checks in protest. This is not something you'll hear on the news, so stay tuned. As Mike says, a continuation of this policy would permit "Apparently, all in the name of "tolerance" and "inclusion," the College Republicans will now have to admit Democrats, the Young Democrats will have to admit Republicans, and the Jewish Student Group will have to admit Nazis. But at least there will be no more "exclusion" on the basis of political affiliation. " Read and weep for religious freedom.
If you are a typical parent, your refrigerator was home to alphabet magnets at some point in the past. This guy has a site where you can display your verbal handiwork on his fridge. Caution, some of the past posts are not for a family audience (sad.) Thanks to Busy Mom for the link.
Tonight, I'm going to the first meeting of our high school's reunion committee. Did I mention this before? Well, the chat didn't work out, as you had to be paying members of that classmates site, so I created a site for my high school class with a message board and chat that is open to the reunion committee and classmates (sorry, it is off the net to everyone else!) I am really excited at the possibilities and probably will be dismayed at the realities of planning a 30 year reunion. Got any stories to share? Email them to me.
This weekend, its the annual Fall Singles Conference at Word of Life. I'm looking forward to the getaway and spiritual renewal. I'll be back soon!
Au revoir,
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The childhood dream of every little girl. The primal dream that gets shattered by the unhappy end of relationships. I don't advocate that we reprogram our children's dreams, but two parent homes, even with a bit of dischord, is a better place for kids than a one parent home. More discussion has been lent to my ear about the potential for single parent homes to generate disfunctional kids because of gender issues. Last night at FW, C talked about a study, done many times, that showed that in a single parent family headed by a mom, that girls in the family will grow up more likely to engage in sexual activities at an earlier age. The reason; maturing girls need a safe male role model, which is a dad in a (typical) family. (I put 'typical' in parentheses because the average family is no longer typical.) The male in a little girl's life gives her balance and largely contributes to her view of males and what is expected of them. In a like manner, boys were studied with the opposite gender parent, and it is not surprising that boys need a male figure to emulate as they grow older. Otherwise, they will emulate whoever is popular and current in their lives. There is much more to these stories, do a Google search and you'll be overwhelmed.
End of rant.
Well, ok, another rant.
Mike S. Adams, in his blog today, describes the environment at the college that he works at to be hard at work destroying the rights of their students by introducing "diversity" and "tolerance" into groups that are together for their share religious beliefs. He writes to let donors to the university send 0 dollar checks in protest. This is not something you'll hear on the news, so stay tuned. As Mike says, a continuation of this policy would permit "Apparently, all in the name of "tolerance" and "inclusion," the College Republicans will now have to admit Democrats, the Young Democrats will have to admit Republicans, and the Jewish Student Group will have to admit Nazis. But at least there will be no more "exclusion" on the basis of political affiliation. " Read and weep for religious freedom.
If you are a typical parent, your refrigerator was home to alphabet magnets at some point in the past. This guy has a site where you can display your verbal handiwork on his fridge. Caution, some of the past posts are not for a family audience (sad.) Thanks to Busy Mom for the link.
Tonight, I'm going to the first meeting of our high school's reunion committee. Did I mention this before? Well, the chat didn't work out, as you had to be paying members of that classmates site, so I created a site for my high school class with a message board and chat that is open to the reunion committee and classmates (sorry, it is off the net to everyone else!) I am really excited at the possibilities and probably will be dismayed at the realities of planning a 30 year reunion. Got any stories to share? Email them to me.
This weekend, its the annual Fall Singles Conference at Word of Life. I'm looking forward to the getaway and spiritual renewal. I'll be back soon!
Au revoir,
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