a blog for women… I'm just sayin'

Here is an interesting question sent to me recently: “I am a fourth grade teacher with two children, a girl 5 and a boy 7. In my class only 3 children live with both parents, the rest are children of divorced or separated parents. Is there anything parents can do to raise their children so they are divorce-proof?”

A good question. Is it possible to divorce-proof your children so your grandchildren will live in an intact family? Right off the top of my head it seems that one good way to divorce-proof your kids is to be in a stable, loving marriage yourself. This means your children will have the privilege of seeing how two people who love each other interact. Your kids will also learn the arts of communication and compromise without which no marriage can survive in happiness.

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One  morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing  and
decides to  take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the
wife decides to take  the boat out.  She motors out a short
distance, anchors, and reads her  book.

Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the
woman and says, ‘Good morning, Ma’am. What are you doing?’

‘Reading  a book,’ she replies, (thinking, ‘Isn’t that obvious?’)

‘You’re in a  Restricted Fishing Area,’ he informs her.

‘I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not  fishing. I’m reading.’

‘Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I  know you could
start at any moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you  up.’

‘If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,’ says
the woman.

‘But I haven’t even touched you,’ says the game  warden.

‘That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you
could start at any moment.’

‘Have a nice day ma’am,’ and he  left.

MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It’s likely she can also think.

Lasting Memories
Unique Ways to Remember a Lost Pet

The death of a pet is something many families face but don’t know how to handle, especially with children. An important thing to remember is that grieving over a pet is normal. Pets are a part of the family and the bonds are deep and real.

Amy Cantazaro, M.S., Human-Animal Bond Counselor at the Iowa State School of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, counsels families on how to deal with their loss. “Sometimes people don’t understand that a pet’s death can be as deep of a loss as a loved one,” says Ms. Cantazaro. “They’ll get responses from others like, ‘It’s just a dog,’ or ‘It’s just a cat,’ which are not very helpful.”

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I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Richard, the 11 year old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over.

Richard clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.

As he was walking away, I called after him, ‘So, what was wrong? He replied, ‘It was an ID ten T error.’

I didn’t want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, ‘An, ID ten T error? What’s that? In case I need to fix it again.’

Richard grinned. ‘Haven’t you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?’

‘No,’ I replied.

‘Write it down,’ he said, ‘and I think you’ll figure it out.’

So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T

I used to like the little shit.