my friend austin thinks that the guy-girl duo from "super size me" is doing their next documentary at Carfagna's (a meat wholesaler) on 161. he said that the girlfriend of the guy who was in the movie is in this one instead of him, and he is the one shooting. she is a vegan chef from NYC and apparently this film is about her working at a meat
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disciplining when angry is a bad idea i think. it challenges the spirit of why one is correcting the child. i think its unavoidable at times of course but i think that stepping back and calming down is essential so you dont reinforce that its ok to lash out in anger towards anyone and that all actions should spring from a spirit of love, even discipline.
and yes of course i read all of that!
we are reallllly hoping that the grandparents reinforce what we feel (on MANY subjects). a big one for us is going to be holidays. we don't want to tell our children about santa or observe halloween in the traditional sense. we dont mind doing a general "harvest party" but dressing up and trick or treating on october 31st will not be done. santa will be the biggest challenge for my parents to comply with i think. they think its stupid for us to not tell our kids but honestly for us we just CAN'T. christmas is about Jesus, not presents. so while we will of course not deny that there was once a figure called St. Nicholas thats about all we'll tell them about. we see the mythology of santa as a lying and i just cant in good faith tell my children not to lie and not reinforce in ALL the way.
/end rant
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