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Gut Check: Iraq war’s impact at home - Gut_Check - MSNBC.com

It makes me sick ow our society (not talking about the government-that is a different rant-this is about the everyday people failing to step up and do their part as a society) is yet again failing our soldiers and their families. You do not have to be in favor of the war to be of asssitance to those who are most impacted.

It is not so hard to thanks soldiers you see (this is free and requires no $$ imapct to you) , maybe buy a meal, some groceries, babysit (this also costs only some of your time), be an ear to listen when soldiers and/or their families just need to vent...

but alas, too many people have the "there'snothing  in it for me" attitude..sad,sad, sad....

 

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How technology has ruined life for our kids - Netiquette - MSNBC.com

NOT HARDLY! This is such tripe! Our kids had multiple computers and vidoe games while growing up. Both are avid readers, still went out and rode their bikes, built forts  (indoors and out weather dependent). My son now teaches Marshal Arts and my daughter is quite an accomplished musician, playing the Violin and the Cello (and anything else she picks up really).

They never had time limits per say, but if we thought they had been inside too long they got kicked outside to go play; providing of course their homework and chores (yep they had those too) were done....and we  were "mean" parents, even during the summer (school was not year round then) they had homework....

Our children grew up tech/computer savvy; we text each other now, email, phone, post pics on my space and spaces, and tribe net..blog about our families, and see each other in person.

Kids take parenting, limits, rules.....technology can't ruin our kids lives.... unless parent let it!

 

 

 

 

the dress.....