Writing with Scissors

Magazines and Other Fashion Things

I love fashion magazines.Â They take up the smallest portion of your brain to thumb through and less than that to read the articles.Â Plus, the colorful pictures and digitally stretched and enhanced models are just so pretty to look at.Â However, there is one thing that bothers me about these magazines.Â The section wherein the reader is subjected to; âWhat Women Should be Wearing…

Posted 6 mon. ago.

The Ripple Effect

A friend of mine is a social worker.Â She was recently worrying that what she did for a living was related to her ego rather than a genuine desire to helpÂ people.Â Yes, before you shake your head, I too, say, "If it's ego,then so be it. You are doing so much more than 99% of the population of the world!" Â

Posted 8 mon. ago.

Bug-Girl from "Mom E-mails"

Our 8-year-old daughter has earned a dubious title in our family; Bug-Girl. Â From the tender age of six, my little darling decided that she was going to grow up to be an entomologist and travel around the world collecting bugs. I love bugs. Actually, I really don't.

Posted 8 mon. ago.

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Writing with Scissors

We teach our children to lie every day--we call it "manners." But there is a balance between teaching a child about manners and the value of telling the truth.