Olivia and Abigail were painting at the dining room table. Olivia looked over at her younger sister and said, “Hey Abigail. Let’s pretend that we’re in the same place, and we’re sisters, and we’re painting.” Not sure where she gets her imagination. Then later Diana dropped a bit of food and Adam said, “Ooo,...
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Full of Dread

By Bob

23 September, 2010

Patrick Richardson and De-Marcus Jackson were going to be escorts in the Homecoming Court at Vicksburg High School next week, but now the school won’t let them do that.
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Chester

By Bob

15 April, 2010

What is it that drives us to anthropomorphize our pets? I suppose to some degree it’s human nature. We’ve been doing it for thousands of years, really. Many of Aesop’s fables revolved around talking animals. Most recently, think of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, or even Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit. I wonder about...
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Overheard At My House #317

By Bob

5 April, 2010

Diana: Is everyone ready? Child: Yessirree! Diana: I’m not a sir, I’m a ma’am. Child: Then it’s yesmaamary!
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Parental Rights vs Children’s Health

By Bob

22 May, 2009

When should The System step in to protect a child?
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Why We Homeschool #4,852

By Bob

26 February, 2008

We do it so our kids will never, ever be faced with something like this. I know it wasn’t a strip search (although those have happened before in some schools), but come on. We’re talking about 8- and 9-year-old kids. Yes, they’re capable of stealing. But a physical search is wrong, no matter what....
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Gentle Honesty

By Bob

27 January, 2007

“You know I’m having trouble with my muscles, right?” Aimee began, surprised at her own composure. Her son nodded. “Well,” she said, slowly, “Daddy’s sad because the doctor told me they’re not going to be able to help me get better.” Nicholas sat there for a moment, thinking about what his mom had said...
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You’re Right, It’s Not

By Bob

4 October, 2006

Reason 2,368 why we homeschool: S.C. Mom: Teacher Allowed Foot Stomping Oct 4, 5:26 PM (ET) ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) – A Rock Hill teacher disciplined a student by having the boy’s classmates stomp on his feet, the boy’s mother says. Rosewood Elementary School teacher Daniel Johns, 25, punished the 7-year-old boy last month...
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A Parental Moment…

By Bob

11 September, 2006

We usually start cleaning up around 8:00 PM. It’s not a hard and fast rule, but that’s our target, so they can get upstairs by 9:00. I wasn’t paying attention tonight, so I got them started cleaning up at one point, just using the timer. I glanced at the clock at one point, noted...
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