1. Paint her nails. Then let her scratch it off and dirty them up. Teach her to care about her appearance, and then quickly remind her that living and having fun is most important ( Read more... )

As I was falling asleep, a song from my childhood popped into my mind that I haven't remembered in years. Just want to write it down... I think I remember most of the lyrics. It's a song I'd like to sing to my kids some day.

( There was a pretty zebra.... )

 Growing up, I would inadvertently do things that pissed my Dad off.  He'd get mad and make things uncomfortable at home - either yelling and screaming or the silent treatment.  Sometimes both (one after the other).

My Mom would "suggest" I get him a gift and/or apologize for being disrespectful (because ultimately, my transgression was my lack of ( Read more... )

I met a lady today.

She's one of twenty-four children.
She has nineteen sisters.

And they were all have the same birth mother and father.

Holy Mother of God. That poor, poor mother.

Thought: I will not buy my kids a video game system until the youngest is 16. There are a couple things very absurd with this thought ( Read more... )