Rafael,

Brittany's article on pedophile or grandfather got pretty lively too.

Thanks in no small part to your dialogue with a couple of folks. You did a strong job of stating your case. It's still a good discussion, and anyone interested should feel free to jump in:

http://blogs.trb.com/features/family/parenting/blog/2009/09/which_of_the_grandfatherly_str.html

Of COURSE we are your best writers, since all the real journalists who used to report on real news have been laid off! Sheesh.

I can tell you that in our house, our kids are told the truth, not lies. I understand that there is a lot of money and politics behind our drug laws, but what I don't understand is how lying to the kids by telling them pot is dangerous and just as bad as harder drugs is doing us any favors? It does 2 things, 1) pushes them toward alcohol because its legal, and alcohol is FAR more dangerous, it kills and ave. of 200,000 people each year. 2)the kids that DO try marijuana learn its not that bad at all, and try harder drugs thinking they were lied to about them as well. Our kids are told the truth, marijuana is the safest recreational substance known to man, it has never killed a single person, you cant say that about alcohol, tobacco, or even caffeine!

Now, just a minute Cindy. I saw Reefer Madness, so I happen to know that one toke of marijuana can turn someone into a raving luinatic!

Or is that withdrawal?

Thank you Rafael,

It means alot to me, because it is a subject I deeply feel we need to raise awareness on. I also feel you can disagree with people in a respectful way.

Rafael,

Ask Brittany why they can say "whore" but have a problem with private parts? :)

Anyone who tries to justify the exclusion of certain words from debate or discussion is doomed from the start, so I won't try to justify it. Our Tom Jicha has written about the curiosity that allows us to express sex acts in a dizzying variety of ways, so long as we don't use a certain four-letter word that rhymes with truck.

It's just the way it is, you know?

Change has arrived in fundraising. I came across a website www.raisewhileyousave.com (RWYS) the other day when looking into Green fundraising oppurtunities, as I am fed up with my kids going door 2 door and selling cookie dough and magazines. I looked into this new fundraising program which is helping parents Save Money while raising money.they are also helping great causes which don't have any budget to run a fundraiser, as they do all the work for you, by building you a webpage attached to thier website. Thier products are these really snazzy energy saving product kits, which can save parent $100's of dollars on those bills we all hate to open. I thought I would share this information as we could all do with a little extra cash during this economy Im sure. My friend who is a PTA mom is always complaining about the difficulty of getting new ideas, and the lack of interest they have in the same old boring fundraising oppurtunities. I think this is very clever, as the schools and community fundraisers, don't purchase anything, the kids don't need to do anything, the kits save money and help raise money, and apparently they even send the kits out to the parents home, so PTA moms like my friend no longer need to chase moms around the playground to tell them thier products are in the sports hall for collection. we've all been there. :)

So what do you guys think? Should I delete obvious spam whenever it pops up, or should I call it out?

Call it out AND delete it!

It was a very nice idea! Just wanna say thank you for the information you have shared. Just continue writing this kind of post. I will be your loyal reader. Thanks again.