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Kids Are Saying "Don't Blow That Smoke In My Face!"

Have you ever walked down an urban, public area or sidewalk only to get a puff of some kind of strange smelling smoke blown in your face?  I have. After relocating to a more urban-populated neighborhood, a few years ago, I realized that such smoking behavior was the norm--an everyday situation within my local community. It is a normal disregard by individuals who smoke modern-day what?--Weed.  Every day this is happening in unique homestyles, city playgrounds, and public sidewalks. There is a new trend, that is happening, where parents are deliberately intoxicating their children with marijuana. A few weeks ago, I read an article about a mother of color who was arrested for exhaling such smoke in front of her children. I have learned that second-hand weed smoke can exhibit someone to have the same effects as being truly high; it's called having a "contact."  The overall goal of the smoker is to dumb down the activity of children so that they will become less active or h...

Let's talk: Cleaning Dirty Laundry

In a recent article Esquire Magazine (Anna Peele, August 2013) answered a question about the time frame of cleaning dirty laundry. Families, here are a few suggestions: One Week Sheets, bath towel Two Weeks Dish towel One Wearing T-shirt Two Wearings Sweatshirt Five to 400 Wearings Jeans Three Shifts Toque Three Seders or Two Thirds of One Hanukkah Yarmulke Clogged Drains Source: Unknown 1/2 cup baking soda 1/2 cup white vinegar 1 kettle of scalding (boiled, very hot) water

Productive Chores for Families and Businesses

From the Editor April's hosted event is spring cleaning month and it's tax time.  Let's clean our dwellings and  finances for the better. The NewMonday Show Samson provided a few riddles (Book of Judges). I discussed dysfunctional relationships: marriage, friendships, and strength to endure life challenges. sherleneonline.org 24/7 Let's talk Productive Chores For Families and Businesses In your unique household: polishing floors, washing windows; changing screens or storm windows; shopping for needed household or seasonal items; cleaning fixtures, copper, etc. Create a new list of family seasonal chores.  Review household rules to see if they are really useful. Are chores age appropriate? Out of your unique household: planting grass, pulling weeds, planting flowers and shrubbery, etc. Why not design a birdhouse for your neighborhood birds? and Pay bills, taxes, and insurance on time: Make a list ...