My nineteen year old daughter, Siobhan, has a beautiful head of thick copper colored hair. She was horrified this morning to find clumps of it coming out when she was washing it in the shower. I had noticed for a few weeks that the amount of red hair left in the shower was increasing, but just tried to make sure…
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Trip Report Lamu The Pearl Of The Kenyan Coast
My first thought upon arriving in Lamu, the pearl of the Kenyan coast, was where have I taken my 7-year-old kid? Dusty, dirty and it smelled, horribly. Lamu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural significance, is steeped in the Swahili culture that once dominated the East African coast from Somalia to Mozambique. And despite my first impression, it…
I Can T Find My Homework Mom Ask My Dear And It Shall Be Given To You
Do you believe in asking God, or whatever higher power you choose to believe in, for the answers you need, when you need them? Read below for an enlightening story about my 11 year old daughter’s missing homework papers. The problem started when my daughter took a break from her homework to eat dinner. She asked me if she could…
How Mothers Can And Should Really Enjoy A Hot Bubble Bath
Okay I admit it I love to take hot relaxing bubble baths. Nothing beats soaking in a tub and reading a good book at the same time. I usually skip the glass of wine, I am much more apt to have a glass of diet coke instead. Before motherhood I would often take my luxurious soak in the evenings. But…
Which Online Degree Will Get Me The Criminal Justice Career I Want
Before you can answer this question you have to ask yourself what particular career in criminal justice you want? There are many and choosing one is not easy at all. You could be inspired by Dirty Harry and want to become a tough cop. Then you will not only have to go through the Police Academy but you may also…
Teach Your First Grader How To Spell
Our education begins from the day we’re born. While we don’t immediately plunge into school, we’re constantly exposed to new things that help develop our minds. Academics are only part of our long journey to knowledge. By the time we enter kindergarten, we are ready to begin the reading and writing aspects, but at a slow and steady pace. Too…
Are You In Control Of Your Children Or Are You Just A Controlling Parent
When it comes to our children we do need to be the ones in control. We are responsible for their safety and well being of course. But we are also the ones that need to teach them independence, good decision making skills, and build their self esteem at the same time. Learn to pick your battles and your whole family…
Of Morality And Integrity A True Story
Recently in India, a news appeared. The news was not shocking but must be given a second thought. A sex worker had not told her daughter about her profession and saved enough money to send her daughter for higher education to Australia. After daughter came to know the source of mother’s income, the report says that the mother and daughter…
Marriage Or Prostitution
It is said that prostitution is the oldest profession in the world. To prostitute means to give someone the right to use the body for a sum. Do all the prostitutes sell their bodies for money only? Some might be selling their body for food, or a gift or something else. So, we can say that prostitution means selling the…
What S In Lipstick
What’s in Lipstick? Recently, I figured out that if I applied lipstick that my face would grow to two times its regular size. If I wiped off the lipstick, I could get my head back almost into its regular shape. I didn’t have a lot of time to figure out what was in lipstick but I put it down to…