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Learning, Letting Go & Growing – I Hope!
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The idea of the inner child and adult are not new to me. I have read much material around this concept. The concept is something we can wrap our minds around to understand the inner workings of our mind and resulting actions. Reading Healing Your Aloneness; Finding Love and Wholeness Through Your Inner Child (by Erika J. Chopich and Margaret Paul), I have learned and have been slowly becoming to realize I (my inner child actually) has been working to achieve some sense of connection. I am disintegrated and it has come out in different ways (Including all those voices in my head!). My personal relationships is where this hits hard. There is a part of me dying to be loved. Wanting to be appreciated, to be wonderful. This reaches out in all areas of my life. Along with this book; I also learned my personality type according to the Enneagram (details of this will be saved for another blog!). I have discovered and believe myself to be a Four. Fours are operating from an underlying feeling of abandonment and unworthiness – they look at others as better than them and struggle with that "envy".
All of this manifests in my life in different ways. At work, it manifests in different ways and I can see how it has definitely been a part of my success. At home, I seesaw back and forth around what must get done around the house. In my personal relationships I am quick to open up and trust, but also very quick to believe myself to not be worthy and often close or end a relationship, or keep myself at an arm's length. All of this is based in feelings of fear. Fear of being left, fear of not being loved.
Opening up to someone is a gift. What I have to give and offer to others is a gift. Because I am coming from a place of loneliness I accept less than optimal situations and allow people into my life that can't or don't provide back to me on an equal level. I now see this as my lack of boundaries based on the very needy place that part of me is coming from. The loving adult in us needs to be the part that protects and creates these boundaries.
Letting Go
There has been this idea that spiritually we must let go of the old to allow room for the new. I've done a whole lot of letting go over the past 3-4 years. A business, a job, a marriage and some other very special connections. There are a handful of times in my life that because of my fear I have turned my back on what may have been very healthy and good relationships. I went for the easy, distant and painfully familiar connections that were not authentic and truly intimate – but this has been safe for me. I didn't have to get close and therefore hurt.
I've given to people that are not able to give back. At times they are emotionally shut down (probably just as scared as me!); or they have things going on in their lives that keep them from being an equal partner in our relationship and I have made efforts to keep them in my life. I am beginning to see where this may have been at the expense of something. The journey to finding myself worthy is
Growing – I Hope!
It seems that I am being called to find the adult that through having a daughter is learning the true value and need of loving, caring and taking care of another. In the sense of taking care of myself I need to set boundaries that only allow those that can be a true intimate partner. By the way, I will mention that although this seems to be played out in my male friends and relationships it can and has happened with female friends as well. The difference is that the relationships with the opposite sex are filled with allowing more of myself to become connected to them and can therefore become filled with deeper feelings and pain. I only recently began truly letting some female friends in and it has been one of the most fulfilling things for me. I am grateful for this learning. As I walk this journey; I know there can not be a mistake; only lessons full of learning and growth.
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As we move through life, there are times that we go through cold winters; times in our life that seem dark; tough, lonely. During these times it is easy to be tough on ourselves, to beat ourselves up. It is great to have some things to work on making life feel better. I heard a recent message called "Spiritual Remedies When You're Down on Yourself" Who couldn't use a list of spiritual remedies?
This is summarized from a message given by Dr Richard Teel and can be found here in its entirety.
When we get down on our self; understanding is the first step
Healing begins when we stop demanding things to be different for us to feel better
Healing happens when we stop the struggling against and start taking responsibility
Healing flourishes when we make a new choice and practice a fearlessness.
What are the things we can DO to start the healing cycle?
- Heal the core fear
- Open your healing heart
- Unleash daring and DANCE
So, DANCING is one thing that can start the healing cycle! The subject of dancing has been coming up often in my life. I always feel like dancing, doing the happy dance, dancing while listening to great music – but this is also a metaphor with how I am feeling around my entire life and the joy filled feeling around many things and today's discussion helped me see so many things in my life as my way of expressing joy and DANCING!!
- Watching my daughter blossom into the young lady she is becoming
- Spending time with positive minded friends
- Looking for ways to participate in life around me with things that are joy filled
- Conversations around the DEEP subjects of our life
- Reconnecting and clarifying perceptions and misconceptions from the past – leading to clarity
- Following initial intuitive gut instincts
- Being ok with unconventional
- Having some fun and exciting goals
Soooooo, SHUT UP AND DANCE WITH ME!
Scripts & Boundaries
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I have been listening to a recording of a teaching around A Course In Miracles – led and taught by Tama Kieves. Something that came up on one of the recordings really gave me an AH HA moment. The topic was around forgiveness. I believe this is such a hot topic in everyone's life. There seems to always be something going on around us that in order for the cycles in the mind to stop; the need to forgive and move on is at the heart of it. Some of these are easy – someone at work said something that triggered hurt – it isn't a big enough deal to deal with any conflict around because you notice your own sensitivity in it, so you forgive (and easily forget) it. A former boss indicated that one thing that is good to do is to look at it and ask yourself – "are you going to remember this in 5 years?" Then there are those harder ones. They are around our families, an intimate relationship or something that left us feeling hurt and betrayed. Perhaps it has become OUR STORY.
This idea of "scripts" was a lightbulb going on for me. I can now find myself understanding the reason I sometimes get upset, hurt, angry, or have my mind spinning around something that has occurred – I can clearly see that the person is not acting from my script. Although I would have always told anyone that I don't have expectations of people, I have – in fact – still been expecting people to do things in certain ways in some circumstances. Return phone calls, texts, respond in a more loving way to me; honor and show me that they feel I am a worthy person. So, as my head does with these things, I started spinning on some of my current situations. The question that then came up for me, – does that mean we allow the treatment that isn't following the script?
There isn't one answer. It depends. So what does it depend on? My answer. If someone crosses your boundaries then we don't allow it. I found the following definition for emotional boundaries at www.psychcentral.com: "they distinguish separating your emotions and responsibility for them from someone else's. It's like an imaginary line or force field that separates you and others. Healthy boundaries prevent you from giving advice, blaming or accepting blame. They protect you from feeling guilty for someone else's negative feelings or problems and taking others' comments personally. High reactivity suggests weak emotional boundaries. Healthy emotional boundaries require clear internal boundaries – knowing your feelings and your responsibilities to yourself and others."
We have the right to have boundaries and when we have someone or something cross our boundaries we do not need to allow that person in our life.
