Around here a very controversial subject is spanking. A lot of people say that kids should be spanked as part of their discipline. Other people say that hitting children is abuse. I feel strongly that children should not be hit, but was shocked when I found out the local police encourage parents to hit their kids. The official stance of the police department according to two officers on TV who were talking about it is that beating kids is fine – they must need it and the parents should not worry about being arrested for it. That disgusts me to my very core.
TV on DVD
For various reasons, over the years I seem to have missed some good TV shows.
Now I can make up for that by buying the set of those TV series on DVD. I see a lot of the TV shows are on DVD at WalMart and on Amazon. The prices are reasonable and you can buy the whole series so you don’t miss a single episode.
I am going to buy a few of those sets and watch the shows at my convenience, then maybe share them with family or friends who might have missed them, too.
Need a Hug
My parents were not all that big on hugging and kissing family. We pretty much did not touch each other. But as I spent more time with my friends and their families, I saw how they always hugged and kissed. So I adopted their way and now I hug a lot of people, even family.
Kids Movies
There have been a lot of movies by Disney and other big companies for children. I rarely go to the movie theater to watch movies anymore, but I do enjoy renting a good movie on the weekend and watching it at home. I especially like to watch the children’s movies, but I have no desire to go to a theater with 300 screaming, crying brats all around me while I try to watch a movie. I like kids, but not other people’s spoiled kids. That’s not entertainment to me – that’s torture. LOL
Hot Tea
Last night I wanted something to drink but I didn’t want milk and I didn’t want anything carbonated. I decided to fix a nice cup of hot tea.
When I was a little girl, my mother would make tea for herself and a good friend, and sit on the front porch sipping tea and gossiping or talking about kids and sharing child raising tips. I just realized that is something that I’ve never done. But maybe I should!
Bozo
Do you remember watching Bozo on TV? There used to be a Saturday morning show for children, featuring Bozo the Clown. He would just say a couple of cute or funny lines and then show a cartoon, like Tom and Jerry, Roadrunner, Popeye, etc. It was a harmless way for children to be entertained in the morning while Mom and Dad took are of household chores.
What a kid
You have just got to see this kid. He’s about the cutest thing I have seen in a long time with his guitar and prancing around mouthing the words to a country song. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
Now it makes sense
My youngest son was just diagnosed with ADHD. Now it makes sense why he was acting like he was. I also have it and decided to check out adhd treatment for not only him but for me too. It’s been a long time since I was diagnosed and my mother would not put me on the meds they had back then. They have much better meds now so maybe I need to see what will help me too.
Children are something, aren’t they?
Boy I tell you what, children are something, aren’t they? My children are the light of my life and my whole world but there are times when I wonder just what the heck I was thinking? You know what I mean? When they’re all running all over the house, that’s one of the main times I wonder that. Then there are the times when they’re hugging me and telling me how much they love me and then I thank God for every single second with them.
October???
Can you believe that October is here already? I sure can’t. I don’t know where this year is going and so darn fast too. Next thing you know, it’s going to be Halloween and then Thanksgiving and so on and so on. Darn it I wish time would slow down. I’m just not ready for these holidays that are coming and winter. Oh well, I guess there’s nothing I can do unfortunately.