MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'family life'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103491&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F08%2Falmost-a-love-triangle%2F Joy, my daughter, adores her godson, Tarran, and Tarran loves Joy right back. Joy also adores her dog, Hope, another deeply mutual arrangement. And Tarran loves Hope. (In a way that is perfectly logical to a 2 year old, he has suggested that Hope should go home with him, and Joy could have two other doggies instead.) The only question is how Hope feels about being loved and cherished by a toddler. Still, it works. (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103491 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:15:38 +0100 5103491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968817&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2011%2F06%2F26%2Fhospitals%2F Wow. Hospitals have sure changed! A family member was recently hospitalized, and the staff actually encouraged us to stay the night and help with care. It’s a good thing to be able to do, if you have the ability.  Sometimes responsibilities at home might get in the way, but being there as much as possible helped my loved one get through the rough patch. I remember one time when I was really sick and in the hospital, though. I didn’t even want calls or visitors.  I just wanted to be left alone. I bet most people prefer the company! (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968817 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:52:22 +0100 4968817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670301&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2011%2F04%2F03%2Fany-readers-looking-for-something-new-to-read%2F Quarter-Finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition < Read this first Amazon.com Review A nicely-paced, intriguingly written story that has a palpable ring of truth in its universal portrait of thorny family dynamics. First person narrator is honest and sympathetic and her observations are smart and articulated with an original style. Amazon.com Review The main character, Sarah, is the strongest aspect (at least in this excerpt). She is quite fully realized, very believable and so well drawn that I can easily visualize her. Her reactions as she deals with her problems are realistic. The author has done an excellent job introducing the characters and setting out the problems they face. The needed information is supplied but it is done in an interesting manner PDF version ... beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670301 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:16:24 +0100 4670301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670276&cid=t_156063_133_f&fid=35095&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAutismsEdges%2F%7E3%2FnKBKDZ7Cyzc%2Finclusion-wedding-edition.html (Source: Autism's Edges) Autism's Edges blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670276 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:58:00 +0100 4670276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4482757&cid=t_156063_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fworking-mom-overweight-kid%2F2011.02.15 A study about working mothers is getting a lot of buzz. The official title of the paper is ”Maternal Employment, Work Schedules, and Childen’s Body Mass Index.” Most media summaries, however, are entitled something like this: “Mothers Who Work Have Fat Kids.” I’m not kidding. I hate seeing studies and media reports like this. Not because they’re not helpful or worthy of our time, but because they examine the effect of mothers working — not mothers and fathers working — on our childrens’ health. In addition, the media/blogosphere goes bananas. This is the stuff that sells — studies on working moms get our attention. They feed the so-called “mommy wars.” They suggest that with the rise of women in the work force over the last five decades, our... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4482757 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:00:45 +0100 4482757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302859&cid=t_156063_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-holidays-and-the-circle-of-life%2F2011.01.01 The holiday season is a time of both joy and sorrow. Tomorrow a childhood friend will be laid to rest — one of my favorite artists, Teena Marie, died unexpectedly two days ago and at least six other people have made their transitions as well. My own father died unexpectedly on Christmas Eve in 1981 leaving a great void in our family life. Why do people leave us during the holiday season? It has been said because they want to be remembered. While I lamented about all the transitions that occurred in the past two weeks, one of my best friends announced that she had a new granddaughter that was born on Christmas Day. She stated that this was part of the “life cycle” or “circle of life.” Her comments gave me reason to pause and reflect. (more…) *This blog p... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302859 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:00:47 +0100 4302859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272510&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fthe-dragon-again%2F One of the things I’m loving about our new life in Northumberland is being able to have an everyday sort of relationship with my family again. For all of the years that I’ve lived away, time with them has been special, and visits have been important and exciting – but I didn’t realise how much of the commonplace I’d been missing out on. And it’s lovely to see Joy enjoying the sort of relationship with her grandparents that I did with mine: close, nurturing,  but made of unremarkable things like cups of tea and dog-walking and a trip to collect coal. (You have to make your own entertainment in Northumberland when it snows.) My Grandma Breeze – my Dad’s Mum – was a lovely woman. She and I enjoyed baking and shopping and swapping books together. She lived opposi... