Self-esteem is #1

“If I had more self-esteem when I was younger,” she said, “I wouldn’t have been caught up with such a rotten man.” — Kimberly Bell, Barry Bond’s former mistress
Having raised five of my own kids, five step-children and having over twenty foster children in my home at one time or another, I absolutely [...]

Filed under: Kids, Self-esteem, self-confidence on July 22nd, 2007 | No Comments »

Adventures on a Normal Day

Today was full of new adventures. Who would think a normal Thursday in the middle of summer would offer such newness and diversity?
Not in any order, I:

watched a lady police officer harass an older black man sitting in the park reading his Bible (I thought that was what parks were for),
experienced a couple of [...]

Filed under: Discovery, Kids on July 19th, 2007 | No Comments »