The Most Powerful Question a Parent Can Ask…

Written by Neil Millar


The question I have for you drives right torepparttar heart ofrepparttar 110756 matter. It could alter that tired, haggard feeling you have atrepparttar 110757 end of a day or weekend. It could alterrepparttar 110758 life of your children forrepparttar 110759 better andrepparttar 110760 life of their future partner. More than that, it could even alter your community, because once I’ve told yourepparttar 110761 question and you’ve seen how powerful it is you’ll want to share it with your brother, sister, neighbours and friends.

Before I ask you my question I want to setrepparttar 110762 scene. You’re a loving parent striving to give your childrenrepparttar 110763 best life you can offer. You race aroundrepparttar 110764 household picking up their dirty underwear from underrepparttar 110765 bed, collectingrepparttar 110766 towels fromrepparttar 110767 bathroom floor and spend whatever time it takes to knock up their favourite food while one of your children spends fifty percent of their free time surfingrepparttar 110768 net and talking in chat rooms andrepparttar 110769 other catches up on thirty hours of TV a week. Meantime, you…

Well, sometimes you might feel tired. Sometimes deflated. Sometimes unappreciated and perhaps just a tad grumpy! If you relate to any of what I describe then my question will change it all for you and I recommend you read on.

For women, age-old family values still play a big part. Values passed on – mother-to-mother – combine withrepparttar 110770 natural instincts to love, support and nurture. And despite doing a day job you probably still arrive home and strive to take care of your family inrepparttar 110771 way your mother took care of you. But are your mother’s old values working for you and, just as importantly, are they working for your children?

So, here isrepparttar 110772 question…

What kind of children do you want to raise?

Do we want to raise well-rounded, confident, considerate children that show gratitude and appreciation for all that is given to them and just a fraction of what you do for them? Do you want strong, loving children, who understand and accept responsibility for their ‘self’ andrepparttar 110773 ones they love. If you do then I have a second question for you…

Willrepparttar 110774 current behaviour in your household make that happen?

Will chatting to strangers onrepparttar 110775 internet during a large part of her free time help your daughter become a confident, considerate woman? Will Homer Simpson help your son to respect his ‘self’ andrepparttar 110776 ones he loves? And will you picking up their sweaty, crumpled, underwear help them to become responsible for their own lives?

Thanksgiving Memories

Written by Bonnie P. Carrier


Turkey .... Stuffing .... Cranberry Sauce .... Pumpkin Pie

This is usually what comes to mind when we think of Thanksgiving. Grantedrepparttar food is yummy and worth waiting for however, let’s not forget another import aspect of this holiday “Being With Family & Friends”.

Family & Friends, they are what make this wonderful holiday so special, and help create those special memories.

Memories .... Everyone has them and each is precious. I love being with my husband and two beautiful daughters, but I think my favorite remembrances are from long ago. “Nana’s House” This of course was my beloved grandmother, who has been gone from us for many years, but will always be remembered with so much love.

Thanksgiving at her home wasrepparttar 110755 best.

Our family is not very big but withrepparttar 110756 sisters, husbands and cousins it seemed like an army. My sister and I looked forward to spendingrepparttar 110757 day with our cousins; we always had so much fun.

Of courserepparttar 110758 very best part ofrepparttar 110759 day was when nana declared “Time To Eat”. The first order of business was getting seated atrepparttar 110760 “kids” table. Nothing special, just a couple of card tables put together with a paper tablecloth - we were a bit messy - put over them.

Then camerepparttar 110761 food, makes my mouth water now just thinking about it. Please forgive me if I tend to sound just a bit prejudice - everyone’s grandmother is a great cook after all - but in my mind no one could cook like my “Nana”.

The amount of food was horrendous, as I said there where not that many of us but you’d thinkrepparttar 110762 entire town was there byrepparttar 110763 number of dishes onrepparttar 110764 table.

Everyone had their favorites, mine wasrepparttar 110765 turkey & stuffing - I always had a drumstick, and my little sis was a wing girl - although everything else was good, except mayberepparttar 110766 veggies.

Afterrepparttar 110767 main course came dessert - yummy - which consisted ofrepparttar 110768 usual pumpkin pie, apple pie and rhubarb - that was for my mom - plus one of nana’s specialties “Apple Dumplings”. These were hot fromrepparttar 110769 oven with a lemon sauce poured overrepparttar 110770 top. No one has been able to duplicaterepparttar 110771 recipe, although one of my cousins - you know who you are - has given it a valiant try.

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