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Effects of Being Bullied Last Longer than you Might Expect

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It is obvious that being the victim of a bully is unpleasant. What you may not realize is that the effects of being bullied last much longer than you may expect that they would. A study that was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that children who were bullied have their health, relationships, and even their economic status, affected into middle age. The researchers used data that was collected from the U.K.’s National Child Development Study. They focused on more than 18,000 people who were born during a specific week in 1958. The researchers asked the parents of … Continue reading →

Middle Child’s Day

Parents, do you know what Sunday, August 12th is? It is “Middle Child’s Day.” This is your chance to give special recognition and attention to the one who usually feels the most left out. Most of us are familiar with middle child syndrome. The oldest child tends to get more attention because they are the first to do things, while the youngest child also gets a lot of attention just because they are cute. Although I have three children, my middle child doesn’t seem to suffer from this syndrome. But I believe it’s because her older and younger siblings are … Continue reading →

Middle-Aged Inspiration

So if I’m 43 years old, am I considered middle-aged? I think it depends on who you ask. I really hate that category…it sounds so…well, old. But I felt better about it when I recently read an article about Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres having a pushup contest. The article even included a little clip from the show, so I could see it. Without even breaking a sweat, first lady Obama was able to do 25 pushups. What impressed me even more was that it wasn’t the kind you do from the knees, these were from her toes. Ellen, on … Continue reading →

Not Busy Enough or Too Busy – Finding The Middle

When you have a home – based business, it is important to remember that you are in charge of how busy you are. This can work in two ways, actually. On one hand you want to maximize your earning potential by doing as much work as you can. On the other hand, you must be realistic about how much time you are able to dedicate to your work. Some people fear that they will not be able to find enough work for their home – based business. This may be more or less true depending upon the nature of your … Continue reading →

Middle Class Americans Might Be Eligible For Medicaid

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The Medicaid program is something that is supposed to be available to people who have very low income, (and to others who meet certain qualifications). Unexpectedly, the health care law recently signed by President Barack Obama would allow millions of Americans who make middle class income be able to get Medicaid for “almost free”. There are rather specific qualifications that a person must meet before being accepted to the Medicaid program. Medicaid is a federally run health insurance program that is for people who are poor, or people who are disabled. In order to qualify for Medicaid a person must … Continue reading →

My Daughter’s Graduation from Middle School

This past Friday I attended my daughter’s graduation from middle school. This ceremony was a bit more special than your average graduation. I say this because in most middle schools, the children move on together to high school. But my daughter attended a K-8 school where they are all going separate ways. These kids grew up together since either K-4 or kindergarten and so they had developed a very special bond. I think it’s a huge part of the reason that my daughter had so few problems in middle school. When we arrived at school, we were handed a pamphlet. … Continue reading →

Being in the Middle

I’ve been musing about procrastination recently. Part of my issue was that I slowly had too many things going on. Because I didn’t always have so many things going on I didn’t ever have a system for remembering and reminding myself in place. I was like the live animal in a pot that slowly headed up to boiling and turned me into dinner. I’ve since learned that scheduling your time is important. Calendars, e-mails, notebooks, journals, and all forms of dinging things are employed to keep me on track at any given moment. I’ve simply got too many things to … Continue reading →

Who is Kate Middleton?

It’s just two days now before the big royal wedding and you may be wondering just who the bride, Kate Middleton, is. Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, soon to be known as Princess, grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England. She met Prince William in 2001 when they both attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Kate has two siblings – sister Philippa (known as Pippa) and brother James. Kate has worked as an accessory buyer for Jigsaw, a clothing chain, but wanted to be a professional photographer, although that didn’t work out. Like William’s mother Princess Diana, Kate is often admired … Continue reading →

Being Frugal and the Emergency

When you are hit with an emergency, sometimes all bets are off. Think about what is happening now in Japan. Emergencies can be a real roadblock to frugality. Depending on the emergency, you are absolutely right to abandon your frugal practices and just do whatever it takes to get by. The trick is to balance that with trying to keep things under control enough so that you don’t wind up with a second emergency to deal with. We had a situation last year that wiped out both our money and our energy. We had to do the best we could … Continue reading →

Mom Murders Teens for Being “Mouthy”

Tragic and unbelievable. Those are the words that immediately came to my mind upon hearing about the Florida mom who admitted to murdering her 16-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son. Have you heard about this case? It’s all over the cable news networks. According to CNN, on the evening of January 27th, Julie Powers Schenecker allegedly shot and killed her two children for “talking back.” Police say the 50-year-old wife of a U.S. Army colonel admitted to them that she shot her son twice in the head with a .38 caliber pistol while she drove him to soccer practice in suburban … Continue reading →