Today in the United States and Canada people who wish to adopt children will have to wait years and years. Sometimes people decide that it is not worth the hassle and they give up trying to adopt a child. This is a shame as there are children in the world today that deserve to have [...]
These days, the disabled, in many cases, are quite capable of living on their own and doing all that a healthy person can do. But when a disaster happens, it can be more difficult or even impossible for a disabled person to cope. Some disasters, like hurricanes or tornadoes, give sufficient warning, while earthquakes, floods [...]
Fund Raising is not an easy task. Lots of time and effort must be put in and the returns are often not predictable. I can help you out by giving you some GREAT, proven ideas to raise funds for your event. Selling Candy bars for Fundraising Many students sell candy bars for their schools. Students [...]
I drank for twenty years alcoholically. During the last seven years of that time, I “sped my bottom” by adding prescription drugs, mostly diet pills and Valium, but some street drugs too. I had a Mount Everest of problems. The last year of my drinking, my husband left me, I landed in jail twice on [...]
Many people know how to navigate place settings and know when to use each utensil. How to hold those knives, forks and spoons, where to put them when you are not using them and what to do with them at the end of the course or the meal may still be a challenge. Glancing around [...]
Sexual abuse or assault is arguably the most psychologically damaging occurrence that can happen in a person’s life. The profound impact of the person abused can be seen in one or all of the following symptoms: Mild, moderate or severe sexual dysfunction, eating disorders, personality and mood disorders, social phobias, intimacy and trust issues, obsessive [...]
After a long day of going back and forth to doctor’s appointments for my fiance’s father and his ill sister, I was just about ready to fall over in sheer exhaustion. However, something inside keeps you going because, well, you have to. As we were leaving our last appointment, I was walking behind the three [...]
This rant is dedicated to Queen Gertrude, see Act III, Scene II. of “the tragedy of Hamlet (Prince of Denmark)” by Shakespeare. It is neither my intent nor my position to state whether this is right or wrong. However, what is the point of the university system if its benefits are going to be ignored, [...]
Very few places can you find a sign which says “men only” and where it actually mean what it says. One of these places are public restrooms, but how long will it be before this place too is invaded by activists screaming “discrimination”? Before long there will not be any place left for the men [...]
Dating…isn’t that a scene right out of High School? We’re haunted by memories of our first date and the nervous tension that resulted from the anticipation of it: “Did I pick the correct outfit?” “Will I smell good to them?” “What will I say during those awkward moments of silence?” Things haven’t changed that much [...]