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272510 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:33:53 +0100 4272510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179476&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F11%2Ftwo-down-three-to-go%2F As Joy came in from walking Hope before school this morning, she asked me whether I knew what day it is. No, I said, my mothers’ finely honed instinct warning me that ‘Thursday’ wasn’t likely to be the right answer. “It’s two years since your surgery,” said Joy, “I always remember this date.” I’d completely forgotten…. diagnosis day seems to be the big day in my memory. Forgetting, I guess, is good? I certainly remembered, last year. (Joy remembering, and me forgetting, is a good way of reminding me that cancer hit all of us pretty hard and that we need to keep on looking after each other. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I think dancing with cancer has to be an easier job than watching someone you love... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179476 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:09:27 +0100 4179476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3968977&cid=t_156063_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fnews-flash-pro-choice-doesnt-mean-anti-life%2F photo: Thinkstock Today is Primary Day in New York, Delaware, D.C., Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Rhode Island, and lots of people are having tea parties to celebrate. At the risk of having Blisstree’s office building fire-bombed (because, after all these years, abortion remains the most divisive political issue in the U.S., followed closely by where you can and cannot build a mosque, or cut taxes), I’m going to say something that’s been on my mind for a while, but seems particularly appropriate to voice on an election day when so much is at stake: Being pro-choice doesn’t mean being anti-life. (Blogger waits to be struck by lightning…nothing happens.) I can personally attest to this fact, because, politically, I’m pro-choice, but I also like l... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3968977 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:21:18 +0100 3968977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3960049&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2010%2F09%2F11%2Fhere-she-is%2F This is the new doggie.  I don’t have a name for her yet, so any suggestions are welcome. Thanks to the Collie Rescue of the Carolinas for bringing her to me. She’s a sweet pup.  I’m not sure how old she is, but the vet paperwork says “> 8.”  She seems to be deaf, so it’s ok that I don’t have a name for her yet.  She does respond to hand gestures, which is pretty cool.   I can motion to her to come to me, and she does! (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3960049 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:55:53 +0100 3960049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942988&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fterm-begins%2F I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that back-to-school feeling ever quite leaves you. September 1 will usually find me on a stationery spree, even if my urge to rush home and stick pictures of Duran Duran all over my new notebooks is not as strong as once it was. I may even be buying a pair of black patent leather shoes, though they are almost certainly going to be more exciting than my school shoes of yore. (Having size 8 feet in the 1980s meant lace-up Hush Puppies or slip-on Hush Puppies, in the days before Hush Puppies re-invented themselves as borderline cool.) As term begins, watching children in stiff new blazers and shining white socks crowd nervously onto buses makes me a little wistful for the days when life was so full of clear beginnings and endings, and h... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942988 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:09:23 +0100 3942988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3862166&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F08%2Flook-what-we-found%2F   It’s perfect. Big rooms, lovely kitchen, a room just begging to be a library and space in the garden for a craft studio/writing space for me. Close to the family and dog-friendly (which I’m sure Joy will be along to tell you about in due course). Offer made. Offer accepted. Fingers crossed. (I wrote about our plans to move here.) (Source: Bah! to cancer) Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3862166 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:48:17 +0100 3862166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816666&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F08%2F16-things-about-ned%2F 1. He’s a head taller than me, and I’m 5′8″. 2. He’s one of the most emotionally intelligent people I know. 3. When he was 4 he had an enormous stick collection. 4. When Joy as born, he bounced into the hospital and said “Oh, that’s a nice baby, Mummy!” Eighteen months later, he said, “I think we should keep Joy.” I had no idea she’d been with us on a trial for 18 months. 5. I really envy him that strawberry blonde hair. (OK, that’s about me, not him.) 6. He’s very sure of his own mind, and if he doesn’t want to do something, he won’t be pressured or coerced into it. 7. He once explained the origins of the Second World War to us all at dinner, using 6 place mats and 4 coasters. It was brilliant. 