Empathy: the ability to understand another’s feelings or struggles. I was reading on In-Forum the story of the couple that had the twin babies prematurely on New Year’s Day. Sadly, one of the twins has already died; but, the other twin is hanging on despite being a mere one pound and eight ounces. The mother [...]
Author: Ms. C
Using my advanced skills to illuminate basic concepts…
As a kid you learn important concepts by virtue of comparative contrast, such as: in/out, big/small, happy/sad, over/under. This is a good place to start with concepts as it presents a simple toggled state of one or the other. Later kids learn what is in between these two ends of the spectrum and other nuances [...]
Size matters…
Size matters. This statement, while not universally true, is true enough of the time that I feel it is fair to assert. There are many examples to support my assertion, but I’ll just offer a few as size matters where blog length is concerned as well. To tall woman like my friends Tam and Sara [...]
No mansion yet…
I spent a good part of Monday with my son Cory running around doing errands. As I have said before, all my children have very different personalities, but Cory is by far the funniest kid in the bunch. The other kids are quick-witted and we all share a similar sense-of-humor, but Cory is the kid [...]
Trouble right here in River City!
They say when you are in trouble you should ask for help. I am in trouble and I am asking for help. I never considered myself to have an addictive personality, but I guess I was wrong. In my defense I had no idea how addictive it would all become – things just got away [...]
A standing “O” for Bob…
Did you hear it this morning at 5:52 AM? Did you hear me give Bob Boyum a very sincere and emphatic standing ovation? No West Fargo Police Officer showed up at my door about the noise, but I am sure that I was likely pushing the limit - especially when I yelled out at the [...]
A gift that has lasted a lifetime…
Have you ever played the game Life? I don’t mean figuratively, I mean literally – the game with the little cars and pink and blue people. I played this game as a kid. I loved it. There is something about being able to progress through your fantasy life getting paid every few squares, going to [...]
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