The Voices In My Head
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Something new has happened in the last couple years. I have had a new realization – I started noticing a voice inside my head that I had not noticed previously. The thing is, I know it has always been there. And, before you think I have totally fallen off my rocker, it isn't like I am schizophrenic; it is my thoughts – not something outside. I had thoughts and judgments that I was not fully conscious of. Why they have become louder and something I notice now I am not so sure.
What I first noticed is that I had a voice that was providing guidance. This voice would provide me information on a situation around me; a voice that would trigger a physical feeling. It would tell me the person I was speaking to, or the decision I was making in the moment was not someone positive for my life, or that it was not something I wanted to be doing. I would immediately not trust it and I would rationalize it away. I would basically argue the true guidance away.
The next thing I noticed was the judgment and critical voice around all that I did. If I watched a few hours of TV instead of cleaning the house; if I didn't get enough done, if I didn't do something at work that I thought I needed to do this voice came out like a vengeance. It beat me up – it drove guilt, it argued with a part of me that was trying to be easier on me.
I came to a realization recently through visiting some past history, where some very clear understanding of what not listening to that initial guidance led to. By not listening to my instincts, my intuition, my gut feelings — I made choices – that had I listened to the gut feelings, may not have been made in the same way. Obviously, these choices have all brought me to where I am today (a place that I would never want to change). Although I do see where I was stalled in some areas of my growth, I continued to strive to look inside and grow and be a better person. Today, I see where I have been living in a protective shell, hiding away from the truth – hiding from being able to be authentic and real with others and myself. The voice has provided me visibility into many things about myself. And, I am just beginning!
I am learning to listen to the voice; hear the guidance and trust my instincts.
Amygdala Hijack!
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Before yesterday I would not have had a label for it…
Today – I experienced it.
This term was coined by Daniel Goleman. He is behind EQ – Emotional Intelligence. His work is based on the neuroscientist Joseph E. LeDoux's focused work on the mechanisms of fear. In a high level description, it is the activity that takes on in the brain when one experiences something that scares them. Often this can be something that is not even rational. Based on our own dysfunctional upbringings we have things that we are overly sensitive over. Someone can say or do something that flips a switch inside of us and we find ourselves reacting irrationally before we have the ability to get a hold of the emotions. Voices may raise, our physical bodies react – our heartbeat quickens, we stop breathing, our blood circulation and blood flow is actually reduced, there are chemicals released into our body. When we experience that hijack and we feel a reaction and go into a flight or fight mode the adrenal glands release hormones called CATECHOLAMINES – adrenaline and noradrenalin are released when our bodies experience this Amygdala Hijack.
From the thalamus, a part of the stimulus goes directly to the Amygdala while another part is sent to the thinking part of our brain. If there are experiences recorded in our memory that tells us this is a flight or fight situation, the Amygdala will take over the thinking part of our brain by releasing the hormones. The emotional brain registers activity milliseconds earlier than the rational brain so we end up reacting before the rational thinking responses can be activated.
Goleman explains that this hijack exhibits three signs: "strong emotional reaction, sudden onset and post episode realization that the reaction was inappropriate."
I was having a loving, nice conversation with a family member when suddenly they said something that triggered this response in me. My reaction actually caused the same reaction in them; which took the conversation into a very ugly drama filled experience. Afterwards, I worked to capture the things said and done by myself and them so I can review and work to find a way to respond rather than react when something like this happens again in the future. Although I believe my thinking brain did re-enter the scene the hormones within the body made it very easy for the thinking brain to be slow to the respond to their reaction. What a vicious circle.
It is quite the coincidence that discussion in a leadership class I attend discussed this hijack yesterday.
So…. I can label it – now to be able to find the ability to always be present enough to let the thinking brain be faster than the Amygdala!!!!
Starting Over – So Much Can Change
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Life has had many changes for me. As I looked at how to work on finding the balance and joy from life as I have hit many bumps in the road emotionally; I knew I wanted to start up blogging again. What I contemplated was whether to start completely over or to continue here. As I look at my old (WAY old by the way!) posts I believe that the story this blog shows is telling.
I have been one that wants true authenticity. If I started blogging somewhere else in more of a hidden manner that goes against what my heart believes. Is it scary? It really, truly is… Very Scary.
My biggest change; my husband and I separated and then divorced after being together for 19 years. That is a long time to be with someone. This was final in September of 2014. The year up to and including this period of time has been very much a roller coaster ride.
Now it is time to create the life that I want. This life includes my beautiful daughter and working to ensure she has stability and feels nothing but love. This life includes my work, the career of being a leader in the chaotic corporate world and leading others to find balance and joy amidst that environment. This life also includes ME. I have often put ME, last. As I did this, I found myself in situations that I stayed in without thoroughly thinking through.
Welcome to 2014 — Time for renewal – for clear intentions and lots and lots of joy and love!
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Yes, it has been 10 months, but — I AM BACK!
I work for a company that was purchased, it has been called a merger, but we were bought. The integration and my new job began officially in April of this year; however the work and interviews and the unknowns all began October/November of 2010. It has turned my life quite upside down. My regular exercising, my healthier (although not perfect) eating habits, my personal development study, my fairly balanced life — went crazy, upside down! My new job in this merging company has meant travel, a new boss – who is actually a former boss (who luckily is AWESOME), a new team, and an entirely unclear and unknown, chaotic world. I have spent time on projects which have ran into brick walls of political spiderwebs. I have started projects only to find others are also doing the same thing. I have been given lead on projects that confusingly get pulled. Bottom line — totally and completely upside down.
I have missed my husband and daughter – a lot! The toughest part has been the travel and the time required for work pulling me away from home. Several missed events at school; missed pick ups. All of this is so extremely difficult. My husband has been unbelievably supportable through all of this. He helps ground me; knowing I have them always, to come home to, to depend on; helps me make it through all the craziness.
In the last week, I have realized that my new job is giving me something new, something I haven't necessarily had before. I am managing other managers. Usually I have managed mostly individual contributors. This is new for me, and as I realized, is giving me an opportunity to really do something that I love. I can work and strive to be an influence for people who are responsible for managing teams of people. Our company is going through very tough times; it requires strong leadership skills, new leadership skills. I really am getting to pursue my passion. Helping others and teams be successful, strong, balanced teams. I certainly am in a place that will make this not only necessary — but also hugely challenging.
Motivation Monday – Don't Ever Quit
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Don't Quit Till You Have Nothing Left
We can all do more than what we think we can do! Can we be our own coach and drive ourselves to the point that we have nothing left? Till we reach our desires? To continue working with our kids to help them reach adulthood with a good base to make it in our world; to learn and grow?
