I agree...my girls are much older than 3 now. They did not have to deal with pat downs.
But I would prepare my children if they were going on a trip. We would play "airport", and go through security. I would let them know we would have to wait in lines and it would be boring. I would have special activites for them on the plane and in line. They were always good as gold. (No screaming or kicking of the seats) Because I prepared them. Why was she afraid of the xray machine? Has she never walked through a doorway before?
Granted pat downs on frightened children or any child is ridiculous. But why was she afraid in the first place? Why was Dad videotaping her? If any of my children were that upset the furthest thing from my mind would be "lets videotape it."
What I would like to see is a smart phone made for a baby boomer? I don't mean a jitterbug but an actual phone with a keyboard big enough so they can see and use them so they can text their friends and go on the internet. Not all older people are non tech savy (my parents for instance, it easier to text them then to call them.) and they have more money to spend on gadgets then a 15 year old. Why doesn't the 70 year old engineer make something he would like to use and go from there?
This is a completely untapped market...well except for the jitterbug.
I am done with school lunches. When children's lunch schedule came home with nachos and mozzerella sticks as the hot meal of the day. I called up the head of the company that contracts to my kids school and he actually defended nachos and mozzerella sticks were in the "state requirements" and were a "healthy meal" My kids have some money left over from last year and then I packing from now on. I'm sorry nachos and mozzerella sticks aren't even a decent snack let alone a lunch. So crazy...
"See spot run" sight reading books...Children are not taught phonics, and while the majority of children can pick up on the phonetic meaning of the letters in each word, there is a large percentage that does not, and they receive zero assistance to correct the problem. They are simply pushed through the school system and left to fend for themselves.
In my future in 50 years there will be a World of Warcraft Themepark. Where I can take my grandkids on a Zepplin ride and go on Molten Core roller coasters and get their face painted like a Tauren and go to Lady Jaina princess breakfasts.
I actually enjoy playing WoW while watching the World Cup. I guess according to your definition that would make me a "well-adjusted, basement dwelling nerd"
The study might be side effect of parenting decisions. The parents that let their kids sit in front of the TV for hours might also be the same kind of parents that let their kids eat a big bowl of ice cream right before dinner. Or serve their kids less nutritious meals deciding on convenience rather than nutrition.
I don't know about it being a theft of service but
spam is a very rude and annoying way to make a buck.
I don't know how much time is wasted on deleting spam, avoiding spam and dealing with spam filters, etc...
but hey it's good to eat.
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I agree...my girls are much older than 3 now. They did not have to deal with pat downs.
But I would prepare my children if they were going on a trip. We would play "airport", and go through security. I would let them know we would have to wait in lines and it would be boring. I would have special activites for them on the plane and in line. They were always good as gold. (No screaming or kicking of the seats) Because I prepared them. Why was she afraid of the xray machine? Has she never walked through a doorway before?
Granted pat downs on frightened children or any child is ridiculous. But why was she afraid in the first place? Why was Dad videotaping her? If any of my children were that upset the furthest thing from my mind would be "lets videotape it."
A Justin Wilson joke:
A Cajun sends his son off to college. When the kid comes home for Spring break, the Cajun asks his son "so, whad'ya larn, boy?"
The son thinks a minute and says "Pi R square."
The old man is indignant. "What kind o' tomfoolery is they teachin' you, boy? Pie are round, cornbread are square!"
lmao..Pi R square! I wish I had mod points....^^
What I would like to see is a smart phone made for a baby boomer?
I don't mean a jitterbug but an actual phone with a keyboard big enough so they can see and use them so they can text their friends and go on the internet.
Not all older people are non tech savy (my parents for instance, it easier to text them then to call them.) and they have more money to spend on gadgets then a 15 year old. Why doesn't the 70 year old engineer make something he would like to use and go from there?
This is a completely untapped market...well except for the jitterbug.
I am done with school lunches. When children's lunch schedule came home with nachos and mozzerella sticks as the hot meal of the day. I called up the head of the company that contracts to my kids school and he actually defended nachos and mozzerella sticks were in the "state requirements" and were a "healthy meal" My kids have some money left over from last year and then I packing from now on. I'm sorry nachos and mozzerella sticks aren't even a decent snack let alone a lunch. So crazy...
"See spot run" sight reading books...Children are not taught phonics, and while the majority of children can pick up on the phonetic meaning of the letters in each word, there is a large percentage that does not, and they receive zero assistance to correct the problem. They are simply pushed through the school system and left to fend for themselves.
Um Children ARE being taught phonics http://www.nifl.gov/childhood/phonicsIns.html
and Dick and Jane books haven't been taught in a very long while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_and_Jane
He's still partying like it is 1999...I guess he didn't have internet then...unlike the rest of us
Ever hear of a place called Legoland? World of Warcraft Themepark could happen
In my future in 50 years there will be a World of Warcraft Themepark. Where I can take my grandkids on a Zepplin ride and go on Molten Core roller coasters and get their face painted like a Tauren and go to Lady Jaina princess breakfasts.
(I like my future better)
I actually enjoy playing WoW while watching the World Cup. I guess according to your definition that would make me a "well-adjusted, basement dwelling nerd"
The study might be side effect of parenting decisions. The parents that let their kids sit in front of the TV for hours might also be the same kind of parents that let their kids eat a big bowl of ice cream right before dinner. Or serve their kids less nutritious meals deciding on convenience rather than nutrition.
I don't know about it being a theft of service but spam is a very rude and annoying way to make a buck. I don't know how much time is wasted on deleting spam, avoiding spam and dealing with spam filters, etc... but hey it's good to eat.