It never fails to amaze me how living ones everyday life is important to those who have grown up and left home. Yesterday, one of our grown children called home just to check in and to ask how were the pets and what is going on at "home". That all important word "HOME" is the heart of any family.
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Are you saying "YES" much more than you say "NO"?
When I had children at home, and a notice would come home or I would attend some meeting at the school, I would find myself in a situation that "appeared" to be dire. It was this way in the 90's and it is this way in 2000 and now in the next decade of 2010. Funds are being slashed (although this word does not seem to really cover it well). When we sit in these meetings we get the distinct impression that if "WE" do not do something, give something or just plain write a check out that our children will be harmed for not having something.
If you're like many mom's and dad's right now you are reeling at the long list of school supplies that your child's school has requested that you purchase. If you really stop and think about it, you know the reasoning behind the long and varied list. With budgets cut, schools just expect the parents of the incoming students to "pony-up" and buy what each classroom needs and puts the "guilt" trip on the parent that if you do not bring these items into school; well…somehow you child will suffer and do without something.