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Thursday Thunk – What is Success?
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What do you think success is? It is completely subjective, it is different for every person out there. John Maxwell, someone who has been in the business of leadership and success describes his finding. He said it is understanding your purpose in life. Knowing your purpose in life becomes a stability for ones life. It creates true focus and it becomes an anchor in life that becomes a confidence based on a knowledge of purpose.
As I have moved into finding my passions and purpose, I agree with what he says. How about you? What do you think success is?


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What if he wants to get pregnant but I don't?
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I believe your boyfriend should wait to give you time to decide when you want to get pregnant and have a baby. BUT be careful because if you wait too long, he might go else where and find someone that will give him a baby!posted 08/21/2007 by lilliana17
How strongly do you NOT want to have a baby. That said is it the baby you don't want or do you really just not want to be pregnant. I wasn't thrilled with the idea of having children, but that really was what my husband wanted. Even though he said he would be ok if we never had any, I knew his heart wasn't really into not having children. One day I had to be really honest with myself: I needed to have children or let my husband go so he could pursue a wife who wanted them as much as he did. Now we have a wonderful 7 month old son and another dc on the way. I can't imagine not having him. All of my dreams for our "childfree" life are reworking themselves into new family dreams.posted 09/21/2007 by smallcombesa
You will always have doubts about weather its the right time to have a baby but if you don't feel comfortable and aren't ready then your not. When the time comes you will know it. Explain to him that you want to be just as ready for a baby as he is an now just isn't the time for you. If he has a problem with that then there is more to why he wants a baby right now and doesn't want to wait. If he really loves you and wants to bring a baby into this world with you he will have no problem waiting.posted 09/10/2007 by lilpenguin19
You need to weigh the pros and cons of both having a baby and having a baby with your boyfriend. It is important in a relationship to share your ultimate goals. If you do not want children, but he does... you are going to have to deal with that. Ultimately, you will have to make a choice between which you want more. Good Luck.posted 09/03/2007 by AnnaMrie
My advice depends ... you don't want to get pregnant "yet" or "ever"? If your answer is definitely "ever," and he wants kids, you owe it to him to get a divorce. You have every right to avoid children if you don't want them (I can't imagine thinking that way, but you need to do what works for ya) but he also has a right to children if he wants them. I really hope that he's just ahead of you and you can come to some agreement as to how long to wait. This isn't an easy one and you, your husband and the future child(ren) deserve consideration. Oh, and if these other posters are right in using "boyfriend," that makes it easier. Don't have babies with a non-spouse.posted 06/29/2008 by CMGray01
This lady, I want to say getting pregnant is very sweet and beautiful, I think you will be moved. However, building Lord?s idea also make sense, but it is half-baked when you take care of your baby by yourself. My baby is took by VeryMaids?s early teacher when he start to trace. I was also ungrounded first, once time I had a travel to home, I saw my baby playing with blocks and ecd aunt sang songs. Baby was excited and smiled with his little face when I came home. I am very happy, thanks for VeryMaids.posted 01/16/2011 by wanglixue51
You need to sit him down and explain to him that you don't want the child like he does.posted 09/18/2007 by Having One
I THINK IT IS YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE NOT TO BE PREGNANT. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AND TALK TO YOUR MATE TO MAKE SURE YOU BOTH ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD REASON AND THAT IT IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR SURE.posted 09/26/2007 by fiveandcounting
I think if you are not ready or don't want too then don't. Not to be mean but it's your body you are talking about as well as everything that comes with and after being pregnant. I think you need to be as mentally, physically, and emotionally ready to be able to take good care adn bring a baby into this world. Good luck.posted 09/26/2007 by pasarvp
If your not ready then tell him that. Don't bring a child into this world that's not going to be wanted.But until your ready to get pregnant take care of your body so when u r ready it wont be so hard.posted 09/15/2007 by Taz83
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Group dynamics is the study of groups, and also a general term for group processes. In psychology and sociology, a group is two or more individuals who are connected to each other by social relationships (Forsyth, 2006). Because they interact and influence each other, groups develop a number of dynamic processes that separate them from a random collection of individuals. These processes include norms, roles, relations, development, need to belong, social influence, and effects on behavior. The field of group dynamics is primarily concerned with small group behavior.
Key theorists
Kurt Lewin (1943, 1948, 1951) is commonly identified as the founder of the movement to study groups scientifically. He coined the term group dynamics to describe the way groups and individuals act and react to changing circumstances.
William Schutz (1958, 1966) looked at interpersonal relations from the perspective of three dimensions: inclusion, control, and affection. This became the basis for a theory of group behavior that see groups as resolving issues in each of these stages in order to be able to develop to the next stage. Conversely, a group may also devolve to an earlier stage if unable to resolve outstanding issues in a particular stage.
Wilfred Bion (1961) studied group dynamics from a psychoanalytic perspective. Many of his findings were reported in his published books, especially Experiences in Groups. The Tavistock Institute has further developed and applied the theory and practices developed by Bion.
Bruce Tuckman (1965) proposed the 4-stage model called Tuckman's Stages for a group. Tuckman's model states that the ideal group decision making process should occur in four stages:
- Forming (pretending to get on or get along with others);
- Storming (letting down the politeness barrier and trying to get down to the issues even if tempers flare up );
- Norming (getting used to each other and developing trust and productivity);
- Performing (working in a group to a common goal on a highly efficient and cooperative basis).
Tuckman later added a fifth stage for the dissolution of a group called adjourning. (Adjourning may also be referred to as mourning, i.e. mourning the adjournment of the group). It should be noted that this model refers to the overall pattern of the group, but of course individuals within a group work in different ways. If distrust persists, a group may never even get to the norming stage.
Tuckman's stages of group development are similar to those developed by M. Scott Peck for larger-scale groups.[1] Peck describes the stages of a community as:
- Pseudo-community
- Chaos
- Emptiness
- True Community
Communities may be distinguished from other types of groups, in Peck's view, by the need for members to eliminate barriers to communication in order to be able to form true community. Examples of common barriers are: expectations and preconceptions; prejudices; ideology, theology and solutions; the need to heal, convert, fix or solve and the need to control. A community is born when its members reach a stage of "emptiness" or peace.
Group dynamics form a basis for group therapy.
Politicians and salesmen may make use their knowledge of the principles of group dynamics for the public benefit. Increasingly, group dynamics are becoming of particular interest because of online, social interaction made possible by the internet.
