Some parents must think their children should just have certain knowledge as a consequence of being their offspring... or simply just because they should. For example, I was the youngest son of my dad, who was a carpenter. One day when I was not quite ten years old, I was helping him with a project -- none of my brothers were around, so it was either me, or no way he could do it. Well, I was holding one end of a long board and suddenly Dad said to “hold it flush” … does your little kid know what that means??
The only time I had ever heard the word ‘flush’ was in the bathroom! Or when either Dean Martin or Bret Maverick was playing poker in the movies. My lack of knowledge of carpenter’s jargon was a constant source of grief to him; I just did not get that through sharing his genes. Osmosis.
Another example of parents supposing children should know something without being taught comes to mind. A girl I knew in my early teens was asked by her mother to make some scrambled eggs one morning. She did ask her mom how, and her mother simply directed her to crack the eggs into a large bowl and stir them up with a whisk. Then her mom left the room. Several minutes later, she returned to find her daughter still stirring away at the eggs in the bowl. She asked her mom exasperatedly, “How long does it take before the eggs are done??” Osmosis.
Parents, of course, are not totally to blame for this. Think of all the times adults will say something with a child present, thinking their kid will have no idea what is being discussed, only to be embarrassed when Little Ears brings up the subject at the most inopportune time!
I can imagine my dad saying at such a moment, “Why didn’t you pick up carpenter talk like that?”
Noe
Maybe your kids should have one of these:
Garfield notebook
or these:
Thursday
Suggested Book: Breasts, A Natural and Unnatural History
New book worth mentioning:
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams
I haven't read this book, was just reading about it and sounds worth looking into. Of course, there's always something you might not agree with, and for me it's the evolution part. But skipping past that, it seems to have a lot of info we may not know.
A couple of Amazon reviewers tell us:
Viewer D_shrink (5 stars): "The author discusses a very serious subject, in that most of book is devoted to breast cancer and its primary cause according to her which is carcinogens in the environment. Yet she approaches her subject in a humorous manner from the first page..."
Viewer K.H. Murdock (5 stars): "At it's core, it is a serious book, chock full of important information. Williams asks: Why are girls developing breasts at a younger age than ever before? What are the toxins in our environment doing to our breasts? How do the hormones in birth control pills affect our breasts?"
Viewer Frederick S. Goethel (5 stars): "I would highly recommend this book to all women as an owner's manual. It contains a great deal of information that women should know about the state of breast cancer research, as well as breast self-examination and how the breast actually functions. I would also highly recommend it to any male who has a female in his life."
If you read or have read it, let us know. It's also available in Kindle format.
Here's where I first read about it: Seventh Generation blog
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams
I haven't read this book, was just reading about it and sounds worth looking into. Of course, there's always something you might not agree with, and for me it's the evolution part. But skipping past that, it seems to have a lot of info we may not know.
A couple of Amazon reviewers tell us:
Viewer D_shrink (5 stars): "The author discusses a very serious subject, in that most of book is devoted to breast cancer and its primary cause according to her which is carcinogens in the environment. Yet she approaches her subject in a humorous manner from the first page..."
Viewer K.H. Murdock (5 stars): "At it's core, it is a serious book, chock full of important information. Williams asks: Why are girls developing breasts at a younger age than ever before? What are the toxins in our environment doing to our breasts? How do the hormones in birth control pills affect our breasts?"
Viewer Frederick S. Goethel (5 stars): "I would highly recommend this book to all women as an owner's manual. It contains a great deal of information that women should know about the state of breast cancer research, as well as breast self-examination and how the breast actually functions. I would also highly recommend it to any male who has a female in his life."
If you read or have read it, let us know. It's also available in Kindle format.
Here's where I first read about it: Seventh Generation blog
Tuesday
Cartoon: Dad and Son 5
Sunday
Favorite songs: Forever and For Always
Since I put up the first "favorite songs" post a few days ago, I just had to do one of my favorite songs. Marry Me is one Noe likes, and after I heard and loved it too, I thought how nice it would be to post the lyrics to a song encouraging marriage. So we started a "favorite songs" section that we'll be adding to from time to time.