8. Th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816666 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:28:29 +0100 3816666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549501&cid=t_156063_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fdrug-side-effects.html I park the walking wounded on the sofa and hand her a tablet because the icy-hot has failed to relieve her stiff neck as she lies on the sofa with a mircro-waved heat pad draped around her shoulders.  I return to supper preparations for the starving millions and homework help for the tardy one.  Her younger brother, the only free agent, is always sympathetic to those with physical impairments, so he pipes up. “Why is she?” as he pirouettes in the kitchen, because constant frenetic movement is an aid to speech production.“Slept in a draught I suspect.”“It gave her wind?” he asks, as he throws himself onto one counter and then bounces off the next, pin ball style.“Um… no but it was a bit windy in the cabin so that’s probably why her neck hurts now.”“Why s... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549501 Mon, 10 May 2010 06:14:00 +0100 3549501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515566&cid=t_156063_133_f&fid=35108&url=http%3A%2F%2Flbnuke.com%2F2010%2F04%2F25%2Fperspectives-of-autism-from-my-family%2F I have been different from other people for as long as I can remember. Over the years, I have had many different diagnoses, opinions, and treatments that were not quite right. My parents have tried to get me help since I was a little kid, but no one really knew what to do with me. I was a smart but strange kid. I didn’t understand things, especially people. I didn’t fit in. I thought school was dumb. I thought a lot of things were dumb. Turns out a lot of them are, but many were not as black and white as I thought at the time. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I began seeing shades of grey. During my early years of school, I barely talked at all and spent a bunch of time in the principal’s office. My teachers and school psychologists thought I could be normal if I... LBnuke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515566 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:55:23 +0100 3515566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437872&cid=t_156063_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F96HPq9BNXT0%2F Darn! I erased the post I originally wrote. I can't remember what I wrote! So, I am going to blog about my family and not diabetes.  I hope you don't mind. I love to celebrate Easter for many reasons. I love to eat!  I love to give thanks! I love to watch my daughter hunt for eggs and to watch her open her basket.  I know it's not about the eggs, the candy or the bunny but it's fun to see Niya get excited about Easter. I listen to her talk about Jesus, school and the bible. I really enjoy/treasure our family time together!  I went to Walmart to buy Niya an Easter basket but they were picked over.  I couldn't find anything I liked; my inner craft person spoke to me.  I decided to make Niya a basket. I bought her some candy, an outfit, rain boots, hair... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437872 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3437872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029967&cid=t_156063_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Flife-with-ms-holiday-blog-contest%2F How would you like to blog about living with multiple sclerosis?  That was the question posed to me nearly four years ago now. It’s hard for me to believe much of what my affirmative response to that question has meant.  The fact that we are creeping up on our 500th post here at Life With MS is astonishing to me.  The fact that so many of you have made checking-in a regular part of your life humbles me.  That so many of you leave comments about my thoughts is an honor. When, however, I read your words of advice, condolence, solace and encouragement to one another…I am proud! Now, Everyday Health and Life With MS announce your chance to blog, here on these pages!  How would YOU like to blog about living with multiple sclerosis? At the end of this year, during the holiday weeks, we ... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029967 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:34:28 +0100 3029967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954456&cid=t_156063_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F03%2Fageing-and-society-2009-vol-29-no-8%2F This article looks at the consequences of childlessness among those aged 85 years or more living in rural Wales. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Childlessness, Family Life, Marital Status, Social Capital (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954456 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:04:58 +0100 2954456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890792&cid=t_156063_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fobstinancy-is-a-virtue-in-a-life-with-chronic-pain%2F I love that word obstinate. To me it stands for stubbornness, willfulness and “stick-to-it.” If you’re heading into a battle, these are handy virtues to carry along. I realize it can be irritating to be the parent of an obstinate child. As many of us know, it can also be difficult to be married to a stubborn person. There are, however, times when this can be the greatest of all gifts, a virtue, actually. I think my favorite mental picture is that which is evoked by the synonym “mulish.” Can’t you just feel the heart in that word, mulish, thinking about that little or maybe large mule, stubbornly, steadfastly and boldly standing firm, refusing to move. When he’s ready, then, and only then, will he move. Some of us are just naturally born obstinate. Hands on hips, lips curled, ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890792 