See also
- Choice shift
- Cog's Ladder
- Collective behavior
- Crowd psychology
- Deindividuation
- Facilitation
- Facilitator
- Forming-storming-norming-performing
- Group-dynamic games
- Group (sociology)
- Groupthink
- Group process
- Human relations training
- Interpersonal relationships
- Organizational behavior
- Sensitivity training
- Small-group communication
- Small group
- Sociometry
- Talking circle
References & Bibliography
Key texts
- Bion, W. R. 1961. Experiences in Groups: And Other Papers. Tavistock. Reprinted, 1989 Routledge. ISBN 0-415-04020-5
- Forsyth, D.R. 2006. Group Dynamics, 4TH Edition. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN 0-534-36822-0 .
- Homans, G. C. 1974. Social Behavior: Its Elementary Forms, Rev. Ed. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-581417-6
- Peck, M.S. 1987. The Different Drum: Community-Making and Peace. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-84858-9
- Schutz, W. 1958. FIRO: A Three-Dimensional Theory of Interpersonal Behavior. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
- Donelson R. Forsyth (Ed]).(2000). 100 Years of Groups Research. Group Dynamics:Theory research, and Practice.Volume 4, #1, March 2000. Special issue
- Tuckman, B. 1965. Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological bulletin, 63, 384-399.
Additional material
External links
- cs:Skupinová dynamika
- de:Gruppendynamik
- fr:Dynamique de groupe
- sr:Групна динамика
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The alpaca is the most colour diverse fibre-producing animal in the world. There are 22 colours including shades of black, brown, grey, caramel, fawn and white. The insulating qualities of the fleece are incomparable and protect them against the extremes of temperature found in The Andes. Alpaca fibre is second in strength to silk but softer than cashmere and uniquely shares the characteristics of both hair and wool, making it very soft and glossy.
Bunched together, the Huacaya fibres support each other, standing out perpendicular to the skin, giving the fleece a bulky appearance. This is different to the Suri (also an alpaca), the fleece of which hangs from a central parting and is more hair-like with straight, long locks and little crimp.
The width of alpaca fibre is measured in microns. A micron is one-thousandth of a millimetre and ancient alpaca mummies show breeders had achieved consistent fibre diameters of around 17 to 20 microns. Also, the fleece contains little or no lanolin and these two factors mean the fibre does not itch and can be used for people with skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
Alpacas are descendants of the Vicuna, animals that produce the finest fibre in the world. Although their fibre is often under 14 microns, it has no density and one animal will produce less that half a kilo of useable fleece every two years.
Huacaya alpacas are being bred for fleeces with density and staple length as well as a low micron count, so each animal is capable to producing between 1 and 5 kilos of high quality fibre per year. A fleece is judged on the amount of crimp visible because there is a direct correlation between the crinkly effect you can see and the density of the fleece overall, thereby creating more elasticity in the final yarn. It is also meant to have lustre so that the light reflects back from the follicles – the brighter the fleece, the finer the fleece.
All alpaca breeders are aiming for an 'Advanced Fleece', recognisable by a deep crinkle effect with regular waves (frequency) and deep curves (amplitude). They are also striving for colour consistency so that an animal has one colour throughout the whole fleece. All alpacas carry five genetic coat colour inheritance traits (this is why there are 22 distinct colours registered by the British Alpaca Society) and why mating animals of the same colour does not necessarily guarantee the colour of the cria when born. When registering a cria, the colour is taken from the fibre nearest the skin and when examining a fleece the changes in colour are caused by the alpaca sweating (called suet) or by the dirt and dust on the outer fibres which is washed off whilst at the mill.
Alpaca Myth
Alpacas – in their Andean roof-top home – live closer to heaven than any other living creature. It is said that at night they disappear from the icy mountain-tops to the diamond-sparkling sky of the Andes and only reappear when the pink light of dawn begins to tint the morning mists.
Perhaps it is fitting, therefore, that Andean folk legend regards them as creatures belonging to the Mountain god, loaned to mankind only for as long as we look after them properly. Ancient Indian myth describes the gift of alpacas to man as part of the dowry which accompanied the Mountain God's daughter when she fell in love with a human. In the beginning the young couple lived in the god's domain, but eventually the husband became homesick and the god's daughter agreed to follow him to earth along with a selection of the most beautiful, sleek alpacas. The one condition imposed by the god was that the husband must take especial care of the flock and especially of one tiny cria which must always be carried.
All went well for a while, but the husband became lazy and left the tiny cria on the ground to fend for itself. When she saw this, the god's daughter fled back to her own world and all but a few of the alpacas followed her through the streams and rivers which connected the realm of the gods with the realm of men.
And this is why alpacas are so fond of water and will get into streams (and even water troughs) as they seek to return to their mistress.


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Jays handle Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit North
To go 2-for-2
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The Jefferson City Jays have started a trend of falling behind early in games.
But they've made a habit of having big innings to counteract the early trouble.
That trend continued Saturday as the Jays picked up a pair of comeback victories against Lee's Summit and Lee's Summit North at Vivion Field.
"Obviously I don't like it," Jefferson City head coach Brian Ash said. "I'd rather have the lead and just finish the game off that way. We talk all the time about being hard-nosed, resilient, and they are."
To keep up with how the season has gone, the Jays spotted Lee's Summit a 4-0 lead before rallying with a nine-run fourth inning to pick up a 10-4 victory.
After getting just one baserunner on in the first three innings, the Jays scored nine runs on seven hits and were aided by three Lee's Summit errors to put the game away. They sent 13 batters to the plate as all nine runs came with two outs.
The inning started with a strikeout. After singles by Hayden Strobel and Brenden Ogletree, a forceout at third on a groundball left the Jays with two outs. But an infield single by Sam Atkinson kept the inning alive and Rylie Klosterman followed with a three-run double to right-center to cut the lead to 4-3.
Then, the wheels fell off defensively for Lee's Summit. Three of the next four Jays reached on errors in the infield. After a single by Strobel, Ogletree put the Jays up 9-4 with a three-run triple just past the arms of the diving left fielder.
"We are fortunate enough now, we're scoring it when we need to, scoring enough runs late," Ash said.
Eight of the runs in the inning were charged to Lee's Summit starter Jordan Cox, who couldn't overcome the defensive problems.
Jefferson City added a run in the fifth on an RBI double by Alex Johnson to make the score 10-4.
"We seem to have that one big inning where we take the lead, then we shut the door down and the game's over basically," Ash said.
