Heather, THANK YOU for your

sugarmaddie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:59:15 +0000

Heather, THANK YOU for your video and for explaining what depression actually is and does to one's person. My sister is in a hospital after attempting suicide and we nearly lost her. She spent the first week on life support and after 3 weeks, is finally able to get the care she's needed for a very long time, but no one knew about. She gets a second chance, many don't.

So much of the family does not understand depression because they've never felt it. Your video is incredibly helpful for people to hear what depression feels like and how those with it can't just wish it away or will themselves to get better. I have forwarded on that link to every member of my family, hoping it will give them some insight to what my sister has been living with.

Thank you for sharing! You may have done more good for my family in this 7 minute video then the next few months would have without it.

Sherry

I know that there is no link

aarmeni06 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:36:39 +0000

I know that there is no link between vaccinations and autism, but even if there were it is a greater risk to not vaccinating. I your kid gets sick and you take them to the park where thay can be around other kids some too young to be vaccinated you put them at risk as well along with older adults. You may think that your choices are for you and your family but if you choose not to vaccinate than you shouldn't take your kids out where they can be around others they can infect like daycare stores and other public places. If my child got measles (b/c she too young to be vaccinated) b/c you didn't vaccinate your child I would sue and it has been done and I would win b/c it endangering the lives of other children.

GAH!! Dana... my 4 year old

MammyP — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:35:18 +0000

GAH!! Dana... my 4 year old just came in as I was watching and said, "Mammy, what's a sluddynon?" I put my arms around him, gave him a kiss on the forehead and said, "Ooh, honey. Mammy doesn't have any idea."

I didn't know that it was

mmclaughlin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:11:59 +0000

I didn't know that it was going to be my wedding day. I had weeks previously told my then boyfriend that if he was going to stay with me he was going to have to marry me. I had meant sometime in the future. Little did I know he took it literally. Valentine's day was coming up and it happened to be a Tuesday - the same days my newspaper at the time that I was Editor of had to go to print. Those days for me started at 8am and went until midnight. I told him I could only give him a couple hours for lunch in the middle of the day. He took it.

He also took me to the courthouse. The same room you get married in is the area you get passports so being the woman I am - with no passport - I thought it sweet we were going to get some so we could travel someday. Nope. We sat down at a desk and the woman started asking questions. Her last one was, "what is the date of the wedding?" and of course she looked at me. I shrugged as the man sitting next to me said, "we have an appointment in 10 minutes."
(!!!)

We waited in the hall for about 5 and then they called us in. He took a ring out of his sock and married me. Possibly the even bigger part of this story is that he 1) did the whole process online from his laptop while I was sitting next to him on the couch working on my laptop the week prior, and 2) He had no car at the time since he worked from home and only needed a bicycle so he had a friend drive him down to the courthouse to finalize for the coming big day and to take him to the shop to buy my ring.
We left the courthouse and went and had my ring sized and ate burger king for our first lunch as man and wife. Then I went back to the newspaper and had to send it to print before coming home to my new husband at midnight. It's now been 3 and a half years. <3

She will finally be going on

Olivia P — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:35:40 +0000

She will finally be going on Oprah. November 16th is the date that's been scheduled, so you might want to turn in – at least if it actually interests you. The reason why is that she has a new book to hock – the much awaited, Going Rogue. The book is already a bestseller on Amazon. Since the presale price is about $10, you can get the book by Sarah Palin and watch her on Oprah without needing payday loans at all. (Although she's not much of a rogue; as Republicans go, she's very average and doesn't possess the most exuberant of wits – Ron Paul is far and away more of a rogue.)

Great topic! I live in small

celestialmomma — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:53:27 +0000

Great topic!
I live in small town America and my grandmother's generation (going strong, God bless them) can not comprehend the concept of a mom who doesn't share her children openly. They think it's odd and rude when I redirect my shy girls away from probing questions. I find the required smile and hello intrusive, they don't need to share where they go to school.

It is so difficult to teach that fine line between authority figure and intrusive adult you can ignore. Last night, my pre-schooler didn't heed my older sister, and I had to stop myself from saying 'we do what grown-ups tell us' and switch it to 'we do what the grown-ups who love us and are in charge of us ask us to do'.

I couldn't agree more. Sure,

THE GUYS — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:37:22 +0000

I couldn't agree more.

Sure, every citizen has a right to bear arms, but they better take good care of that right, and that means being extra diligent, responsible and CAREFUL, especially with kids around.

www.theguysperspective.typepad.com

I'm impressed by that

THE GUYS — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:32:45 +0000

I'm impressed by that airline. And by your new camera! And cute kid too!!!

www.theguysperspective.typepad.com

One of my favorite

shuggilippo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:32 +0000

One of my favorite momversations. The best thing is knowing you're not alone and the ability to level with fellow mothers. I recently had a friend tell me, "I don't have time to deal with your drama." For a person suffering from chronic depression and severe bouts of anxiety, imagine the pit that line would thrust you into! I've since been able to focus on the fact that she is detached and an outsider, looking in on my hectic world, would think just that. Drama.

I love the opportunity I have to utilize the internet for support, even if it is generalized and indirect, it's support from people who know EXACTLY what your going through, feeling, thinking, debating nonetheless.

Thank you ladies!!

My little one isn't quite old

shuggilippo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:21:23 +0000

My little one isn't quite old enough to "talk" back to strangers, but he will always be open to respectfully express his insecurity with strangers. It's a difficult thing to teach or condone MY toddler treating strangers in any way but friendly. Being a sociable person by nature, I couldn't very well preach curt comebacks to people showing an interest in him, his outfit, those eyelashes, what have you. Have I been "rude" to a stranger that made me feel uncomfortable in my son's presence? Absolutely. However I managed to do so in a civilized, respectable manner. In my opinion, that is the most proper way to convey sticking it to the stranger that leaves you uneasy. One of our goals in raising our children is that a much fuller, rewarding life comes to those who take the high road in unpleasant situations between friends, family or strangers. To never sink to a place of ugliness.

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