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Adoption
Do any of you guys have a child that you have placed for adoption? I know this is a touchy subject. It is weighing heavily on me, as I do. That time is approaching much faster than I expected. She will be 15 this year. I am counting down the days until she is 18. I am wondering if anyone here has been in my shoes and if you waited for them to contact you, or if you initiated contact. It's been... Read
Confessions of Another Mother
As a foster parent, I sometimes feel how I imagine Schrödinger’s cat might have felt. I am simultaneously a mother, and not a mother. The child is mine, but not my own. And no matter what happens, I will never be the mother to that child, I can only ever be a mother. One of many. As mother’s day approaches, my first with children in my home, this weighs heavily on my heart. There are days that... Read
Senator Schumer's plan to tax people who leave the US.
Sen. Schumer is upset that the US may miss out on $67M in taxes due to Eduardo Saverin renouncing his naturalized US citizenship. So the Senator wants to place a huge tax on capital gains of anyone who renounces their citizenship and also ban them from re-entering the US. Take their money and kick them out the door. Sounds like the old scheme of rolling drunken sailors but being applied by the... Read
Adobe's "Creative Cloud"
I've been a LONG-TIME user of Adobe products. I've used products now offered by Adobe before they bought them from other companies (like Macromedia). Throughout the years, these products have helped me create a couple of web-sites, "Playbills" for theater shows, and, more recently, videos. Well. . . Adobe has this new method of using their software products. One can actually "rent" them via... Read
Yoga vs Zumba
What do you prefer as a nurse? I think they can both be a great combination. They are both great ways to reduce stress and stay or get fit. What do you think? Have you tried any? Read
First nurse/woman appointed Army surgeon general
Pretty cool. Here's a link to the article: Horoho takes oath as first nurse, female surgeon general | Article | The United States Army Read
"Nurses eat their young"
I am a student VN who was assigned the topic "Nurses eat their young". I was curious and would like to know how many of you have experienced this phenomenom in the work place either as being the one who is eaten or doing the eating, or by witnessing it happen. Please feel free to add other feedback that may help me. Read
Donna Summer
Needless to say, today one of my favorite writer, singer composer and actress died, I grew up listening to her and going to her concerts Donna Summer R I P. I still can't bring myself to acknowledge that Donna Summer died today 05/17/12 after battling with CA for a long time. Unquestionably, the music industry has lost an icon. What this artist bestowed upon millions of fans with her incredible... Read
