Good morning fellow moms, dads and caregivers! How are you this morning?
I just got back from a trip to Orange County to visit my best friend and her family. What a lovely Thanksgiving. Here are some pictures from our trip to Legoland and a photo of your founding MotherTalkers.
What else have we been discussing at MotherTalkers?
We talked about the crass graduation weight requirement Lincoln University of Pennsylvania imposes on its students. Basically, only students with body mass indexes of 30 or above must complete a fitness course to graduate. There was consensus that if the university is going to require such a course, then it should be free and required of all students.
We have had a lot of holiday stories lately. Here is one on how to manage your time more efficiently. Once again, I have vowed to do holiday shopping throughout the year rather than wait until December. In another holiday story, we discussed what to tell children who do not believe in Santa Claus, especially if they are surrounded by peers who are believers.
USA Today exposed loopholes that allowed recalled beef tainted with E. coli and salmonella to make it into school lunches. In related news, Consumer Reports just released a study showing that two-thirds of store-bought chicken harbor salmonella and/or campylobacter, another bacterial cause of foodborne disease. The publication recommended cooking chicken at at least 165º F and to prevent raw chicken or its juices from touching any other food.
We doled out tips on how to fight classroom bullies, particularly girl-on-girl bullying.
My heart breaks for this mother. An Egyptian mom on her way to show off her 4-week daughter to relatives, accidentally smothered the baby on the flight when she fell asleep while breastfeeding, according to the Daily Mail of the UK.
What else is in the news? What's up with you?