Have this ever happen to you?
While you doing house work or some yard work. Not one of them bother you.
But, as soon as the phone ring and you answer it, every 5 or so sec.
Momma this, momma who you talking to and so forth until you get off the phone.
Once you are off the phone, they do not bother you again.
Or, when you are eating a snack or dinner. They want to eat your food and save theirs for latter.
So, the answer to that question is, NOT in my house hold.
My boy age is 21-25.
Monday, September 28, 2009
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Pregnancy and Smoking and First Trimester Dangers
by: Shalene Chamings
Did you know that if women quit smoking when they were pregnant that infant deaths could be reduced by up to 10 percent? Pregnancy and smoking and first trimester are not words that go together. The good news is that no can report that a woman who has smoked prior to her pregnancy is putting her baby at risk. However, smoking during pregnancy is very hazardous to an unborn baby.
Pregnancy and smoking and first trimester have been linked to 100,000+ miscarriages and 5,500+ infant deaths per year. Smoking also puts an expectant mother at risk for complications such as vaginal bleeding, premature rupture of the membranes, early delivery and more. Evidence is showing that a pregnant mother who smokes may have a baby who has a low birth weight. Low birth weight and being born too small is a major cause of infant illness and perinatal death.
If you are pregnant and a smoker you should know that the best time to quit is during the first trimester. Pregnancy and smoking and first trimester are not words that go together. Here are some tips that will help you get started on breaking the smoking habit.
Find out what motivates you to smoke. Is it the stimulation? Maybe you do it to relax? Do you use smoking as a way to relieve tension and stress? Maybe you smoke simply out of habit? Are you even aware of when you light up a cigarette or do you find yourself smoking out of habit? If you are able to find out what motivates you to smoke you can find a substitute to replace the smoking.
Find something that will motivate you to quit smoking. This is very easy for a pregnant woman. Your motivation is to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Find a method that will help you to quit smoking. Talk with your OB/GYN and find a way that you can quit together. Many expectant mothers chose to quit smoking cold turkey. Others wean themselves off of cigarettes during the first trimester simply because smoking makes them feel ill.
If you like smoking because it keeps your hands busy, try to do something else with your hands. You can suck on a lollipop, play with a pencil, knit, play a musical instrument, paint your fingernails and more.
If you smoke for the oral gratification, find something to replace it. This can include chewing on gum, veggies, popcorn, or simply placing a toothpick in your mouth.
If you smoke because it stimulates you, why not walk instead? Walking can give you an energy boost and help clear your head when you are feeling tired.
If you simply smoke because it is a habit, try to develop a new habit to take its place. Every time you feel like smoking you can go brush your teeth or go to a certain area in your home to relax and listen to music. If you smoke in certain situations or when you eat or drink certain foods, avoid those situations, foods and drinks for a while.
Pregnancy and smoking and first trimester are simply words that do not fit together. Not only do they sound strange on paper, but they are dangerous words to put together in life. Remember, if you can get past the first few days of withdrawal they will be worth it. Not only will your baby be healthier, but you will be healthier.
About The Author
Shalene Chamings
I am a mother of four beautiful girls who greatly enjoys motherhood.
http://www.anewbornbaby.com/blog/
I am a mother of four beautiful girls who greatly enjoys motherhood.
http://www.anewbornbaby.com/blog/
Saturday, July 12, 2008
It's Not Easy Being a Woman (Quotes)
It's Not Easy Being a Woman (Quotes)
- -Jan King-"Whoever thought up the word " Mammogram " Every time I hear it, I think I'm supposed to put my breast in an envelope and send it to someone."
- -Linda Ellerbee-*"A fe w weeks after my surgery, I went out to play catch with my golden retriever. When I bent over pick up the ball, my prosthesis fell out. The dog snatched it, and I found myself chasing him
down the road yelling " Hey, come back here with my breast! "
- -Geri Jewell-"You know the hardest thing about having cerebral palsy and being a woman? It's plucking your eyebrows. That's how I originally got pierced ears."