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:09:57 +0100 2890792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2923425&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2009%2F09%2F26%2Fmiracle-of-survival%2F Ben had an auto accident last night. It’s amazing that he was able to get out of this car. He might make light of it, but it appears to me to have been a pretty serious accident. He’s finally asleep, so we’re sitting here in the dark in case he wakes up and needs anything. He’s being such a trooper. Possibly Related Posts: North Carolina spider identification Trader Joe’s is worth the trip Piles of stuff to do Kittenocity Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe – No Eggs – No Cooking (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2923425 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:48:41 +0100 2923425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2571061&cid=t_156063_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fnature-of-things.html As with most things around here, I have no idea where it came from, but now it’s here, it provides a whole heap of motivation as well as no end of hic-cups for inattentive parents. For some children, the ability to communicate verbally ebbs and flows, with backlogs and blockages, but sometimes we drown in an unexpected flood.“Agh!”“What? Are you o.k.? What’s the matter dear?” My son fizzes and hops around the kitchen on stiff stick legs and springy toes as the words percolate up from the depths.“No!”“No what?”“Don’t!”“Don’t what?”“Agh!”“!”“Don’t touch my nature!”“Where is your nature……..what is……..your nature?”“Agh!”He thrusts out a helpful pointy arm to assist me but as he is also spinning in a circle I fail to nail down the po... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2571061 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:52:00 +0100 2571061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365339&cid=t_156063_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F1lw0_GGmSDE%2F “I can’t believe,” said Jill last night, ”that in a month the kids will go off to school in the morning, and then-” Yes? Raunchy day-long fun like we used to have? “-I won’t have the house to myself,” she said. At 11:44 a.m. last Wednesday, my phone rang and my boss asked me to a conference room. In there I found him in front of a yellow legal pad scribbled with numbers, and next to him a woman I did not know. “Jeff,” he said, ”do you know ——? From HR?” The next 20 minutes constituted a scene staged across the country, in near-record numbers, every working day. Last day at my job, and my last day still working to receive insurance benefits, is 5/22. Benefits and several and such will continue for a whil... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365339 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:27:28 +0100 2365339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074304&cid=t_156063_133_f&fid=35090&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiehomeeducation.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fi-got-married.html ... and you'll be able to find some photos here. (Source: Aspie Home-Education) Aspie Home-Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074304 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:31:00 +0100 2074304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981204&cid=t_156063_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FhMlBJxLuIc0%2F My heart goes out to children who get diabetes. I always pray that the kids who get diabetes have wonderful moms and dads and help them out. Here is a video tribute to all those moms out there caring for a diabetic child. Thank you for all you do! Tags: caring for diabetic kids, children with diabetes, chronic illness, diabetic moms, family-life, mom caring for sick children, mothers, video tributeShare This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981204 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:07:16 +0100 1981204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1320564&cid=t_156063_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F03%2F21%2Fsocks%2F “Thank you God, for these filthy, balled-up socks that I’m picking up from the floor. Thank you for these socks that I have to sort and fold; because I know that someday, I won’t have them around anymore. I had read something like that once, a long time ago; and it had made a lot of sense to me. So from time to time, I’d say that to myself. I said that for the last time today. Then I cried. I may offend some people, sorry; but I’ve been offended for over half of my life. Today is my day. Know what? Daily sock picker-upper and folder was part of the job description that came with the career I’ve had for almost 26 years. 24/7. My two children never did see the inside of a day care center or home sitter’s. Society tried to make me feel like ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1320564 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:23:19 +0100 1320564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1065823&cid=t_156063_129_f&fid=34885&url=http%3A%2F%2Fterriblepalsy.