'We have chosen hope over fear'

I kept Kira and Kiyomi home from school today to watch the inauguration, and I'm so glad I did. I wanted them to see this historical event uninterrupted by reading assignments, or passing period bells, or flying spitballs. Rigel went into work a little late, and the four of us sat together and witnessed Barack Obama being sworn in as our 44th president.

Aside for some whoops and cheers for Obama and Kiyomi's hissing when Bush appeared, the girls sat quietly and listened to every word. I think they knew the importance and weight of what they were seeing.

I'll never forget this day, or what it means to our country and to our children. It might not sink in until after the Inaugural Ball is over and I actually see Obama sitting in the Oval Office, but I'm starting to believe it might not all be a dream.

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What are you doing today?

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tags: president barack obama | inauguration | inaugural speech

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LA Moms Blog: Want to embarrass your kids? All it takes is LOL

My latest post is up on the LA Moms Blog. I thought if any of you out there are looking for an easy way to embarrass your tweens or teens I'd help you out with some fresh ideas. After all, it gets kind of tiring parading around in front of their friends with your pants hiked up to your armpits, or licking your hand and then wiping their faces.

In case you haven’t heard, having your parents use chatspeak is the equivalent of seeing your dad dance the hula at your Sweet 16 party, or having your mom pick you up from school in her bathrobe. In other words, if you really want to embarrass the hell out of your teen or tween, try punctuating your sentence with ‘LOL’ or throwing in an 'OMG’ when you’re confronted with a long line at the grocery store. Chatspeak, the popular slang using acronyms found in chatrooms and texting, is apparently the exclusive domain of the under 20 set and any attempts at usage by parents or other old fogeys is, like, totally awful. IYKWIM (If you know what I mean)...Read More...

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tags: tweens | teens | chatspeak | texting

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