Entries from January 2008

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

super hard decision

You walk into the classroom. All eyes are on you. The teacher kindly says, “Boys and girls, this is a new student who will be joining our class today. Be nice and make her feel welcome!” It’s your turn now – your turn to introduce yourself. All eyes are on [...]

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

“Family”

“A child’s first fear, I’m told, is the fear of falling.” Gene Owens
If children aren’t safe with their own parents, then who are they safe
with? If children can’t learn to trust their own parents, then who
will they ever learn to trust?
When playing the trust fall game, most kids would trust their parents
more than they [...]

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

feeling pressured?

Are parents pressuring their kids too much these days? Is society pressuring kids too much these days? Are kids pressuring themselves too much these days? Seriously, just relax. Life isn’t about getting into Harvard or Princeton or anything like that. Sure, it would be great if everybody got accepted into [...]

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

is it some kind of a game?

What is it with celebrities and short-lived relationships? So many from today’s pop culture are setting horrible examples for couples and newlyweds. I mean, I know that there are probably thousands, even millions of similar situations out there in the world and we just don’t know about them, but doesn’t it feel like [...]