Steven Coots picked up the victory. He allowed four runs (two earned) in five innings on just three hits. Cameron Carroll pitched two perfect innings of relief in a game that was marred by defensive issues, as the teams combined for six errors, three on each side.
"Defense early in the games kind of lets us down," Ash said.
The Jays finished with 10 hits as Brauner, Strobel, Atkinson and Ogletree all had two hits.
Different game, same situation for the Jays in the nightcap.
Jefferson City spotted Lee's Summit North four early runs before shutdown pitching and a five-run seventh inning propelled the Jays to an 8-5 victory.
"Obviously the 8-5 game is not indicative of how the game was," Ash said. "I'm proud of how they battled. They came back and found a way to win."
The Jays trailed 4-3 entering the bottom of the sixth when the bats came alive. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice, followed by a single by Brauner. Then, Beard was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
That set up the big blow as Strobel, Ogeltree and Gabe Marcantonio all smacked doubles to deep left-center to put the Jays up 7-5. A sacrifice fly by Atkinson finished the scoring as the Jays batted around in the inning.
All three doubles landed within feet of each other.
"None of those three were squared up," Ash said of the doubles. "Couple on the handle. It just shows you the strength those guys have put on over the course of the year."
The Broncos got a pair of runs in the first and second innings off Jefferson City starter Travis Hennessy to take a 4-1 lead. But sophomore right-hander Brett Jaegers came on in relief with two runners on and two outs in the top of the second. He induced a groundout to third, ending the inning with just two runs scored.
He did not allow another runner until the seventh inning when the Broncos brought the tying run to the plate. But Jaegers induced a flyout to center to end the game.
"Today he showed everybody on his team including the coaches we can count on him when we need him," Ash said of Jaegers. "He doesn't throw super hard but he mixes up three or four different pitches and can throw them all for strikes. When you can do that, it shows you right there you don't have to throw 85 miles per hour.
"You can have a guy who's hitting 75, but mixes it up enough and put some bad swings and get outs. He did a wail of a job today."
Jefferson City scored a pair in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Ogletree and an RBI single by Marcantonio.
Marcantonio and Brauner led the Jays with three hits each. Strobel added two hits and three RBI as the Jays outhit the Broncos 10-7.
The Jays (12-2) play again Monday at home against Hickman. The game is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
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Should Driver Who Hit Occupy Wall Street Protesters In Oakland Be Arrested? (VIDEO)Danielle Smith
I first saw this story on 7 Online Live in San Francisco…. they were asking their audience they same question I'm going to ask you.
This isn't a question of whether of not you agree with Occupy Wall Street. This is going to be a question about whether of not you agree with something that happend between a few individuals.
It happened Wednesday night in Oakland, California. It happened near the Occupy Wall Street movement. Protesters were crossing the street. Cars were waiting for the street to clear. According to the video you can watch below… (and the to witnesses on the scene) the protestors banged on the hood of the car you see in the video. The driver of the car, who witnesses say became frustrated, then accelerates into the crowd of people hitting two people. (the video may be disturbing to some – it was apparently shot on a cell phone)
The twitter stream from KCBS reporter, Chris Filippi, who was on the scene looked like this:
10:39 PM: #Occupyoakland protester hit by car at 11th and Broadway.
10:55 PM: 2nd victim of crash, a woman, being treated for a leg injury. Witnesses say she was hit when driver backed up after initial collision.
11:08 PM: Police take drivers information and allow him to leave. Crowd irate. They were chanting for his arrest. #Occupyoakland
11:14 PM: Dozens of protesters still at 11th in Broadway. Appear shocked by whet happened.
11:32 PM: No way to know. Taken away on stretcher into an ambulance. (in response to:) "@KristinHanes: @chrisfilippiwhat's the victim's condition?"
11:34: Was blinking his eyes. Slight movement of right hand. "@ProducerMatthew: @ChrisFilippi Did he look conscious?"
11:46 PM: Alive when he was driven off in ambulance.
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It was announced a while back that the Deus Ex: Human Revolution soundtrack was on the way, during our interview with Michael McCann. While the release date for the soundtrack is set for November 15th, gamers who really want to grab a copy of the noir-themed tunes can pre-order the soundtrack today from Amazon or the iTunes Store.
IO Interactive released the complete 16 minute gameplay walkthrough trailer for Hitman: Absolution. The new gameplay footage showcases a lot of Agent 47s new abilities as well as a few striking changes made to the character.
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With Deus Ex: Human Revolution soaking up all kinds of positive reviews and good gamer feedback, we had a chance to ask a few questions to the lead composer about one of the main aesthetic driving forces behind the game the music.
The guys and gal at Eidos Montreal talk a little bit about the stealth mechanics in the upcoming futuristic, cyber-noir, espionage thriller, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The focus of this developer walkthrough is all about utilizing stealth to get in, around and past guards, bad guys and armored mercs.
The wait for one of the most hotly anticipated games this entire generation is almost over as Square Enix has announced that Deus Ex: Human Revolution has officially gone gold, which means youll be stabbing people, hacking computers, upgrading your arms, and crying your eyes out at the amazing story sooner rather than later.
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Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, real name Rajmund Kolbe, was born on January 8th , 1894 in Zduńska Wola near Łódź, his parents were Juliusz Kolbe (d. 1914) and Marianna, maiden name Dąbrowska (d. 1946).
He was baptized on his birthday at the Parish Church of the Assumption of Holy Virgin Mary in Zduńska Wola. He was the second child in Kolbe family. His parents were domestic weavers. Because of very hard conditions of living they were forced to shut up the loom and moved out to Łódź, then to Pabianice. There Kolbe's father worked in a factory and his mother run a little shop and worked as midwife (c. 1897).
Rajmund's parents were members of the III Order of St. Francisco. His father, a true patriot, often read patriotic books to his sons. The boys willingly played knights and drew eagles (Polish national symbols) on fences. At first they learned and studied at home.
Rajmund as a small child used to play pranks. One day his mother reproached him for this saying: "Mundek, what will become of you?" The boy remembered these words for a long time. Slowly he grew serious and calm. When he was 12, Virgin Mary appeared to him, holding in her hands two crowns: a white one and a red one. She asked the boy if he wanted them and explained that the white one meant chastity while the red one symbolized martyrdom. Kolbe answered: " Yes, I want them. Then the Holy Mother looked at me approvingly and disappeared." It took place in the Parish Church in Pabianice.
