Snails"Mom, look, there's a snail in your garden." With flowerbeds of breeding snails, my 9-year old son, Brock, needed to announce this one, probably because he wanted me to witness its destruction. I looked his direction, fell off the porch which in turn sent my purse into orbit, and managed to place a hole in the left knee of my new jeans.
Bryce, my 14-year old, immediately came to my rescue, showing a tenderness that he doesn't often exhibit. (For that, I was blessed.) So, I now have a skinned knee just in time for Briana's wedding, and a sore right toe and thumb. At least I won't be hobbling down the aisle on crutches. Thank-you, Jesus!
Multiple Births (Updated: March 12, 2009)
If it's fame she was after, the media has granted that to her. In fact, the media has taken over her new neighborhood: no doubt, to the delight of her neighbors.
Is this an extension of our bailout trend where people are rewarded for irresponsibility? Miss Suleman was already parenting 6 beautiful children by herself. She is not a victim of circumstances. And, what about the ethical questions concerning the compromised health of that many babies sharing one womb? In an unregulated fertilization industry, perhaps the doctor who implanted these babies should pay child support.
Bryce, my 14-year old, immediately came to my rescue, showing a tenderness that he doesn't often exhibit. (For that, I was blessed.) So, I now have a skinned knee just in time for Briana's wedding, and a sore right toe and thumb. At least I won't be hobbling down the aisle on crutches. Thank-you, Jesus!
Multiple Births (Updated: March 12, 2009)
On the subject of breeding, Nadya Suleman, the woman with the "Jolie" lips and the single parent to 14 children, including the now famous octuplets, will be living in a home adjacent to the park where my son plays baseball. Attorney Gloria Allred has arranged for Nadya to have 14 free nurses a day to help care for the children. The around-the-clock nurses will be working in teams of 4 to 5 and will be assisting with all of the 14 siblings.
The world is showering Nadya with expensive gifts, financial aide, and attention. I certainly don't want to see those children neglected and she obviously can't manage this alone; but where do we draw the line?If it's fame she was after, the media has granted that to her. In fact, the media has taken over her new neighborhood: no doubt, to the delight of her neighbors.
Is this an extension of our bailout trend where people are rewarded for irresponsibility? Miss Suleman was already parenting 6 beautiful children by herself. She is not a victim of circumstances. And, what about the ethical questions concerning the compromised health of that many babies sharing one womb? In an unregulated fertilization industry, perhaps the doctor who implanted these babies should pay child support.
