Wednesday, September 19, 2012

When Will The Madness End? Apparently Not With Outlawing Father Daughter Dances

A school district in Rhode Island is banning Mother-Son ballgames and Father-Daughter dances because they allegedly violate an anti-discrimination law.  The ACLU sent the school a letter on behalf of a concerned parent and the school's response was to ban these activities.

Anyone think that the world will be a better place if we eliminate all activities that have parents spending time with their children one on one?  If we as a nation react everytime one person doesn't agree with something, we will become a nation running around like a chicken with it's head cut off.  Maybe we are already to close to being there if this is any indication.

For all those single parents who are upset about their children's feelings about these activities because the other parent is not willing to participate, learn a lesson from one of my single friends.  Her girls were thrilled to be escorted to the dance by their grandfather.  No grandfather, then an Uncle, Male Friend, or Brother can stand in.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Volunteering with Your Children to Make the World a Better Place: Idea 1

I am starting a new series about ways that you and your children can volunteer and help the world be a better place.  It isn't someone else's responsibility to make the world a better place, it is the responsibility of each and everyone of us to do that.  Isn't that a lesson that we want to instill in our children.  Help them want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.  When I come across ideas for volunteering, I plan to post them here in order to spread the word.  If you have any other good ideas, I would be happy to share them as well.  After all volunteering is not a one size fits all kind of thing.

Donating your old cell phone may just save the life of an abused mother or her children.  Where to donate:  women;s shelter, operationgratitude.com or cellular recycler.com.  You and your child may collect old cell phones from friends and family, or start a community campaign to collect old cell phones.