I Can't Weight (One Man's Diet)Written by Gary E. Anderson
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It’s amazing how one fact like learning how calories are measured can make so many other things fall into place. Based on that knowledge, one could offer an explanation for one of strangest mysteries affecting human beings -- spontaneous combustion. I’m willing to wager that if investigators carefully checked area next to easy chair where victim had burst into flames, they'd find a half-eaten chocolate éclair or cream-filled doughnut. That last rush of calories was probably just what it took to send that poor person's body over edge. The result? A pile of ash, and a half-eaten bear claw.Based on my research, here’s my recommendation: I call it my "Don't Boil Over" diet. You can eat all you want, as long as it doesn’t contain enough calories to push your temperature above 212 degrees Fahrenheit. And be careful not to drink too much hot stuff while you’re eating, since you never know when you might be going too far. And one last caution: by all means, if you smell smoke, back off! There you have it. Feel free to pass it on to your friends, especially those who’ve looked like they might be smoldering from time to time. Who knows? You just might be saving them embarrassment of bursting into flames at next church potluck. © 2004. Gary E. Anderson. All rights reserved.
Gary Anderson is a freelance writer, editor, ghostwriter, and manuscript analyst, living on a small Iowa farm. He’s published more than 500 articles and four books. He’s also ghosted a dozen books, edited more than 30 full-length manuscripts, produced seven newsletters, and has done more than 800 manuscript reviews for various publishers around the nation. If you need writing or editing help, visit Gary’s website at www.abciowa.com.
| | When Parents DisagreeWritten by Patty Hone
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5. If discussion gets heated, agree to disagree. Fighting about how to parent is only going to make situation worse. Walk away, take a break and discuss it when you are not angry. 6. Plan ahead. Discuss problem situations you are having with your children. For instance, if you are having a problem with your child having temper tantrums, discuss how you think this should be handled. If you have a plan in action, it will be easier for both of you to follow each other's wishes. 7. Pick your battles. Some things you may never agree on. You don't have to agree on everything. Find issues that are most important to you and work on resolving those first. 8. Do not argue about parenting in front of your children. This is easier said than done. The best way to handle a situation you don't agree with is not to interrupt but to wait till later and then discuss how you think it could have been handled differently. 9. Work on role modeling communication. If your children see that you communicate and problem solve together, they will grow up to do same. Children often repeat patterns of their own parents. Look at your relationship and evaluate how you communicate. Is this way you would like your children to communicate with their future partner? 10. Parenting and relationships are a growing process. The more you communicate better parent/partner you will be. Learn from each other and listen to each other. Build on your parenting strengths and tackle your parenting weaknesses a little at a time. It won't happen over night but if you continue to discuss things with your partner calmly and positively you will become better parenting partners.
Patty Hone is a wife and mommy to three kids. She is also the owner of Justmommies.com. Justmommies is an online community for mommies to make friends and find support. Please visit Justmommies at http://www.justmommies.com
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