This is what temporary tattoos were invented for! Goodness knows my kids love the temporary tattoo stickers, but getting out the needle and jabbing em with ink is completely ridiculous.
Super Cute kid, but as a parent it concerns me that this child is not correctly restrained in the car seat.
The straps for forward facing should be closer to the level of the child's shoulders, and should not be down over his arms. There seems to be no chest clip, or it is down at the child's waist. In a crash, that child would slide right out of those improperly adjusted straps, and be severely injured or even killed.
Improper use of car seats is one of the leading causes of completely preventable child death or permanent injury. Many states offer free car seat inspections at fire stations. PLEASE get your car seats and child restraints inspected. It could save a life!
So, if you shoplift from a big chain store, it's OK because it only affects the employees of that big chain store and their families, not the employees and families of a small business... oh wait. People are people, stealing is stealing.
Stupid, illegal, and immoral. How about instead of advising poor congregants to break the law, you remind them that people are more important than things? Or advise well-to-do members to look around for ways to help? Just because one views "society" as having "failed" doesn't mean you go ahead and return evil for evil by stealing!
Here's an idea, if the Pope is really so compassionate, maybe he could, i don't know, sell off some of those jewel-encrusted hats he likes to wear and feed some hungry people. Vow of poverty my rear.
My laptop occasionally connects automatically to a nearby unsecured Wi-Fi. I guess my laptop is a criminal. I have my own internet connection, and wireless router. The wireless router directions contain detailed and easy to follow directions for securing the wireless access. If someone chooses not to secure it, I don't see use of the signal to be stealing.
If the ISP wants to penalize someone for having free-for-all wi-fi access, they should require all wireless access to be encrypted in their contract with the user, and provide tech support for encrypting it as part of initial installation of service.
As others have pointed out, watching a TV show in a public store, or through a window is not stealing. Splicing the neighbor's cable to avoid paying a cable bill is stealing.
Watching a neighbor's fireworks display is not stealing. Sneaking into his yard and nabbing a few bottle rockets to set off in your yard is.
Accessing a wireless signal that is not encrypted is not stealing. Hacking the router and password of a secured network is stealing.
Giving birth at home is not illegal in any state, FYI.
Midwifery practices have varying levels of regulation and non-regulation from state to state.
As noted, this couple are in London where planned home birth is much more commonplace, and midwives are respected as the valuable birth professionals they truly are.
In any case, a father following emergency instructions for assisting at the birth of his own child would not be charged, regardless of outcome, unless it were clear intentional harm was done to the child (as sickening as it is to contemplate).
It's possible he called emergency services BEFORE getting on the blackberry. When it's clear the baby is coming too quickly for the mother to be safely moved, it's common to call for help. Where this guy's quick thinking came in was looking up what to do in the meantime while waiting for the help to arrive.
And yes, planning to birth at home is a perfectly valid choice, and much more common for low risk pregnancies (which this one apparently was!) in other countries than it is in the US.
Hmm... maybe it puts people in mind of "vacation" because it looks like the shabby 1990's curtains and carpet in the bargain hotel that is all you could afford in this economy.
Seriously, that color is so last decade, and now I guess it's "retro" so it's fashionable once again. I still say "No thanks."
I see way too many children with no concept of manners. My kids have manners. They don't always use them perfectly, but typically all it takes is a stern look from a parent and suddenly "Yes Ma'am" and Please/Thank you aren't a foreign language. Children can certainly be taught to be considerate, and they should. It leads to more confidence on their part, and others will enjoy their presence rather than merely tolerating them.
Having raised these kids, I have also dealt with some 2 year old tantrums. I guarantee you no matter how awesome your parenting skills, when that child is tired, stressed, and in a very unfamiliar and uncomfortable place such as... an airplane, they can and will freak out at any moment. When that happens, you do your best and hope the other passengers are more understanding and sympathetic than Ms. Alkon.
So yes, parents teach your kids manners. Those who aren't parents, try using your own manners and showing a bit of compassion to a child in a difficult situation. It's called "adulthood" and it sometimes involves looking past your own convenience and comfort, and realizing the world isn't actually revolving around yourself.
Sadly, if benefits are cut off to those who exceed some arbitrary "limit" of kids, the ones who will suffer are the innocent children. They didn't ask to be born, it's not their fault their parents are irresponsible morons. If you are going to offer benefits at all, you can't make it based on something like how many kids are in the family.
What if a family IS supporting their kids just fine, and then the unthinkable happens? Some massive tragedy that no one could predict or plan for? Are they disqualified from assistance just because when they WERE doing fine, they had one more kid than is deemed "acceptable?"
I am all for giving benefits in the form of tangible things like food, clothing, so that deadbeats can't use the money for drugs and alcohol, and also accountability and programs to help get people to a place where they can support themselves. But saying "We won't help your kids because there are too many of them" seems to only hurt the children. I am not prepared to go there, personally.
