Tag: children

Children Banned from School for Distracting Hairstyles–My Personal Connection…

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Who would have thought that the amount of publicity and controversy surrounding hairstyles would be such a big topic in todays day and age. I am writing with response to the latest story about the Kindergarten boy who was suspended because of his mini-Mohawk. Take a look at this adorable 6 year old boy who was suspended from KINDERGARTEN because his hair was a ‘distraction’ to students. Does that mean Maddox Jolie-Pitt should be banned from the covers of millions of news stands?Isn’t everything distracting for a bunch of 6 year old children?…

What’s Wrong With This Generation?

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**Warning: If you are under the age of 30, you may not be able to relate, or even understand this post** Lately I have been feeling old. I am 32 and I feel like I am worlds apart from the teenagers today. While getting my skates sharpened the other day, I engaged in a conversation involving cosmetic surgery and the teenager helping me made a comment about Meghan Fox and how she looks amazing post-surgery. So, I said ‘what happens later on in life though, after the surgery goes wrong…

Edible Sand Dessert Your Kids (And You) Will Love!

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Let’s face it, sometimes dessert is necessary…ok for some of us it is always necessary! lol Every year, in the summer we have made a traditional dessert in our home called ‘edible sand.’ Basically it consists of cookie crumbs and Philadelphia cream cheese and usually eaten in a plastic bucket, but for the purposes of this post I we did not have many cookie options nor clean new buckets to eat from so we substituted with a plain bowl and Dad’s Original Oatmeal cookies. I personally love this dessert because…