- -Carrie Snow-A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car."
- -Laurie Kuslansky-"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Terrible Two's
Terrible two.
Everything was fine until my little man hit 2 years old. I was like, humm what is going on. I couldn't turn my head for one sec without my little man getting into things. Being that I was a first time mom, I called my mom up and said something wrong. That is when my mom informed me that, he is in his terrible twos.
That is when I began reading books and gather information on this subject. Now that my niece have a son, soon to be 2 years old. I came across these articles for her which helped her to understand why they go through these changes.
1. Age known as `terrible twos' can be seen as time of growing up
Written by:
CAROL RUST
Copyright 1997 Houston Chronicle
2. Terrible Twos and Your Toddler
From Vincent Iannelli, M.D.,
Your Guide to Pediatrics.
3. Terrible Two 2000
By Gilbert Martinez
Everything was fine until my little man hit 2 years old. I was like, humm what is going on. I couldn't turn my head for one sec without my little man getting into things. Being that I was a first time mom, I called my mom up and said something wrong. That is when my mom informed me that, he is in his terrible twos.
That is when I began reading books and gather information on this subject. Now that my niece have a son, soon to be 2 years old. I came across these articles for her which helped her to understand why they go through these changes.
1. Age known as `terrible twos' can be seen as time of growing up
Written by:
CAROL RUST
Copyright 1997 Houston Chronicle
2. Terrible Twos and Your Toddler
From Vincent Iannelli, M.D.,
Your Guide to Pediatrics.
3. Terrible Two 2000
By Gilbert Martinez
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Raising my sons
I read this and found some issue are true in my case when I was raising my boy. I wanted to share it with you.
Ann Gardner Stone
Evanston, Illinois
Vol. 14, No. 2 (1988)
A woman was asked her thoughts on raising a son. She replied, “With any luck, he’ll do some yard work.”
This rather facetious reply reflects some of the frustration and the fear that many mothers feel as they take on the job of raising male children. Besides the obvious physical differences that can be alienating and a bit scary (there is nothing quite like the fright of stumbling into the bathroom in the middle of the night and falling into a cold toilet whose lid was left up by the males of the family), mothers must also face the centuries of cultural definitions that tell both boy and mother what it is to be a man. And what if a mother sees that some of those old definitions do not work—in fact, may even be detrimental to the eternal progress of her son? If she chooses to follow her heart, she must then worry that the change in the way that her son is raised might mean loneliness or even ostracism for him in a society that is still ruled by the old definitions.
Often I feel such sadness for my boys. I think that to be a man is not an easy thing—regardless of what would appear to be his privileged position, particularly if he is middle-class and white. What men often get with this position of privilege is a lot of responsibility and little instruction on how to share that responsibility, how to say no to it, how to express fear of it, or how even to use it in an even-handed and unselfish way. Recently, in the physical therapy section of a children’s hospital, I saw a boy of about six struggle as he attempted to meet the expectations set out for him. He was working to straighten out his crooked body; the simple task of standing straight was obviously very painful to him. Even though he was trying not to cry or even complain, the tears began streaming down his face. As they flowed, his mother repeated, “Be a man. Be my little man.”
Although I am convinced that we mothers of sons are not responsible for who our boys are nor for the men they become, we obviously have great opportunities to influence the process of their growth and their ability to deal with the position in which they find themselves. I have worried about what I am doing with my own sons. Am I giving them the right messages, providing the proper role models? Is my teaching, teaching, always teaching of benefit to them? I have no girls, but I assume that I would be worrying about the job that I was doing with them as well. Maybe I would even worry more because I know so well the wrongs done to females. I find comfort in reminding myself that my boys’ father—an enlightened, gentle man whose eyes never glazed over when women wanted to talk about feelings—was neglected by both his mother and father. He, however, did remarkably well figuring out what kind of a man he wanted to be. I hope that my sons will follow his lead as well as listen to my voice.
