Posted on November 11, 2009 by therealmotherlode
This one can be filed under, “Yes You Too May Have a Label.”
“People might think it is a bit of a laughable affliction…but the actual sight of them fills me with dread and I could never touch them,” Vicki Larrieux, 22, a British student.
What, pray tell, terrorizes this young Brit? (Here’s the article.)
If you guessed [...]
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by therealmotherlode
Thrown them into the pit…cast their souls to perdition. Or at least that’s what this article suggested.
I read it in a homeschool magazine; the author’s opinion was quite clear: If you put your kids in public school, you are rejecting “Godly” teaching and indoctrinating your child in the world. (And hence you’re in disobedience to [...]
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Posted on February 16, 2009 by therealmotherlode
Frequently I have to have a discussion with myself: No, Theresa….you do not have a brain tumor. (Note to self: See David. My chiropractor.) Caleb’s freckle isn’t a malignancy. And no, Jay isn’t going to die in a freak accident driving to work. (Most likely anyway.)
From fear in relationships (What did she really mean by [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by therealmotherlode
Or is it the first symptom of an internal malignancy? And is that fluid in the ear making you a little spinny or (cue to forboding music) is it a sign of a brain stem stroke?
Oh-oh…lost weight lately? (even if you’re on Weight Watchers)…You’d better get your affairs in order!!!!
I don’t know about you but [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2008 by therealmotherlode
Fear is a very powerful motivator. According to the news, the vast majority of gas stations in the Nashville area are still out of gas. What gives?
Fear. People are afraid of running out of gas so they’re filling up even if their tanks are 3/4 full. We haven’t done that but we did curtail our [...]
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