I am by no means opposed to large families, but to keep having kids because you haven't had twins? Yeah that sounds like someone with untreated mental/emotional problems. I feel sad for the other kids. They're not the coveted twins, so they're not good enough. God help them if mommy dearest gets her wish. Those twins will be idolized, and the others WILL feel it. It's not pretty when a family keeps having more and more kids only in order to get the "right" kind of kid, whether it's gender, multiples, etc. That kind of rejection can haunt you for the rest of your life.
The article complains about generalizations that are less than flattering to men, while making sweeping negative generalizations about women who work outside the home.
Sorry, but any organization or action that actively discourages community members from investing their time and effort into their community resources gets a big thumbs down from me.
Not cool. You want to bring troubled economic times into it? Fine. Not like the city could afford to pay someone to do that. Not like the young man volunteering put people out of jobs. He wanted to help, and these people are kicking him in the face for it. Ridiculous.
Yeah, because the harmful fumes of a diesel-burning mowing machine are so much better... /sarcasm
I think the goats are a great idea, they're quieter than mowing machines, friendlier, and I have never heard of anyone losing life or limb in a goat-related accident, unlike heavy machinery. The goat farmer gets food for their herd, the city/county gets the tall grass and weeds out of the way, everybody wins.
The straps for forward facing should be closer to the level of the child's shoulders, and should not be down over his arms. There seems to be no chest clip, or it is down at the child's waist. In a crash, that child would slide right out of those improperly adjusted straps, and be severely injured or even killed.
Improper use of car seats is one of the leading causes of completely preventable child death or permanent injury. Many states offer free car seat inspections at fire stations. PLEASE get your car seats and child restraints inspected. It could save a life!
Stupid, illegal, and immoral. How about instead of advising poor congregants to break the law, you remind them that people are more important than things? Or advise well-to-do members to look around for ways to help? Just because one views "society" as having "failed" doesn't mean you go ahead and return evil for evil by stealing!
Here's an idea, if the Pope is really so compassionate, maybe he could, i don't know, sell off some of those jewel-encrusted hats he likes to wear and feed some hungry people. Vow of poverty my rear.
If the ISP wants to penalize someone for having free-for-all wi-fi access, they should require all wireless access to be encrypted in their contract with the user, and provide tech support for encrypting it as part of initial installation of service.
As others have pointed out, watching a TV show in a public store, or through a window is not stealing. Splicing the neighbor's cable to avoid paying a cable bill is stealing.
Watching a neighbor's fireworks display is not stealing. Sneaking into his yard and nabbing a few bottle rockets to set off in your yard is.
Accessing a wireless signal that is not encrypted is not stealing. Hacking the router and password of a secured network is stealing.
Midwifery practices have varying levels of regulation and non-regulation from state to state.
As noted, this couple are in London where planned home birth is much more commonplace, and midwives are respected as the valuable birth professionals they truly are.
In any case, a father following emergency instructions for assisting at the birth of his own child would not be charged, regardless of outcome, unless it were clear intentional harm was done to the child (as sickening as it is to contemplate).
And yes, planning to birth at home is a perfectly valid choice, and much more common for low risk pregnancies (which this one apparently was!) in other countries than it is in the US.
Seriously, that color is so last decade, and now I guess it's "retro" so it's fashionable once again. I still say "No thanks."
I see way too many children with no concept of manners. My kids have manners. They don't always use them perfectly, but typically all it takes is a stern look from a parent and suddenly "Yes Ma'am" and Please/Thank you aren't a foreign language. Children can certainly be taught to be considerate, and they should. It leads to more confidence on their part, and others will enjoy their presence rather than merely tolerating them.
Having raised these kids, I have also dealt with some 2 year old tantrums. I guarantee you no matter how awesome your parenting skills, when that child is tired, stressed, and in a very unfamiliar and uncomfortable place such as... an airplane, they can and will freak out at any moment. When that happens, you do your best and hope the other passengers are more understanding and sympathetic than Ms. Alkon.
So yes, parents teach your kids manners. Those who aren't parents, try using your own manners and showing a bit of compassion to a child in a difficult situation. It's called "adulthood" and it sometimes involves looking past your own convenience and comfort, and realizing the world isn't actually revolving around yourself.
What if a family IS supporting their kids just fine, and then the unthinkable happens? Some massive tragedy that no one could predict or plan for? Are they disqualified from assistance just because when they WERE doing fine, they had one more kid than is deemed "acceptable?"
I am all for giving benefits in the form of tangible things like food, clothing, so that deadbeats can't use the money for drugs and alcohol, and also accountability and programs to help get people to a place where they can support themselves. But saying "We won't help your kids because there are too many of them" seems to only hurt the children. I am not prepared to go there, personally.
I love the smell of irony in the morning.
Not cool.
You want to bring troubled economic times into it? Fine. Not like the city could afford to pay someone to do that. Not like the young man volunteering put people out of jobs. He wanted to help, and these people are kicking him in the face for it. Ridiculous.
Yeah, because the harmful fumes of a diesel-burning mowing machine are so much better... /sarcasm
I think the goats are a great idea, they're quieter than mowing machines, friendlier, and I have never heard of anyone losing life or limb in a goat-related accident, unlike heavy machinery. The goat farmer gets food for their herd, the city/county gets the tall grass and weeds out of the way, everybody wins.