teenagers | teenagers
Sep.21.2010
My daughter Shannon was 14 on Friday and suggested to an appalled family circle that she would like a tongue piercing. Saying a direct no to a teenager is never a good strategy, so I found a video of the tongue piercing process on You Tube and showed it to her. Blood, saliva, pain and harpoon-sized...
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Jul.24.2010
My wife and I are expecting.
Yup, years after the last of our five children, ages 17, 13, 11, 9 & 7 when we got married, moved out, and we finally got over the sadness of being empty-nesters…
“WooHoo! Let the party begin!”
“Ah, you want to put your pants back on? The lady next door just...
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May.02.2010
This is the year, Daddy. This is the year I will turn you inside out and twist your heart into a paper chain that is far too weak to hold me. There will come a moment this year, Daddy, a moment when you’ll ask me for some little bitty simple thing – an agreement to come straight home after...
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Apr.09.2010
A small Massachusetts town is currently the site of a controversial court case. Phoebe Prince, age 15, committed suicide after relentless bullying by nine of her former students. This week the lawyers for three of the teenagers accused entered not guilty pleas on their behalf. According to the...
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Mar.31.2010
Can I borrow you for a couple of hours? I want to go see a movie and I don't want to go alone. What? What's the movie? The Blind Side. Some say it's really a made-for-tv-movie. Yes, that's supposed to be mean inferior but I feel like a good cry, something to lift me up. An emotional rollercoaster...
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Mar.17.2010
I was out doing what I do, when circumstance led me to a particular place. I was my usual smiley, happy self and belly laughed at the jokes we shared. It was soon time to buckle down and be serious; concentrate on the information being given. A simple sentence was typed on a phone and shared with...
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Mar.05.2010
12-year-old boys in Switzerland now have their own condoms to fit them snugly. At £4.70 for a packet of six, it is meant to help the guys.
Research head Nancy Bodmer said, “The result that shocked us concerned young boys who display apparently risky behaviour. They have more of a tendency not to...
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Feb.23.2010
I just happened to be musing about hairy chests, with an old friend, when I remembered seeing the movie "Georgy Girl," as a young girl, which starred Alan Bates. This was one of Bates's less memorable roles in a luminous acting career which included "Gosford Park," "...
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Feb.23.2010
I just happened to be musing about hairy chests, with an old friend, when I remembered seeing the movie "Georgie Girl," as a young girl, which starred Alan Bates. There were a few scenes which featured a shirtless Bates. He was dark, and dashing, and I had a real hankering for hairy...
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Feb.10.2010
Gorgeous sunny day today. Although it is February, our most wintery month, only sunshine and blue sky can be seen. No need for jackets, certainly no need for a winter coat. The White Mountains are still white with snow while a blue sky and whispy horsetail clouds float over their tips. The...
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