Category Archives: Daily Life

Tabetha’s Tweets 2008-12-28

  • My 2YO is so cute when she says, “Mommy, where my ballaweena shoes?” #
  • eating uncooked oatmeal in apple juice with honey. #
  • Merry Christmas!!!!!!! #
  • @lgedeon CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! in reply to lgedeon #
  • Said to my 2YO, “I can’t believe I have such a big girl.” This inspired my 6YO to say, “I can’t believe I have such a big mom.” #
  • My 2YO fell asleep at 4:30, woke up about an hour ago, and is still going an hour later at 10pm…but she is in a very pleaseant mood. πŸ™‚ #
  • Retweet: @lgedeon Wow! Our kleenex box got the snot beat out of it. #

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Tabetha’s Tweets 2008-12-21

  • Only I could mess up Ramen noodles! #
  • @simpsonsparadox Maybe one of your close by friends who reads your blog will get you a new tea kettle for Christmas! πŸ˜‰ in reply to simpsonsparadox #
  • @lgedeon You sound like a poet! Glad you are getting to thoroughly enjoy the nice weather! πŸ™‚ in reply to lgedeon #
  • I talk too much! #
  • @roberthruzek Ooh!! I LOVE Colorado! in reply to roberthruzek #
  • For those of you who don’t know it, I have 5 wonderful kids! Why would God bless me with so much awesomeness?! Thank you, Lord! #
  • My 11 mo old is rejecting cheerios for green beans #
  • @simpsonsparadox Funny….my gmail isn’t working. in reply to simpsonsparadox #
  • @lgedeon Of course you are! Why do you think I married you? And I love seeing our daughters crawling all over you! πŸ™‚ in reply to lgedeon #
  • I just read about a plugin written by a tech and had to ask my husband, “What does it do. Translate please.” #
  • @HelloKit Dandruff? There are special shampoos for that! πŸ™‚ in reply to HelloKit #
  • @jbhoward Some of those make sense, but why would you edit or design your own children? LOL! πŸ™‚ in reply to jbhoward #
  • I wish my 2YO didn’t make an “m” sound instead of “n” in the word “down.” #
  • I’m on a sarcastic role this morning. I better back down before people start taking me seriously! πŸ™‚ #
  • @jbhoward I actually saw the semi-colon after I typed the reply. But it was still fun to say! πŸ™‚ in reply to jbhoward #
  • Wow!! It is warmer here in Rhode island than in Texas and many other southern statese!! #
  • @Kellyschaos It must be an exciting day for snow-loving Californians!! in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • Good grief, it is 30 degrees cooler in some parts of California than it is here! #
  • Supposed to be wet and/or icy until Christmas. #
  • @stretchmarkmama You sound like Dr. Seuss! πŸ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @stretchmarkmama Wait a minute! That is to the tune of the 12 days of Christmas! You should write the whole song! in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @stretchmarkmama 12 hours of Mommyhood with a Dr. Seuss style! in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • Don’t let gov’t take away your influence in the lives of your children! http://tinyurl.com/6jd2h7 #
  • My 11 mo old is a bottomless pit!!! #
  • @MaxLucado Will you help me spread the word about parentalrights.org and their goal of protecting America’s children? in reply to MaxLucado #
  • Please go to http://www.parentalrights.org and sign a petition. #
  • My 2YO woke up dry the last 2 mornings…it just took putting her down in undies an dletting her wet one night! She hates being wet! #
  • AAAAHHHHHH! I”ve been tagged!!! πŸ™‚ #
  • @NatalieGrant Will you help me spread the word about http://www.parentalrights.org/ and their goal of protecting America’s children? in reply to NatalieGrant #
  • @patsyclairmont Will you help me spread the word about http://www.parentalrights.org/ and their goal of protecting America’s children? in reply to patsyclairmont #
  • My 5YO is learning to make his “R” sound correctly! He has to work hard at it each time, but he is doing great!! #
  • My 5YO is teaching himself to read from the bits and pieces he’s heard as I have been teaching my 6YO to read. #
  • My 11 mo old has a 103 degree fever. πŸ™ #
  • @roberthruzek I saw! Cool! I hope to join the game of tag in a few days! in reply to roberthruzek #
  • I’m so excited that my 2YO is well on her way to being fully (at night too) potty trained!! 3 nights straight!! #
  • @darkmater I didn’t know usb powered gloves existed! πŸ™‚ in reply to darkmater #
  • @roberthruzek Would help ya if I could, but, well, I have no pity for people with over 600 friends. πŸ™‚ No, I really would if I could. in reply to roberthruzek #
  • @roberthruzek Oh….wait….can I take my pretty dumb reply back? You were retweeting…says it plain as day! in reply to roberthruzek #
  • My 11 mo old is playing peek-a-boo wiht my shirt tail while she is nursing….multi-tasking already! #
  • @roberthruzek LOL! in reply to roberthruzek #
  • looks like most RI schools are closed tomorrow for snow. Wonder when it will start falling? #
  • Checked the weather….snow begins falling around noon tomorrow, & 6-12 in is expected for our area! Ready for a snow man & hot chocolate! #
  • Going to bed at 1 am! Why is the morning always in such a rush to get here? πŸ™‚ #
  • @lgedeon But I definitely don’t suggest trying to give it the attention it deserves while driving. πŸ˜‰ in reply to lgedeon #
  • My 8YO is savoring a single M&M for like 5 minutes! #
  • It’s snowing, It’s Snowing, we soon will be throwing!! #
  • Nothing better than snow to motivate the kids to clean their room…it has to be clean before they get to go out to enjoy the snow! #
  • 2 inches and counting…… #
  • Hubby & kids are sledding. I’m home with a feverish baby. #
  • We are at 6 inches. I’ve only seen that much snow once in my life. My southerness is showing! #
  • 11 mo old’s temp is over 105. Calling doc again….. #
  • Took 11 mo old to doc 2day w/ no diagnosis…heading to ER b/c fever still high. Please pray that they find the cause. #
  • @Kellyschaos Thanks so much! in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • Also, please pray for me as I drive in 6 inches of snow…never done that before. #
  • Dr. suspects roseola #
  • @simpsonsparadox Thanks. We are home now, and the medicine still has her fever down. πŸ™‚ in reply to simpsonsparadox #
  • Came home with an (almost) diagnosis of roseola. http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/roseola.html #
  • 11 mo old is fever free! Thanks to everyone who prayed for her and my driving in the weather last night! πŸ™‚ #
  • Just shoveled snow for the first time in my life! Wasn’t too bad, but I sure am glad we don’t have a large driveway!;) #
  • Just made a snowman…in the rain. It is taller than me, but that really isn’t saying much! πŸ˜€ #
  • harmonizing with Bing Crosby on http://pandora.com #
  • @rocksinmydryer Me too. I always considered myself a good speller, but I misspelled that one until college! in reply to rocksinmydryer #
  • @stretchmarkmama Funny. I shoved the porch today using a board. Tried the dustpan, but a broken dustpan doesn’t shovel snow well. πŸ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @stretchmarkmama And that porch didn’t much like being shoved! I actually meant to say that I shoveled it (or boarded it if you wanna ge … in reply to stretchmarkmama #

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Tabetha’s Tweets 2008-12-14

  • Had to make my 5YO stop answering math problems aloud before my 6YO could figure them out. #
  • Just requested an email proof of insurance card and afterwards sait, “I should have had 2 sent so we could each have.” Brain lapse? #
  • My 8YO is learning to clean up after herself without being told!! YES!!!!! #
  • @stretchmarkmama You really catch their spirit when they’re not studio. If you crop some of your existing pics you might have studio quality in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @stretchmarkmama I have seen the pics you and your husband have taken, and they look professional to me!! πŸ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • The future of America is scaring me!! Feels like we are leaning toward a communist gov’t. #
  • Maybe I can get away w/ this since I’m a woman…”I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her.” -Rodney Dangerfield #
  • My 11 mo old just practiced walking b/t me and each other child…even my 2YO! #
  • @stretchmarkmama That drop of water was cool and memorable to me too! in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • I’ve said it before, and I’ll say again that I love it when my kids sing scripture!!! #
  • @lgedeon me too! in reply to lgedeon #
  • @giddytab twice!! πŸ™‚ in reply to giddytab #
  • @stretchmarkmama Oh weird!! You posted that almost exactly a year ago! I think I hear Twilight Zone music! πŸ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @lgedeon three times!! in reply to lgedeon #
  • Great! I just talked to myself on twitter. Now the whole world knows!! (Actually, it was an accident to @ myself). #
  • Come join the fun!!http://corporatecartoons.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-contest-its-sign.html #
  • @lgedeon 4 times! in reply to lgedeon #
  • Wait a second! All this counting is gonna hit my blog! Guess I’ll stop and make people think i can only count to 4! πŸ˜€ #
  • I hate it when part of my “old self” (anger) sticks out her fangs and bites! Now I am full of regrets. πŸ™ #
  • Sin! How I hate it! I wish I could have nothing to do with it! Heaven will be a wonderful change! #
  • My husband is an amazingly wonderful man! #
  • @stretchmarkmama Hey! Supposedly the 80’s are coming back in, so you’ll be styling! Then again, maybe that is why they want it back! πŸ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • I don’t think my 3YO quite gets it. She keeps asking “can we go home?” when we ARE at home!! #
  • I just “shared with a note” without the note in google reader! oops!! #
  • cookin’ suppa an washin dishes ata same time! #
  • @Kellyschaos I’m right there with ya, and having to clean (downright organize!) mine right now too! 😐 in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • @rocksinmydryer I found money in my washer today! πŸ™‚ in reply to rocksinmydryer #
  • @darkmater Wow! You’re the 2nd twitter this morning who is organizing their house, and I’m doing it too! Is today national organize day? πŸ™‚ in reply to darkmater #
  • @stretchmarkmama At least if He is, God had enough confidence in you as parents to place him/her with you! πŸ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @stretchmarkmama Oops! Capilalized “he” on accident. Trust me, I don’t think you are adopting God! πŸ™‚ in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @lgedeon I have got to. kiss. you. in reply to lgedeon #
  • Organizing…..again. Guess it didn’t work last time! πŸ™‚ #
  • Eating candy corn! #
  • @AmyEllenKise Oh yeah! That is the best! Makes me want some! in reply to AmyEllenKise #
  • 6YO to 8YO, “Did you know that airhead….I mean hair head…..wanted to kill baby Jesus? (Was referring to Herod) #

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Tabetha’s Tweets 2008-12-08

  • You know that person that really gets under your skin? Ever wonder if they are that way because they don’t like themselves? #
  • @patsyclairmont I am glad she is dancing on the streets of gold, but I know you will miss her. May God be with her family and you. πŸ™‚ in reply to patsyclairmont #
  • My 5YO just peeled a clementine for my 2YO and is feeding it to her slice by slice. #
  • Anyone else ever go out in the snow while wearing high heels?? #
  • @simpsonsparadox I haven’t literally done it but once or twice before I learned my lesson, but figuratively speaking, I have done it ple … in reply to simpsonsparadox #
  • @simpsonsparadox That’s interesting. My hubby things my legs look better in heels. But maybe my legs need a little help in the 1st place! πŸ™‚ in reply to simpsonsparadox #
  • My 2YO just informed me that she is “NOT a kid.” Isn’t she a bit young for that? πŸ™‚ #
  • Anyone ever benefit from the generosity of others? Tell us about it. http://tinyurl.com/5eqn2y #
  • @MaxLucado Oops! But we’ve all done things like that, and I am sure you are fogiven. πŸ™‚ in reply to MaxLucado #
  • My 6YO said to my 8YO, “Mom just cleaned that potty! Why did you have to sit on it & get it all dirty?!” #
  • @stretchmarkmama sounds cozy……almost. in reply to stretchmarkmama #
  • @jbhoward It looked good to me. πŸ™‚ in reply to jbhoward #
  • Just did too good a job convincing my 2YO that I ate paper. Now she is trying to eat it….. #
  • My 2YO just looked at my brownie batter and said, “Mom, can we eat mud?” #
  • I think I am a nosey cook! Just realized the brownies were done by my nose instead of the time. They were 5 min. early! #
  • Does a gas oven run hotter than an electric one? Gas is new for me (no pun intended) πŸ™‚ #
  • @Kellyschaos You’re tellin me! When my 2YO refuses to go potty, I can just say, “I’m going to go 1st,” & she practically runs to the potty! in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • Listening to a children’s praise CD. #
  • @Kellyschaos Wow! We were replying to each other at the exact same minute! Weird! in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • @Kellyschaos I would send you a brownie, but it probably wouldn’t taste as good in digital form. πŸ™‚ in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • I wish everything had a ringer, so you could call anything you have misplaced. #
  • For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. Gal 1:10 #
  • My 8YO has been eating with chopsticks so long that she is having trouble eating with a fork!! #
  • @darkmater It does seem to get messier before it gets cleaner when you are working from the inside out, but that is about the only way t … in reply to darkmater #
  • The first snow!!!! #
  • @lgedeon You beat me to it!! in reply to lgedeon #
  • You can @ yourself?! #
  • It is snowing, and I could not see it without my glasses! Amazing! #
  • If you are a mom, watch this. It is absolutely hilarious! http://tinyurl.com/6lv2gv #
  • @Kellyschaos I do, but I may have to get my kids to sing it and post it and send you the link. in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • adorable video about a 3YOs perspective on Star Wars http://tinyurl.com/2jrbby #
  • @Kellyschaos Sorry….a song to learn the books of the Bible. in reply to Kellyschaos #

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Tabetha’s Tweets 2008-12-01

  • I am SO glad that God provides for our needs and does it at the exact right moment!!! #
  • @Kellyschaos Ouch!! I just read this one. I hope they call you back quickly. As a matter of fact, I’ll say a prayer for you right now. in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • @Kellyschaos Cool! I had just lifted my head from praying for you!!! in reply to Kellyschaos #
  • My 2YO has learned to open doors. Knew it was coming soon. Now I just need to teach her not to go in her room when my 10 mo old is napping. #
  • My computer is being taken hostage by my 8YO who needs it for school. #
  • 2YO wants me to take her potty but will only let me stand and watch. She redoes everything I do to help. 😐 #
  • My 8YO is saying, “Duh!” to my 10 month old to hear her say it back. She almost has the tone down! πŸ™‚ #
  • Playing a quick game of tic-tac-toe with my 6YO. #
  • @Cullens_Girl I knew it!! πŸ™‚ But I really don’t know a thing. πŸ˜‰ in reply to Cullens_Girl #
  • My 6YO & 5YO have a friend over for the night. Working on getting 3 boys in bed…. #
  • Trying to convince myself that dishes are what I want to be doing right now instead of sleep….it isn’t working. But I’ll do them anyway. #
  • After eating green bean casserole, my 5YO said, “What?! I ate onions?! Well, I guess I like onions!” #
  • About to watch a movie while eating fresh veggies (healthy), dip (not healthy), and popcorn (kind of in between)! #
  • My 5yo just said to me, “you gave me 96 cheerios. You really gave me 97, but 1 fell out me my cup!”how many have you had 2day? #
  • Somehow my 8YO daughter always knows when to leave an “I love you” note at just the right time. πŸ™‚ #

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Tabetha’s Tweets 2008-11-27

Had on time 2 rewet & style hair this am. Fortunately it is raining! The rain is my friend! 11:39 AM Nov 15th from txt

Straightening up the house for company this evening. Kids are helping and excited to do it! πŸ™‚ 1:51 PM Nov 14th from TwitKit

Making hot tea, baking pies, and cooking beans (yes, the same ones I soaked on Wednesday…just a bit behind on that one). πŸ˜€ 10:51 AM Nov 14th from TwitKit

Drinking hot tea while blogging (still). 11:30 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

Reading the Bible with my hubby. 11:02 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

Can you tell I changed my wording in my last tweet? Was supposed to be “my” son, not “your son,” although if yours is singing, I”ll let him. 9:40 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

How can I tell your son to be quiet in bed when he is singing scripture? Maybe I’ll just let him sing himself to sleep. πŸ™‚ 9:35 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

Maybe it has something to do with missing out on a bath for 3 weeks b/c of a fractured leg. 9:07 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

Wow! I think my 10 mo old is going to keep me way busier than the others! She was all over the place while I was trying to bathe her! 9:07 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

Putting my kids to work cleaning in the kitchen while I bake banana bread. Gotta do something with those over ripe bananas, right? πŸ™‚ 2:21 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

But that ain’t all. You’d be doing yourself a favor if you read it. 2 Corinthians 3:7-18. 12:48 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

2 Corinthians 3:17 is especially relevant to the US. “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 12:47 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

Great Read: 2 Corinthians 3:7-18. You might have to read it a few times to really understand it. 12:43 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

Anybody ever heard of 2-knuckle scrolling? That’s what I was doing while eating a juicy orange. πŸ™‚ 12:32 PM Nov 13th from TwitKit

So much for being such a great homemaker today. After soaking the beans, I didn’t get them on in time to actually eat them before church! 3:46 PM Nov 12th from TwitKit

Making brown rice for lunch & soaking beans for supper. I’ve got this homemaking down today! Now to get the kids down from the ceiling! πŸ™‚ 12:34 PM Nov 12th from TwitKit

How is it that my 10 month old can push one key on my laptop and throw the very message I am reading in the trash? 3:09 PM Nov 11th from TwitKit

Somehow mopping the floor led to rearranging the furniture. I know what you men are thinking, “Women!” But I just can’t help it! πŸ™‚ 3:04 PM Nov 11th from TwitKit

For those of you who didn’t know, 2-finger scroll is way cool! 11:45 AM Nov 11th from TwitKit

Trying to figure out how to shrink a link. πŸ™‚ 11:24 AM Nov 11th from TwitKit

My 8YO is saying, “Duh!” to my 10 month old to hear her say it back. She almost has the tone down! πŸ™‚ 7:07 PM Nov 25th from TwitKit

My computer is being taken hostage by my 8YO who needs it for school. 12:22 PM Nov 25th from TwitKit

My 2YO has learned to open doors. Knew it was coming soon. Now I just need to teach her not to go in her room when my 10 mo old is napping. 11:48 AM Nov 25th from TwitKit

I am SO glad that God provides for our needs and does it at the exact right moment!!! 4:30 PM Nov 24th from web

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giddytab Do people still wear watches? I used to but don’t seem to need it anymore since I have a clock on my phone. 9:17 PM Nov 22nd from TwitKit

Candice just took three steps!! 8:55 PM Nov 21st from TwitKit

My 2 YO just asked to watch Spy Kids? Heh? 4:01 PM Nov 20th from TwitKit

My 10 mo old just took a single step before falling!! 1:57 PM Nov 20th from TwitKit

A yell in the house is more difficult to hear than a whisper. 12:17 PM Nov 20th from TwitKit

Why is it that my 2YO wants to ride my 10 mo old like a horse? 😐 7:49 PM Nov 18th from TwitKit

My 10 mo old is on a roll today. She has learned to raise the toilet lid. Fortunately I rescued her before she took a potty bath. πŸ™‚ 6:00 PM Nov 18th from TwitKit

Crushed Ice, I love you!!!!! 9:55 PM Nov 17th from TwitKit

Grumpiest teething 10 month old I’ve ever met…..EVER!! 9:35 PM Nov 17th from TwitKit

My 10 month old has learned how to flush the toilet!! She’s done it twice tonight. Yes, the toilet lid was down! πŸ™‚ 9:04 PM Nov 17th from TwitKit

Funny. My 8YO always asks if a small meal portion is “too much,” while my 6yo always asks if a humongous one is “enough.” 6:57 PM Nov 17th from TwitKit

My (almost) 3YO has learned to say “NO WAY!” Only problem is, she has no idea what it means or when to say it! πŸ™‚ 4:30 PM Nov 17th from TwitKit

Just said a thought was “slipping my hind.” Just one wrong consonant, right?

Tabetha’s Tidbit: Refilling Hand Soap

Several months ago, I dropped my refill bottle of liquid hand soap, and the lid busted. I was quite disappointed, not only about the mess I had just created, but also about the fact that I could no longer easily refill my soap dispensers. I knew there would be even more mess each time I went to refill them.

Finally the dreaded day arrived, despite the fact that I had only let the kids wash their hands once a day!* It was time to make a mess pouring soap from a big bottle to a small bottle. I was in for a pleasant little surprise. No mess!! The soap poured quickly but quite neatly into the little soap dispenser. I didn’t even have to wait for the air bubbles to come up after each squeeze, like I normally had to!

Now that the refill bottle with the busted lid is long gone, I remove the lid of the refill bottle for every refill. It actually works better! Never have I been so happy to have lost my lid!

*For those of you who didn’t catch my joke, I was kidding about the once a day hand washing. I actually limited it to once a week! πŸ˜‰

It’s Time to Take a Stand!

I am sure many of you know about Motrin’s ad targeting baby wearing moms and portraying them in a negative way. If you haven’t heard anything of it, Susan at Marketing Roadmaps and Susie at babywearing.com give pretty good summaries.

This new ad really upset a lot of moms who wear their babies. I believe those moms had reason to be upset, and I am glad they spoke out and eventually convinced McNeal Consumer healthcare to take down the advertisement for Motrin (their product).

My goal today is not to bash Motrin any more. Instead, it is about the amazing influence of twitter and personal blogs.

I came across a twitter search today named #motrinmoms. Motrinmoms was a response from twittering and blogging moms across America, who are against the ad by Motrin. There were thousands of responses from Moms!

I was amazed at the response. Something happened that many Americans did not agree with, and through twitter and blogs, those Americans had the power to convince Motrin not only to remove the ad from their site, but to also remove it from all printed sources! What an impact!! Do you get the full meaning of that?

As an American and as a child of God, I am not happy about some of the things going on in America. I am sure Christians across America are not happy about some things in our country, whether it be the content on television and internet or laws that are passed.

Correct me if I am wrong, but it appears that if Christians and moral people across America stood up and spoke out for or against those things they want to change, there is a possibility that they would be heard and that there there could be a lasting impression.

Of course the trick is to be prepared to spread what is going on. If someone twitters for a change you agree with or blogs against something that you also are against, twitter about it too! Blog about it. Don’t think you are being redundant by twittering or blogging about something that has already been addressed. You have a different audience! Get the word out to them that you are ready to stand up for what you believe in!! Maybe they’ll do the same!

I have mentioned it before, but I will say it again just in case some of you don’t know. I am a Christian. I do not agree with several things that are going on in our beloved nation (because they are not scriptural), and I am ready to speak out about it. What good does it do to sit back and complain about it to my friends and then go on with life like I don’t care? I have recently learned that it does no good whatsoever!

I am ready to speak up to both those who agree with me and those who don’t and lovingly say, “I don’t like it!” I don’t hate those who push the things I disagree with. I just want to lift up my voice to declare my thoughts, jus like they did, while I still have the right to speak up.

Parents Versus Big Brother

Today I received an email from the parentalrights.org blog about an issue that I had just barely been introduced to in the past. I was introduced to a threat to all parents across America that got my full attention and caused me to be afraid in a way that I have never feared in my life. This fear is caused by the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child. Please read the article. Please. Here is an excerpt.

Since its adoption by the United Nations in 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has become the most widely accepted international agreement in history, ratified by every nation of the world except for the United States and Somalia. All signatories pledge to protect children’s rights, foster their development, and uphold their best interests by re-writing their national laws to conform to the standards set forth in the treaty.

While all this may sound harmless and even commendable, the reality is that the Convention allows and even demands that national governments interfere in the decisions of individual families and parents. By invoking the β€œbest interests of the child ,” policymakers and government agents have the authority to substitute their own decisions for those of the child or parent. In short, parents lose their rights to be parents, and become merely caregivers. The result, as parents across the globe are now discovering, is that the family is being steadily undermined, often with tragic and devastating results for the very children who are supposed to be protected.

Without research and/or understanding of what “The Rights of the Child” refers to, the idea sounds like a great one. Everyone wants their children to have rights. Unfortunately the idea that the United Nations is pushing allows parents to take care of the physical needs of their children but takes away any other influence that the parents may have on their children. The children are expected to learn what the UN approves of and nothing else (including morals)!

Parentalrights.org is taking it upon themselves to keep track of countries who have already accepted this proposal of the United Nations and post about it every 2 weeks. Please go to their site regularly or put their posts in your RSS feed. Also, go to the site of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights site and read the declaration for the Convention for the Rights of the Child. The second statement in Article 2 was most disturbing to me. It states that

States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment on the basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, or beliefs of the child’s parents, legal guardians, or family members.

Read that again and think about it. Think hard about it. It says that parents have no influence on the thoughts, activities, opinions or beliefs of their children. Is that what you want for your children? It most definitely is not what I want for mine. According to “Imagine If…” by parental rights.org, the Unites States is only one of two countries that have not accepted this. If you disagree with the things written in “the Rights of the children” please do yourself and everyone around you a favor and do everything you can to discourage America’s agreement to it. You might want to start by signing a petition showing that you are against the interference of government on your right to parent your children. Then you might want to consider getting down on your knees and having a long talk with the Person most able to prevent this intrusion on our parental rights.

Update (1/3/09): I now know that this convention was signed by president Clinton but was stopped by congress. Now president Obama is planning to get it passed.Β  This is very urgent! Go here to do all you can to help.

Note: Although it was not my original intent when writing this post and it is a bit late, this post has a lot to do with the government. If Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings is willing, please consider this my submission for this month’s “What I Learned From” project.