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  • inherited names - blessing or burden?

    A half-century of personal experience suggests that having the same name as a father, grandfather, etc. (see signature) causes all manner of trivial annoyance and even occasional grief, but confers few potential advantages. I broke the chain when naming my own son, upon which my mother confided to me that she wished that she'd done the same, once ...
    Posted to The Chat Room by The Sixth on May 12, 2009

  • www.columbinefamilyrequest.org New Columbine Research Site

    ANNOUNCEMENT: Join us on our new website as the investigation continues. www.columbinefamilyrequest.org We, the families of the dead and injured, have learned a great deal about WHY Columbine happened. Not only that, we have also learned a great deal about the culture surrounding this horrible tragedy. This information extends far beyond ...
    Posted to Assessment by crtf on April 10, 2009

  • "Plastic surgeons tell me how to fix my face"

    I enjoyed your article on this topic. I wish more women could see past the offerings of making a more beautiful face. I think a lot of us took on a low self image at an early age due to our acceptance with society`s belief that females should look beautiful. In our ignorance we never questioned the definition of Beauty!. After years of image ...
    Posted to Human Guinea Pig by pennylane on October 30, 2008

  • the world's most thankless job

    I have been in the childcare field for nearly 9 years, working mainly in preschool, but I have also worked with 2-year olds and school-aged children in California and here in Nevada. I have worked in corporate-run centers as well as small, sole-proprietor centers. This business really is a thankless one. Not that I need parents thanking me on a ...
    Posted to Human Guinea Pig by deborafromreno on July 1, 2008

  • Re: sad

    Producing the next generation of children (the labor force) is something that benefits everyone in a society. It is in our interest to support families so that they will raise moral, well-educated citizens. Families can be supported in many ways that are not direct subsidies of child care. For example, paying a family wage, tax breaks for all ...
    Posted to Human Guinea Pig by BookMama on June 25, 2008