In 1907 Franciscan Conventual monks from Lvov organized missions in Pabianice. Rajmund with his elder brother Franciszek decided to join the Franciscan order. Both managed to cross borders between partitioned Poland, from the Russian part to the Austrian one, to Lvov. So at thirteen, Rajmund started his education in a small Franciscan Conventual seminar in Lvov, three years later the youngest brother Józef joined them as well. Lvov reminded Rajmund times of Kazimierz, King of Poland, who in the Lvov cathedral in front of the miraculous paintingof the Holy Mother Merciful made Virgin Mary Queen of Poland and took an oath (1656). Before the very same painting Rajmund decided also to devote himself to Virgin Mary. Later he would write: "With my face bent down to earth I promised Virgin Mary, reigning at the altar, that I would fight fo Her. How ? I didn't know then but I imagined fight by means of material weapons."
Very quickly he came to a conclusion that armed struggle could not be reconciled with priesthood that he wished to choose. He decided then to resign priesthood and thought of sacrificing himself as soldier defending the native land, Home-land.At that time on the territory of Austria some secret armed forces were being organized, with aimes of liberating Poland from occupants' restrictions. So called Polish Legions were being created. When Rajmund and his brother had already decided to join the organization, their mother came to see them. They revealed her their plans and she confessed that she and their father were going to devote their time and attention uniquely to the service of God. Rajmund saw in it a sign of God's will, stayed and soon was accepted in noviciate (1910). The following year he took temporary vows.
Rajmund finished the last grade of a little seminar school in Lvov and his superiors sent him to study furher. He started his studies in 1912, initially in Cracow, and thanks to his unusual talents the same year in Rome, where he stayed at an international Serafit College. He attended simultanously the distiguished Pontifical Gregorian University, run by Jesuits. He graduated in philosophy (1912-1915) and theology (1915-1919) with two Ph.D. titles. Rajmund showed extraordinary scientific skills and competence. He wrote an article entitled 'Etereoplan' about a space interplanetary vehicle.
On November 1st, 1914 Kolbe took a solemn profession during which he took on an additional name 'Maria.' Father Kolbe was ordained on April 28th, 1918.
His stay in Rome was very providential. In this capital of Christianity he realized that not only Poland but the whole world should belong to Jesus Christ.
In 1917 two great anniversaries (that gave a lot to think about to Father Kolbe) took place: the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther King's statements and the 200th anniversary of the freemasonry movement. Enemies of the Church used both of them to express their feelings of hatred. The Mayor of Rome, Jew by the way, Ernest Nathan, became Great Freemason Master. He let organize a sort of celebration with a black banner on which there was a sign of Lucifer treading St . Michael Archangel. During the celebration people cried: 'Devil will rule the Vatican and Pope will be his servant.' Maximilian witnessed all this with a heavy heart and resentment. He couldn't understand such a provocation in Rome and even more was he annoyed by gaping passers-by and their indifference to blasphemes. The same year however (1917) the catholic world celebrated the 75th anniversary of a revelation of Holy Virgin Mary to Alfonso Ratisbonne.
The above mentioned gave Kolbe, subdeacon at that time, an inspiration to found the Knighthood of the Immaculate (Militia Immaculatae), a sort of brotherhood of persons wishing to convert sinners and the unreligious.
He came back to independent Poland in 1919. He decided to make it the Kingdom of the Immaculate and started to look for volunteers for the Knighthood of the Immaculate. In 1922 he also undertook steps to start a publication of the Catholic press. He perceived a chance to oppose the bad and popularize the Evangelics with the help of mass media. His superiors, for fear that Kolbe might run the monastery into debt, sent him to Grodno where at once Father Kolbe started the publishing house. Then Maximilian Kolbe moved his work to Teresin near Warsaw and founded a monastery-publishing house called Niepokalanów (in Polish meaning 'Immaculate') to commemorate Virgin Mary. In 1927 'Rycerz Niepokalanej' issued by him reached the publication of 70,000 copies and a number of active members of Militia Immaculatae (MI) reached 126,000.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, the monastery in Niepokalanów had 13 fathers, 18 seminarists, 527 brothers, 82 candidates for brothers and 122 boys in a little seminar. It was the biggest monastery in the world then and one of the biggest in the history of the Church. All this functioned in spite of many difficulties. The freemasonry press tried to ridicule the Immaculate Movement and repel people from it but in vain.
Soon 'Rycerz Niepokalanej' reached the publication of 750,000 copies, "Rycerzyk Niepokalanej" for children was published in 221,000 copies, and "Mały Dziennik" had 137,000 copies with a Sunday edition of 225,000 copies.A radio station started to function there in 1938 and it was planned to launch television as well.
Father Kolbe left Niepokalanów and together with 4 brothers with a permission of the General Superior went to Nagasaki, Japan. He founded another 'Niepokalanów' there. In 1931 he started a noviciate and in 1936 a little seminar.
'Rycerz Niepokalanej' issued in Japanese reached 65,000 copies.
He thought of starting centres similar to Niepokalanów all over the world. But ... the red crown of martyrdom was awaiting him. He was about to finish his heroic life.
Father Kolbe came back to Poland to help Polish Niepokalanów which reached a crisis while he was absent. When it seemed that a time of difficulty was over the war broke out.
On September 19th , 1939 the Germans started liquidation of Niepokalanów.
Father Kolbe was arrested together with other monks. They were sent to concentration camps: first Amtlitz (from 24th of September to 8th of November) and then Ostrzeszów (from 9th of November to 8th of December).
On December 8th, Day of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, he was released and went immediately back to Niepokalanów. He was busy organizing 3,000 places for the displaced Poznań population among whom there were 2,000 Jews. He started a constant adoration of The Holy Sacrament, opened repair workshops of watches and bicycles, built a smithy and tinsmithy, organized a sewing work-room and sanitary service. On February 17th , 1941 the Gestapo came and took f. Kolbe to Pawiak prison. On May 25th , 1941 he was transferred to a concentration camp Oświęcim (Auschwitz), where he got a number 16 670.
At the end of July 1941 a prisoner from Kolbe's bunker escaped, which enraged the Camp Commander, prompting him to pick 10 men from the same bunker to starve to death in order to deter further escape attempts. One of the ten men was Franciszek Gajowniczek. He cried out lamenting about his family (wife and children). And then surprisingly Kolbe asked humbly to take his co-prisoner's place. Being asked who he was, Kolbe answered he was a catholic priest. The wish was granted and he went with the 9 other prisoners to Death Bunker No 13. The place so far had been cursed by condamned prisoners, but with f. Maximilian inside it became a shrine of God's Glory. The prisoners were praying and singing religious songs. After 2 weeks of starvation only 4 of the 10 men were still alive including Kolbe. The German butchers needed the place so Kolbe and the other three were executed with an injection of carbolic acid (phenol) on the eve of the Assumption of Holy Virgin Mary , on August 14th , 1941. He became an inspiration in suffering to all his fellow prisoners. He was only 47 years old.
