The Breast Addressed

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Why are people so shocked/appalled/offended by a woman breastfeeding? It’s hard to believe that something as natural and as old as the human race can stir such controversy.  Maybe it’s just me, but I have difficulty in understanding what the fuss about breastfeeding in public is all about.  A baby is hungry, the mother feeds her baby with her milk.  Simple problem, simple solution, so you’d think. Apparently, even the partial view of a human female breast in the non-sexual … Continue reading →

Storytime

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Why do some adults, regardless of whether they have children, read children’s books? Mea culpa.  I confess.  I’m an adult with a guilty passion–I read children’s books.  And I indulge in this passion.  Everyday.  And I don’t even have any kids.  Wanna know what’s scarier?  I’m not the only adult who has this passion. Working in a library, I’m naturally surrounded by all kinds of books, so I probably see as many if not more children’s books than the average … Continue reading →

Pushy People

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Why are some people pushy? Who doesn’t know someone who’s pushy?  It can be your your co-worker, friend, spouse, or parent.  It can be someone tall or short, blonde or brunette, young or old, male or female.  Pushy people come in all colors, shapes, and sizes.  They’re all around us.  We see the kid in the store pushing his father to buy him the toy he wants, the wife in the doctor’s office pushing her husband to tell the doctor … Continue reading →

Owning Your John Hancock

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Why is cursive handwriting falling by the wayside? Once upon a time, during the Middle Ages, books were expensive.  Like, crazy expensive.  That’s because monks copied manuscripts by hand, and in order for monks to copy manuscripts, they needed to have good penmanship.  After all, who wanted a book with sloppy handwriting that couldn’t be deciphered? Then along came the Gutenberg Press, which unemployed a lot of religious scribes, but made books easily publishable, cheaper, and more accessible.  However, people … Continue reading →

Lost Era, Lost Modesty

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Why has modesty become a thing of the past? I’m not a prude nor do I consider myself to be a highly conservative person in dress or beliefs.  Is it just me, though, or has modesty all but disappeared in our society today?  Where have the days of respect and decency gone? You see it everywhere, from the local to the national scene, from children to young adults.  People are dressing badly and behaving even worse.  6-year old boys are … Continue reading →