These are just a few of the issues about raising sons of concern to me; fortunately the authors of the articles included here have touched on most of them. It was interesting how often similar concerns were raised. The voices that you hear in the following articles often speak in unison as they grapple with such issues as boys and violence; boys and the priesthood; boys and issues of intimacy; boys without fathers’ boys as our brothers, our husbands, our fathers.
As these issues were dealt with, however, others began to emerge. One answer seemed to suggest another questions. We are, therefore, planning a follow-up issue on “Raising Sons” [Volume XV, Number 2; deadline December 1, 1988] that will include responses by fathers of sons; mothers of sons as mothers-in-law; a closer look at the Young Men’s program, including the Scouting program; as well as your thoughts and reactions to any of these topics.
In the meantime, as the discussion continues, it seems that what we are all hoping for and working toward is raising better human beings, Christian human beings, not better men or better women. And as one of my boys might say, “That’s awesome!”
Ann Gardner Stone
Evanston, Illinois
Vol. 14, No. 2 (1988)
A woman was asked her thoughts on raising a son. She replied, “With any luck, he’ll do some yard work.”
This rather facetious reply reflects some of the frustration and the fear that many mothers feel as they take on the job of raising male children. Besides the obvious physical differences that can be alienating and a bit scary (there is nothing quite like the fright of stumbling into the bathroom in the middle of the night and falling into a cold toilet whose lid was left up by the males of the family), mothers must also face the centuries of cultural definitions that tell both boy and mother what it is to be a man. And what if a mother sees that some of those old definitions do not work—in fact, may even be detrimental to the eternal progress of her son? If she chooses to follow her heart, she must then worry that the change in the way that her son is raised might mean loneliness or even ostracism for him in a society that is still ruled by the old definitions.
Often I feel such sadness for my boys. I think that to be a man is not an easy thing—regardless of what would appear to be his privileged position, particularly if he is middle-class and white. What men often get with this position of privilege is a lot of responsibility and little instruction on how to share that responsibility, how to say no to it, how to express fear of it, or how even to use it in an even-handed and unselfish way. Recently, in the physical therapy section of a children’s hospital, I saw a boy of about six struggle as he attempted to meet the expectations set out for him. He was working to straighten out his crooked body; the simple task of standing straight was obviously very painful to him. Even though he was trying not to cry or even complain, the tears began streaming down his face. As they flowed, his mother repeated, “Be a man. Be my little man.”
Although I am convinced that we mothers of sons are not responsible for who our boys are nor for the men they become, we obviously have great opportunities to influence the process of their growth and their ability to deal with the position in which they find themselves. I have worried about what I am doing with my own sons. Am I giving them the right messages, providing the proper role models? Is my teaching, teaching, always teaching of benefit to them? I have no girls, but I assume that I would be worrying about the job that I was doing with them as well. Maybe I would even worry more because I know so well the wrongs done to females. I find comfort in reminding myself that my boys’ father—an enlightened, gentle man whose eyes never glazed over when women wanted to talk about feelings—was neglected by both his mother and father. He, however, did remarkably well figuring out what kind of a man he wanted to be. I hope that my sons will follow his lead as well as listen to my voice.
These are just a few of the issues about raising sons of concern to me; fortunately the authors of the articles included here have touched on most of them. It was interesting how often similar concerns were raised. The voices that you hear in the following articles often speak in unison as they grapple with such issues as boys and violence; boys and the priesthood; boys and issues of intimacy; boys without fathers’ boys as our brothers, our husbands, our fathers.
As these issues were dealt with, however, others began to emerge. One answer seemed to suggest another questions. We are, therefore, planning a follow-up issue on “Raising Sons” [Volume XV, Number 2; deadline December 1, 1988] that will include responses by fathers of sons; mothers of sons as mothers-in-law; a closer look at the Young Men’s program, including the Scouting program; as well as your thoughts and reactions to any of these topics.
In the meantime, as the discussion continues, it seems that what we are all hoping for and working toward is raising better human beings, Christian human beings, not better men or better women. And as one of my boys might say, “That’s awesome!”
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