Pope Paul VI beatified the Martyr on October 17th , 1971 in front of many thousands of believers from the whole world and more than 3,000 pilgrims from Poland attending the celebration.
On October 10th , 1982 Pope John Paul II canonized Father Kolbe who is now venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe.
The worship of Saint Maximilian spread throughout Poland. The Koszalin-Kołobrzeg Diocese made him Patron Saint, in Zduńska Wola there is the Centre of Remembrance of Saint Maximilian built on a local parish priest's initiative. Luckily Saint Maximilian's family house has survived, being now a small museum.
Saint Maximilian will for ever rest one of the most shining personages in the history of the Church in Poland: a man who trusted the Immaculate Mary and never lost his confidence.
So far in Poland 61churches and chapels have been built in honour of the Saint and 35 ones abroad.
- Major shrine: Basilica of the Immaculate Mary Mediatrix of Grace, Niepokalanów, Poland
- Attributes: a Franciscan friar's habit or a Nazi concentration camp uniform (prisoner's uniform) or a rosary or a medallion with Virgin Mary in his hand
-Patronage: 20th century, power works, journalists, political prisoners, drug addicts
-In 1999 the Holy Father declared St. Maximilian a patron of honorary blood donors
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"I was just feeling my son's just talking in English," the Mongolian native said Saturday. In fact, it seemed everyone in her home had abandoned their first language. "What's going on here?"
Zayat said her family spent excessive amounts of time and money in Mongolia to learn English. Once here, they scrambled to adapt to American customs. They worked so hard at it, they lost sight of their roots.
So when volunteers from the nonprofit Mongolian Community Association of Colorado set up a weekly school to steep children in their heritage, Zayat showed up with her 12-year-old son, Ganbayar Bayarsaihan.
He wore a Nike shirt and basketball shoes to his first class, a cluster of round tables in a Daniels Fund conference room. His teachers were draped in traditional dresses.
Ganbayar pored over a Mongolian poem describing the four seasons, then chatted with a classmate in English.
His accent was flawless.
Ganbayar said he doesn't mind the extra work, if it means keeping his language skills sharp and learning the history of his birthplace.
"If I was born here, I wouldn't want to forget English," he said.
Ganbayar's brother was born in America. The 3-year-old's name does much less to hint at his homeland. His mother pointed to that as another sign of the family's eroding identity.
"You see?" Zayat said. "He was born here, and his name is Joshua."
The fear isn't uncommon among this new group of immigrants. About 2,000 Mongolian immigrants have made Colorado their home, said Nara Thompson, the school's director.
Mongolians only started immigrating to the United States in large numbers in the 1980s, she said.
Duren Walters, a teacher who donates her time to the program, said she helped found the school because her heart called her to do it.
She wanted to teach her culture's next generation "to be bilingual. To be proud of who they are."
Walters hopes to put her own son through one of the country's top-notch colleges but worries that he too might drift away from the rich, 8,000-year history of his people and their language.
"I worry," Walters said. "Third-generation (children) are gonna be in the melting pot."
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girls,i need help! I am 3 weeks late, i took 2 home pregnancy test, and both came out negative!
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"A watch pot never boils..." or more closely...a missed period will keep messing with you until you break the bank on pregnancy tests. Try to relax for a week or so, if it does not come there could be many reasons...pregnancy tests are good in that you shouldn't get a false positive but you can get false negatives if you do not have enough HCG hormone in your blood yet. So...you could be very early pregnant...did you just start a new job or are you spending a lot of time with new women? Cycles change for lots of reasons...posted 12/03/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
There are many reason that your period can be late. Stressing about it is only going to make you more late, although that is easier said than done. If you have the means to go the doctors, and it would make you feel better, than make an appointment. But, remember it is fairly common to be late for a period, or even miss a period.posted 11/29/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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What do you do when you don't want either any one except your partner in the delivery room?
ok, my mom wants to be in the room when i give birth and so does my husbands mom. It makes it really hard because i am not sure if i even want either of them in the room, but i know that the support would be nice while i am there.. My husband does not want anyone but himself in the delivery room, But my sister said that if i didn't have my mother in the room it my hurt her considering that this is her first grandchild.. But it is also my in-laws first grandchild and i don't want to hurt either of them by saying no to one and yes to the other.. they are both very excited about the baby and want all part in helping, should i let both of them in the room when i give birth? or should i make the both of them wait till after i have the baby and get settled before i let anyone in for that matter... I don't know does anybody have any answers?