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F03%2Fthe-story-of-the-other-moo-the-story-continues%2F Susan has finished her last part in record time (sorry Rae if you’re checking back some time after this publishes). You can find the previous parts here:- Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Susan continues - And so we brought Molly home. My poor, hurt, broken little baby girl. With no words of encouragement or advice – just a referral to the local CP service provider, a list of follow-up specialist appointments and an application for a publicly-funded wheelchair pram. Certainly with no “plan”. We were on our own. And to this day we still are. Adrift on the ocean of severe traumatic brain injury, without a compass. At times it was difficult to even keep sight of each other, let alone know which direction to go in. Somehow the days and weeks passed – as we tried desperately to comfort, sett... Terrible Palsy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1065823 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:33:23 +0100 1065823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1019444&cid=t_156063_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesnotes.com%2Fand-insulin-pump-and-his-parents-love-makes-all-the-difference-in-little-ivans-diabetic-life%2F “You feed your kids rubbish – that’s what most people think. It’s ignorance and it’s understandable, but it’s quite hurtful. Having Type-1 diabetes has got nothing to do with diet. We don’t have a family history of diabetes – there’s no rhyme or reason why he got it.” That is right out of the mouth of a mommy that has dealt with diabetes first hand. Little Ivan Bentley was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 5 years old. Obviously we all want what’s best for our children and will fight any battle we have to to make that happen but this particular Mum even fought the system to insure an insulin pump to aid Ivan in his day to day fight with diabetes. And has the insulin pump made a difference? “You can’t imagine the joy I felt at taking him out and buying... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1019444 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:11:26 +0100 1019444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853165&cid=t_156063_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F09%2F08%2Fsnatchedit-could-happen-to-you%2F HAVE I GOT YOUR ATTENTION NOW???????? Had to edit the damn title 3 or 4 times to stay out of trouble. So, READ THIS! Sorry about the name calling. But, nobody was reading this when it was titled, “My Daughter Was The Vicitim of A Failed Abduction”. And, this is important.  I want you to know that this could happen to you………….. You see it on the news. You read about it in the newspapers. You might shudder and think, “Oh, that poor girl”. And, you think that it can’t happen to you. But, it can. My daughter was a victim of an attempted abuction today. I waver between shock and terrible sadness thinking that her picture could have been on the following video. It was a normal Saturday here. Rushing around to get stuff done. For some reall... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853165 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:08:55 +0100 853165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=785944&cid=t_156063_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F08%2F07%2Fmy-double-life%2F  BRENDA? I know that we all have ran into people that thought they knew us but were mistaking us for someone else. Then, you run into them several more times and remember them because of it. I keep running into a woman (over several years now) who thinks that I am somebody named Brenda. The first time she called me by the name of Brenda, I corrected her. The next time, I just let her think that I was Brenda. After that, she would say, “Hi Brenda” and so, I just say “Hi” back. Then, the next time or so, she asked me about my son. I have no son but decided instead of explaining that and maybe, embarassing her, I just said that he was fine. Then she said that he had grown up so fast and I just said, “Yeah, it seems like he was just a little guy yesterday.”... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=785944 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:44:31 +0100 785944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764340&cid=t_156063_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F07%2F28%2Fyes-even-i-have-my-june-cleaver-moments%2F It was one of those rainy days. The grocery shopping had been accomplished by noon. What to do…what to do? *Idea* I’ll clean out the spare room in the basement! Before I knew it; leftover junk from godknewhat had piled up to my knees. I shoved it through the doorway and out into the big room. *Idea #2* Why not that room too? Left over construction stuff ….the pile was getting huge. Who’d have thought a neat-nick like me had so much garbage? My phone rang. It was Son#1 “What are you doing? You sound like you are in a well.” “I am. I’m in the basement cleaning” “You must be bored.” “Not really….why?” I should have known something was up. “Just seeing what you were doing; and I may be coming through ... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764340 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:32:06 +0100 764340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=864715&cid=t_156063_136_f&fid=36165&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpurpleride.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ffamily-matters.html Well, my son and his family have moved to Iowa and are in their own house! They were with us a little longer than planned because their rental house was flooded after a heavy rain. They found another house really quick, but now the landlord from the first house won't let them out of their lease and will be deducting rent from their deposit until the the first house is rented. I guess they were just supposed to move into a house with an inch of standing water on the downtairs carpet and in the closets.Number three daughter continues to prepare for her wedding on August 25. Number 2 daughter's husband is unemployed again, by choice. Lots of issues there...but he reads the blog. Hi Justin.I'm still working 10 - 11 hour days. It's getting really old. Gotta work for health insurance. It's the A... The Beast... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=864715 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:45:00 +0100 864715