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The Worst Genealogy Blog of the Year

Many genealogists take time out of their research to work on their very own, personal, genealogy blog. While some of these blogs are entertaining, informative, and inspirational, others are a chore to try and read. Here are some tips to keep your blog from being deemed “the worst genealogy blog of the year”. Anyone can make a blog. There are several websites that will let you sign up and instantly start creating a blog about whatever topic you like for free. This is both good and bad. It allows every genealogist who desires to make a family history blog the … Continue reading →

They Are Who They Are

Most parents would probably say that they truly want their kids to find their own identity. We want them to be who they were meant to be. But when they become teenagers and they start to go a direction we never envisioned or we don’t like, suddenly we try to mold our children into what we think they should be. And I’m not just talking about teens that go the “wrong direction.” It could be things such as the way they view the world (especially if it’s different than we taught them) or their style (makeup, hair and clothing). We … Continue reading →

Study Says iPads Help People with Vision Problems Read

It has been established that the iPad is useful for children who have an autism spectrum disorder, or who are non-verbal. There are apps that can help a child communicate and to keep track of what comes next in a school day. A new study find that the iPad can help people who have vision problems to read. Does you child have vision problems? Has he come home from school saying that he can’t see the board? Does she sit really close to the TV, and hold books really close to her face while reading? Has your child been diagnosed … Continue reading →

Bullies Didn’t Win

With so many tragic stories involving children who have been bullied, it would be nice to hear about positive outcomes. Because the reality is that many people are able to overcome the challenges they faced as a victim of bullying. I felt like this past weekend, I got to experience such a thing. It was the graduation of my 18-year-old son from basic training with the Air Force. What you have to understand is that I witnessed a transformation. Gone was the shy, awkward teenager who always had trouble standing up for himself. Instead, I received my first hug in … Continue reading →

How the Candidates Compare on Medicaid – Romney/Ryan

The first debate of the 2012 Presidential Election has happened, and is done. It is very important that everyone become an informed voter, and understand exactly how each candidate stands on important issues. Here is one of two blogs that will tell you what each side’s plans are for Medicaid. There seems to be a whole lot of misinformation being spread around about what each of the two candidates intends to do if elected, or re-elected, as President of the United States. This is the Insurance Blog, so this time I am going to focus on Medicaid. Here is what … Continue reading →

Oh No They Didn’t!

I am a big fan of memorials. I was a bit put out when the London Olympics didn’t have a moment of silence to honor the Israeli athletes that were murdered during the Munich games 40 years ago. Every September 11th, I try to watch a documentary – one of the gut wrenching ones – so I will remember the pain I felt that day and to pray for the victims and those they left behind. So needless to say, I was appalled today when I read that “The Today Show” chose to speak with Kris Jenner at 8:46 am … Continue reading →

Who Are You, Really? The Reflection of Disconnect

When technology doesn’t work and we can’t do anything to fix it, we tap into feelings of anger and frustration, of being out of control of something we believe is vital to our well-being. When did we surrender that much power to inanimate objects, allowing them to wreak such havoc in our lives? It’s as if we really do want to believe in fairy tales and have decided technology is our surrogate happy ending. When we have our technology, we will live happily ever after. We have tied technology to personal happiness, which is unwise. Happiness in life should never … Continue reading →

Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say

I have always been one to avoid confrontation. There’s nothing I hate worse. Because of this, I often don’t express myself in a way that really lets the other person know how I’m truly feeling. While it is important to approach these situations with care, it is equally important to let your voice be heard. This is crucial in cases of divorce. This is one side of communication that my ex-husband and I really struggle with. In an effort to avoid confrontation neither one of us communicates the way we are feeling and eventually we both get tired of it … Continue reading →

Why Did You Get A Divorce?

Kids ask hard questions, there’s no denying that. When I got divorced I was surprised by some of the questions Hailey asked, it seemed that she was aware of more than I thought she was. I tried really hard to give her good answers without pointing any fingers. Since some of the issues leading to my divorce were too adult for her to understand, I sidestepped them. After all, it really isn’t my child’s business that her father was unfaithful. I didn’t want to paint that picture of him for Hailey. I chose instead to tell her that we just … Continue reading →

What Really Happened During This Field Trip?

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Funtastic Cafe is located in Tamarac, Florida. Recently, a Summer camp for children who have special needs took a group there for what was, essentially, a field trip. Things did not go as planned. The owner says the kids were unsupervised. Others say that the owner treated the children from the camp in a way that wasn’t professional or appropriate. What happened? The Funtastic Cafe is “the fun upscale mega indoor party and play center for safe recreational family play”. It has a toddler area for little ones, and an area for kids who are twelve years old or younger. … Continue reading →