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When the day comes you will most likely want your Mom there. And his Mom is going to have to understand that you need YOUR Mom. Your Mother has obviously given birth before and will most likely be an asset to you in the delivery room. And sine the day you were born your Mother has dreamed of the day that she can be in the delivery room with you when your child is born. I always wanted my Mother there and since my husband was in the military I never got to have her there. With my last birth my sister was able to make it to be in there with me. She always had c sections so she never got to experience a vaginal birth. I'm glad I had her in there. She died 5 years ago. She had a connection with my son that no one else had. And I had to put my mother in law out for my sister to be there with me.posted 09/19/2013 by conipalmervasbind
This is a non-negotiable for me... I do not want and will not have anyone in the delivery room. This is such a special and personal experience for my husband and I that I will not let anyone's "feelings" take away from that. If your decision to share this with just your husband is something people cannot appreciate or respect, then shame on them! Please consider what you really want and do not let them persuade you otherwise. I worry if people are this pushy with this just how pushy they will try to be with your raising the baby your way. Good luck and God Bless you!posted 02/05/2013 by jfiore75
How about this! My sister in law asked me when she first heard that I am pregnant!!! I was blocked, could not say "stay away!". She should have been much more understanding though she has already two children. Most probably the hospital won't let more than one person in the delivery room but the annoying part is that she has the nerve ask for something very intimate between me and my husband. So, "authorized person, only!" :)posted 01/17/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
I didn't want anyone in the labor room but my husband. It worked out that my mom didn't want to be in there either, however, I set it up ahead of time that no one was in the room but my husband. I told them all I loved them and said that it was my husband and I that conceived the baby without any of them being there, so it was only right that it be just my husband and I when the baby came. They totally understood. I also put it in the birthing plan so that our nurses were aware and supportive. My mother-in-law was so excited that she was in the waiting room for hours but this time we've asked that she not even be there. We're going to have our son, almost 2, come in for about 15 minutes after things are settled so that he gets the sense that this baby is his too and then we'll have my step kids come in (or which ever one is with us at the time) then grandparents can come in. My husband explained this to his mother. It was easier that wayposted 11/05/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
Well, I'm on a similar situation but my fiance and I made the decision to make it just me and him. I know it's hard to not hurt anyones feelings, but that's time you won't get back. We decided to do it that way so one fights over the baby and we can welcome him into the world our own way. :) but in the end, it's your decision because it's your pregnancy and baby. :)posted 08/26/2012 by crysm_09
With my first i wanted my mother in there with me i was so scared an at the time me an DH werent married, an we hadent talked about who was going where. My now MIL was there with her SIL they tried to stay for the birth but i wasnt having that at all..Im not a very openly naked person so having the world see my vagina wasnt really on my to do list! I think you an your DH Should do what makes you feel best, but this is something that you will remember forever. I didnt mind having my mom is there only because she had never had kids(Im adopted)an it was special for her an i wouldnt change it for the world!! Do whatever makes you an your hubby happy if he wants it to be just you too,it should be he wants it to be special!! With this baby on the way Hubby an i have decided it was going to be just us, we told his mom she wasnt to happy but thats our choice an thats our time to bond with baby, it wont kill them to wait 20 minutes after baby has been cleaned off an cuddled by mom an dad :)posted 08/08/2012 by Maddy&EmilysMommy2
I felt the same way that you are feeling right now when I gave birth to my daughter Addison....my husband told everyone that this is something we want to experience together as we start our family and then down the road if we have anymore maybe you can then. Trust me they will understand .....b/c you dont get those first mintues back and it is very special. We are trying for our last one and we plan to have both moms in the room for that.... Good luck and remember do what makes you guys happy. Congrats...............posted 04/11/2012 by Alimommy07
I had this problem but i basically said i wasn't comfortable with anyone but my boyfriend(now husband) in the room . When i first told them they looked a little hurt but when i told them my reasons they were okay with it and said they understood. My reasons were : When you are in labor there isn't much that you can cover up I didn't want my mum to see me in pain I wasn't comfortable with my boyfriend's parents seeing between my legs if you know what i mean and they were so understanding and i told them the same with 3rd baby who i am now 18 weeks pregnant with.posted 04/11/2012 by Ashleigh2214
My husband and I were having the same issues, except my mom doesn't want to be in the room. My MIL wants to be in the room, although this is the first grandchild on both sides of the family, because she claims that she was the first person to hold the other babies (my husband's cousins) in the family. My MIL and I have a great relationship, but she is very pushy on nearly every decision we've made (i.e. wedding, my husband had a cancer diagnosis a while back, how to decorate our house, how to raise our child, you get the drill). My husband and I made a birth plan together, no one but he is going to be in the room. He knows me best, he knows my weaknesses and my strengths, he ultimately knows what I want at the end of the day, and he is the one that will make decisions if anything goes awry. Good luck! Remember, this is a time for you and your husband to bond over the joys of your first child together.posted 12/29/2011 by arandamelanie
Thankfully I had neither mom nor M-I-L ask to come in, but we just didn't tell anyone until the baby was born. Went to dinner with family the night before being induced and didn't say anything. Just called the next afternoon to say baby was here! They will be so excited to meet the baby they will forget about not being there to see him/her born.posted 08/31/2011 by ti2f
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In a clever retelling of the fable, Tortoise, a calmly confident old woman, challenges Jackrabbit, an overly confident lad, to a race across the American southwestern desert. The race passes by an assortment of desert plants and animals; regrettably, the nature lesson and pronunciation guides interrupt the flow of the story. Illustrations portray the desert fauna as curious, wide-eyed townsfolk. Copyright 1998 Horn Book Guide Reviews
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As in their The Three Little Javelinas, Lowell and Harris revivify a timeworn tale with a Southwestern setting and a dash of wit. The tortoise here is a bespectacled, parasol-toting marm. Her cocky rival-a singing (``Long, low, LEAP, ho!'') jackrabbit-springs into the air to flaunt his speed. ``Tortoise looked patiently up at him with her old, old eyes. `Let's race,' she said.'' A jumble of directional signs tucked under his wing, Roadrunner marks the course through a desert filled with the appropriate flora and fauna. Indeed, with repeated readings, the safari-style ecological subtext may overtake the amusement of the race itself. Precise and punchy, Lowell's undated prose turns hip alongside Harris's comical characterizations. The race ends with an endearing laugh at Tortoise eating her victory bouquet; the book ends with an author's note concerning the current threats to desert creatures. A merry blend of play, allegory and environmentalism. Ages 3-up. (Oct.) Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information.
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K-Gr 3?Lowell gives the familiar fable the same Southwestern spin she gave ``The Three Little Pigs'' in The Three Little Javelinas (Northland, 1992). Tortoise challenges Jackrabbit to a race across the desert; they pass saguaro cacti and mesquite trees, purple sand verbena and desert dandelions, and encounter creatures such as Elf Owl, Scorpion, Tarantula, and Javelina. The spare text is lively and begs to be read aloud. Pronunciation is given in parentheses after unfamiliar words, and while this is helpful, the placement is a little distracting. A note about endangered wildlife of the desert is appended. Harris's acrylic-and-watercolor paintings, reminiscent of Wallace Tripp's work, are full of humor and energy. Tortoise is a staid, elderly female with a hat, gloves, reticule, and lace-edged anklets. Jackrabbit sports green suspenders over a red plaid shirt that covers a slight paunch. The artist uses a range of muted colors that evokes the dry beauty of the area. Even libraries that already own collections of Aesop's fables or Janet Stevens's The Tortoise and the Hare (Holiday, 1984) will want to consider this version for its sprightly, fresh approach.?Donna L. Scanlon, Lancaster County Library, PA


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Believe it or not, but I found it cheaper to get a second internet connection (TPG 512k 10gig limit) dedicated to VoIP, than to continue paying Telstra.
I mostly only call Queensland from New South Wales but the bill gets up to $70 to $80 a month. The main problem with VoIP is someone might call while I'm uploading a large file or doing other work. The solution to that is a cheap slow net connection solely for VoIP.
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The sixth-annual Brian's Baseball Bash, a fundraiser for the University of Maryland Children's Hospital hosted by Brian Roberts and scheduled for Aug.28, has been canceled because of the veteran second baseman's injury status.
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