I have loved this one, Forever and For Always by Shania Twain, ever since I first heard it too. I must say, it is really sad that she and her husband were not able to stay together forever and always, due to his infidelity... kinda makes the song hard to listen to, when you think of how sad it must make her to hear it. Or, I should say, I suppose it would, since they wrote it together when they were a couple, but maybe now she thinks of it for her new husband -- I hope she can still sing it with him in mind, because it's such a beautiful song ... and may their marriage last 'till death do them part.'
~~~~~~~~~~
Forever and For Always
In your arms ...
I can still feel the way you want me when you hold me
I can still hear the words you whispered when you told me
I can stay right here forever in your arms
And there ain't no way
I'm lettin' you go now
And their ain't no way
And their ain't no how
I'll never see that day...
Cause I'm keeping you
Forever and for always
We will be together all of our days
Wanna wake up every mornin' to your sweet face
Always
In your heart ...
I can still hear a beat for every time you kiss me
And when we're apart, I know how much you miss me
I can feel your love for me in your heart
And there ain't no way
I'm lettin' you go now
And their ain't no way
And their ain't no how
I'll never see that day...
Cause I'm keeping you
Forever and for always
We will be together all of our days
Wanna wake up every mornin' to your sweet face
Always
In your eyes ...
I can still see the look of the one who really loves me
The one who wouldn't put anything else in the world above me
I can still see your love for me in your eyes
And there ain't no way
I'm lettin' you go now
And their ain't no way
And their ain't no how
I'll never see that day...
Cause I'm keeping you
Forever and for always
We will be together all of our days
Wanna wake up every mornin' to your sweet face
Always
~~~~~~~~~~
This song touches me because it's how Noe and I feel about each other, forever and for always.
See a YouTube video of this song
Wikipedia info on this song
Wikipedia info on Shania Twain
I have loved this one, Forever and For Always by Shania Twain, ever since I first heard it too. I must say, it is really sad that she and her husband were not able to stay together forever and always, due to his infidelity... kinda makes the song hard to listen to, when you think of how sad it must make her to hear it. Or, I should say, I suppose it would, since they wrote it together when they were a couple, but maybe now she thinks of it for her new husband -- I hope she can still sing it with him in mind, because it's such a beautiful song ... and may their marriage last 'till death do them part.'
~~~~~~~~~~
Forever and For Always
In your arms ...
I can still feel the way you want me when you hold me
I can still hear the words you whispered when you told me
I can stay right here forever in your arms
And there ain't no way
I'm lettin' you go now
And their ain't no way
And their ain't no how
I'll never see that day...
Cause I'm keeping you
Forever and for always
We will be together all of our days
Wanna wake up every mornin' to your sweet face
Always
In your heart ...
I can still hear a beat for every time you kiss me
And when we're apart, I know how much you miss me
I can feel your love for me in your heart
And there ain't no way
I'm lettin' you go now
And their ain't no way
And their ain't no how
I'll never see that day...
Cause I'm keeping you
Forever and for always
We will be together all of our days
Wanna wake up every mornin' to your sweet face
Always
In your eyes ...
I can still see the look of the one who really loves me
The one who wouldn't put anything else in the world above me
I can still see your love for me in your eyes
And there ain't no way
I'm lettin' you go now
And their ain't no way
And their ain't no how
I'll never see that day...
Cause I'm keeping you
Forever and for always
We will be together all of our days
Wanna wake up every mornin' to your sweet face
Always
~~~~~~~~~~
This song touches me because it's how Noe and I feel about each other, forever and for always.
See a YouTube video of this song
Wikipedia info on this song
Wikipedia info on Shania Twain
Thank you for reading what noeandcindy.write !
cindy
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