Tag Archives: behaviors

Food fights have sure changed

This story was brought to my attention by SKL. “A 13-year-old girl who threw vegetables in a cafeteria worker’s face sparked a fist-fight that ended with criminal charges being filed against the worker, who apparently didn’t find the incident very … Continue reading

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Sock fetish

A few weeks ago I got some new socks at Target. They were Hanes and I really liked them. I’m ENORMOUSLY FUSSY a little particular about my socks so I was happy I found some that I liked. I used … Continue reading

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Chores? Allowances? What works for you?

A few of us were talking this morning on Facebook about how to go about getting kids to do their chores. Laura put the question out there and Nikki and I both commented and I thought it would be a … Continue reading

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A Sisters Bond

I grew up with my oldest sister whose ten years my senior. My other two sisters, I didn’t even know I had until I was 12. I’m the baby of all of us. My oldest, Missie and I had 12 … Continue reading

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Never too late

This is a hard post for me to write but in the past it has helped me by writing. I always get great advice from our very loyal and kind friends. Please keep in mind while reading this, it’s not … Continue reading

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Purses and the old days

This is something I’ve always wondered about. Maybe because I leave my purse laying wherever I am and I’m not to concerned about anyone seeing what’s in it nor am I to worried about anyone stealing it.  But I’ve always … Continue reading

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Question of the day

Are you more like a tortoise or a hare?

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The marshmallow test

I thought this study was pretty cool.  It was on the news the other night. The instructor told the kids they could have a marshmallow one way or the other but if they could wait until he got back, they would get … Continue reading

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Time out rooms in schools

When I saw this on the news the other night, my heart just about broke.  This poor little boy.  He’s a 4th grader and was put in one of these rooms for sometimes most of the day. The school “employee” … Continue reading

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My BIGGEST pet peeve

How many of you are parents, grandparents or a guardian??  As a parent, how many of you buckle up your child and tell them they have to wear a seatbelt? I know I do….I think most of the people with … Continue reading

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ADD, my personal perspective

This is kind of different for me.  I haven’t written anything this personal on the blog before and didn’t really want to but last week this was brought up and I wanted to point out a few things.  Also, many … Continue reading

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Question of the day

What things scare you even though you know they shouldn’t?

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Question of the day

When relaxing on the floor, do you sit cross-legged, fold your legs to one side, sit with your legs straight out in front of you or recline?

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Nature vs. Nurture

I get my curly, crazy hair from my dad. My sisters have his pear shaped physique and every heath problem he ever had. I got my thin body frame from my mom and like her, lucky in the health department. My … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, biology, characteristics, childhood, children, differences, dna, emotions, family, Father's, feelings, grandparents, habits, hereditary, kids, life, memories, nature, nurture, parent's, people, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments