Another Semster Almost Done!

This last week of the semester is always full of stress and anxiety!  I know I get test anxiety, I think now that it is finals week we all will have it.  The easiest way that I have found to get over this anxiety stricken sickness is to realize at the end of finals you and I have accomplished something that no one else can take away from us, ANOTHER SEMESTER OF COLLEGE!  Some of us are burned out to where we are counting down the days until summer break, some of us are counting down the days until we graduate.  What ever you are counting down for, you made it.  You made it through another semester of college, or you have made it to the finish line and are graduating from college.  So whatever it may be,  Good luck on your finals. Take time to breathe and take time to relax.  Finals will be over before you know it.  So I wish all of you good luck and hope all of you have a wonderful summer.

Tanning goes to a new level of CRAZY!!!

I do not understand what is WRONG with some people these day! All I can say is this woman hit the new level of WHACKO!  To allow or put you 5 year old child in a tanning bed is outrageous, not to mention dangerous!  Little kids are not meant to be in tanning beds.  I tan for about a month a year and that is hard enough on me, much less a little person. Patricia Krentcil who is now known as the N.J. tanning mom or New Jersey's "famous tanorexic" mom, bring tanning to a whole new meaning.  She was arrainged on thursday for allegedly putting her 5 year old little girl in a tanning bed.  She is charged with child endangerment.
This is from the article!
"Court officials say the Nutley mom accused of taking her then-5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth is no longer on probation.
Patricia Krentcil is free on $2,500 bond, charged with child endangerment following her arrest last month in Nutley.
The arrest got the attention of authorities in Camden County. That's where Krentcil was sentenced to five years' probation in 1999 for credit card theft, forgery and theft for writing bad checks. In 2001, a bench warrant was issued for her failure to appear at a probation hearing.
Court officials in Camden County today said her probation had been terminated and she would not be required to appear in court.
Krentcil is due back in court next month to face the allegation of causing skin burns to her daughter."

As a mother, it is our job to make sure our children are safe and taken care of. Not to put them in a tanning bed!

To Blog or not to Blog???

This is my last paper that I submitted to Mrs. Chism about us having to do a blog for our English class.  I hope you all like it!

         Like most of us, the very thought of starting a Blog at the beginning of the semester had me stumped.  I had heard about blogs, just had never read one or for that matter wrote one.  For the first two weeks, my blog posts were not showing up. I had no idea what was wrong or what I had done.   This only added to the anxiety of having to do the blog in the first place.  Therefore, I emailed Mrs. Chism I do not know how many times, until her and I finally figured out what I had done wrong.  When we were setting up our blogs at the beginning of the semester, I had gotten side tracked somehow and had set up a blog with my personal email address.  After about two or three days of being completely dumbfounded and not understanding what was going on, I noticed at the top of the blog homepage in all caps my personal email address.  I had set one up also under my student email, which is the one that I had sent to Mrs. Chism.  Yes, I had been doing my blog posts all along, just on the “wrong” blog page. 

               During this semester, I have learned how writing can be therapeutic. Even if it is not done exactly how it is supposed to be wrote, or in the exact format.  Being able to voice your opinion or thoughts through your blog posts has been a new way for me to open up to more people.  When we starting writing one post a week about something going on in our personal life or something that we were interested in,  I think that with all of us being able to do this, it helped us to know a little more about the person on the other side of the computer.   Being in an online class, we do not know much about the other students in our class, so being able to read their blogs every week, and reading about something or someone in their lives, helps you realize that we are all in the same boat at times. Whether it is a sick child, or a husband driving you crazy, a graduation, a new baby, it makes the class a little more personalized.  You know that you are not alone, and that the other students in your class are going through some of the same things as you might be.  We all have anxiety about writing in some way or another, and with having to do this blog; it has helped me out a lot. 

               With everything leaning more towards technology today, I think having to do a blog in class will start being the normal thing to have to do as a part of the class.  I know that for me, having to write a blog every week has helped me be more open and creative.  I hope that more classes, especially online classes start having students do blogs.  It helps!

Just needing to RANT AND RAVE!!

I know that now days, teens think that they know it all.  Just like we all did when we were teenagers. This is not directed at all teens, just some in general that have NO respect for anything or anyone.  Not all teens are like this, just a few.  One of them that is in the NO respect category would be my step son.  His Dad and I did not raise him to be rude and disrespectful to people. He was raised to respect his elders and use his manners. He thinks now that he is 19 that he is a "man" and does not have to respect anyone.  He tears his car up and thinks that it is still his Dads responsiblilty to have it fixed. He thinks everyone owes him something.  His Dad lets him walk all over him and treat him like dirt.  The only time he treats his Dad halfway good is when he wants something.  His Dad lets it happen repeatedly and does not understand why his son is the way he is. He enables him to do whatever he wants. Then complains when he treats him badly.  I am sorry but if you allow your child to walk all over you and not put your foot down about how they treat you, then it is your own fault that they are the way they are! Just saying!  We have a 3 year old son that is watching his older brother treat people like this and at times he thinks it is ok too to act like that.  Needless to say, I have nipt that in the bud.  I was raised to respect my elders and most definelty my parents.  I was taught that you treat people with respect and you will get it in return. You also take care of you belongings and do not expect your Dad or Mom to run and jump at your beckon call when you have torn up you car, etc.  All I know that if my husband doesn't put a stop to his son treating people this way that he is going to end up in a lot of trouble. Thanks for listening!

When a child is being bullied by their school staff or teacher?

Lately we have seen a lot about bullying in the news.  Kids used to be the only ones that I knew of that "bullied" other kids. Now it is not just kids that are bullying other kids, it is teacher too.  We send our children to school to be taught, not to be mistreated. Teachers are supposed to protect your kids and make them feel safe, not bully them like the bully on the playground does.  This teacher in New Jersey was caught on audio bullying a child that is autistic.

The former teacher said this: " CNN) -- The former teacher of a schoolboy diagnosed with autism, who is accused by the child's father of mistreating the student, has called the allegations "disingenuous," saying she wasn't there when the alleged classroom incident took place."

"The father, Stuart Chaifetz, said he put a recording device on his 10-year-old son, Akian, and recorded school staff in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, making what he described as inappropriate comments during class."

Chaifetz launched a website and a YouTube video on Monday to publicize portions of more than six hours of recordings of what he says are teachers and aides talking about alcohol and sex in front of the class, punctuated by yelling at his son to "shut your mouth."

School authorities said in a statement Friday that they are "continuing to investigate what occurred in the classroom in question."

"Since the evidence presented is audio only, it is imperative that the improper conduct identified on the recording is correctly identified to the person(s) who committed the conduct," the statement said."

I am still somewhat in disbelief that a teacher who is supposed to teach children and help them from being bullied, is a bully herself!

Mariah Cary and Nick Cannon renew Vows!

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon renewed their wedding vows at the Eiffel Tower in France as a part of their 4 year wedding anniversay celebration.  Here is a couple that no one thought would make it together, much less be together.  They have one-year old twins that are the apple of their eye.  Maria Carey is known to not like her private life to be publicized.  She likes to keep her private lifet to herself and her family.  I think that now days when any one renews their vows or even makes it past the 3 year mark they are doing good. For celebraties to make it past that mark you know that they are really in love with each other and wanting their marriages to work.
 This is what the couple had to say:
"Tonight was an incredible night," the singer Tweeted. "I can't express how amazing it was to renew our vows in Paris at the top of the Eiffel tower."

The couple have much to celebrate beyond their four-year anniversary, which falls on Monday. Along with enjoying nearly 1-year-old twins, Cannon appears to be on the mend from frightening health problems, including kidney disease.

After leaving the hospital in January, Cannon called Carey his "hero" and "the virtuous person who is my angel." Carey returned the compliment by telling him he was her "incredible husband" who, despite his struggles, was still "all strong and healthy and big."

Finals approaching!

I do not know about you, but with finals coming up, my stress level rises!  I know that a lot of us are ready for a break from homework and the hectic schedule of homework.  I can not believe how fast this semester has flown by.  I have really learned a lot from all of my classes this semester. One thing being that I need to slow down take the time to read "all" the directions entirely and not to get a head of my self.  I hope that all of you with finals right around the corner, take the time to relax a little and not over stress your selves.  The one final that is already stressing me out is my math final.  After spring break, I began working with a tutor, because Math was seriously kicking my 35 year old butt.  Now with the help of my amazing tutor, I can do it without stressing myself out.  But I know that the final is coming and it is a major stressor for me.  With all the hard work that I have been doing, I think that I will do fine.  I just have to relax.  So I hope that with finals fastly approaching that all of you do amazing.