"ewe"
"a mare"
"egrets"
"moose"
wee fish, ewe, a mare, egrets, moose,
wee fish, ewe, a mare, egrets, moose
and
"a hippo"
"gnu" year!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Animal Christmas...
(just go with it...)
"wee fish"
"ewe"
"a mare"
"egrets"
"moose"
wee fish, ewe, a mare, egrets, moose,
wee fish, ewe, a mare, egrets, moose
and
"a hippo"
"gnu" year!
"ewe"
"a mare"
"egrets"
"moose"
wee fish, ewe, a mare, egrets, moose,
wee fish, ewe, a mare, egrets, moose
and
"a hippo"
"gnu" year!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
The State of our Schools
For someone who doesn't have a horse in the race, I sure spend a lot of time considering where the race went wrong. Not to take the metaphor too far, the state of public schools, in general, is pretty bleak. There are dozens of reasons why, very few of which can be corrected with any quick fix.
It is difficult to decide where to start when listing the issues facing our schools, so let's begin with one which many people find controversial. Equal rights for women. Don't get me wrong, of COURSE women should have equal rights and equal pay for equal work (and by the way, we still don't). But over the course of a generation, we went from women being ALLOWED to work, to women WANTING to work, to women feeling they SHOULD work, to women feeling they HAVE to work just to make ends meet and survive - especially in this economy. And though this is fantastic for women's rights, it means that many children spend eight hours a day at school then two or three hours at daycare or home alone, and what little time they HAVE with their parents is spent doing homework, or rushing to sports, or fighting over chores and housework. Many children spend more time with their peers, learning bad habits and street smarts, than in the loving embrace of their parents and family. Parents don't have much time to PARENT - to share their values and resources with their children. The children suffer for it.
Let me be clear - I do NOT blame working mothers! This is NOT a judgment, it is simply stating a fact: generally, children spend less time with their parents than they used to. Might this contribute to the problems our schools face? I think it might.
Though it will not be popular to say, women's equality has affected our schools in another way. Fifty years ago, if a woman wanted to work, and make a difference, outside the home, she had two choices - to be a nurse or a teacher. This meant that the smartest and most dedicated women were in two of the most important, and influential, positions. With our new found equality, there is no end to the opportunities for women, which often means that nursing and teaching positions are left open, or filled with less than the MOST qualified applicants. This is not to say that there are not loving, dedicated and qualified teachers out there, just that not EVERY ONE of the teachers in schools is.
In that same fifty years, teachers and nurses' salaries have not grown enough to compete with some of the other careers available. Teachers are responsible for molding and educating the people who will one day run our world - should they not be paid accordingly?
Another issue is that, in many states, a school's hands are tied when it comes to terminating a bad teacher's contract. John Stossel wrote about an example in New York City: It took years to fire a teacher who sent sexually oriented e-mails to "Cutie 101," a 16-year-old student. Klein said, "He hasn't taught, but we have had to pay him, because that's what's required under the contract."
Only after six years of litigation were they able to fire him. In the meantime, they paid the teacher more than $300,000. Klein said he employs dozens of teachers who he's afraid to let near the kids, so he has them sit in what are called rubber rooms. This year he will spend $20 million dollars to warehouse teachers in five rubber rooms. It's an alternative to firing them. In the last four years, only two teachers out of 80,000 were fired for incompetence. Klein's office says the new contract will make it easier to get rid of sex offenders, but it will still be difficult to fire incompetent teachers. You can read the entire article here.
Let's be frank: there are plenty of AMAZING public schools - there are thousands of FANTASTIC teachers. But until every school is amazing, and every teacher is fantastic, there is much work to be done!
Parents' attitudes have changed over the last generation as well. Maybe it comes from the guilt of not having enough time with their kids. Maybe it stems from their visions of their own childhood injustices. But, when I went to school, if you got INTO to trouble AT school, you got into MORE trouble at home. Today, if a child misbehaves at school, the parent(s) come in and cause holy heck, make excuses, and get the punishment reversed, or threaten to sue. (This harkens to our overly litigious society, but I think that is another post altogether!) As a result of the parents' actions, teachers' authority has been so undermined, that teachers have no power left to hold over the student.
Money is a problem which needs to be addressed, but it isn't necessarily that there isn't enough money in education, just that it might be used more efficiently.
Teachers are clearly overworked. The red tape, paperwork, statistical analysis and record keeping take up HOURS of non-class time. During school, teachers are so busy trying to get kids to sit still, be quiet, pay attention, and focus, that they have so little time to teach. And don't forget that children are being pulled out of the classroom to be medicated, or for Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and / or Speech Therapy, or to go doctor's appointments and dentist appointments. Then there are weeks of preparation for mandated standardized tests (upon which many teachers' future salaries are based either directly or indirectly). WHEN are the children supposed to LEARN something!?
Teaching-to-the-test seems to be a fact of life these days. While I understand the need for a nationwide minimum standard, it would appear that these tests have taken over most, if not all, of each year's academic focus. This limits a teacher's ability to excite and inspire his or her students. A young child has an innate love of learning which is systematically beaten out of him or her within a year of starting formal education.
There have been dozens of articles written about the state of our schools. It doesn't do any good to rehash them, so I will simply list them at the bottom of this post. But, how to FIX things? Well that remains to be seen. The lack of solution, I think, stems from the problems being so sweeping and wide spread and deep and broad, that they seem overwhelming. Where do we start? What do we do? Many times grass-roots solutions, those that start at the bottom and work up, are the most successful. Herein, lies another obstacle to the solution: grass-roots organizing requires years of work - people gathering to discuss and improve issues at their core. But when something requires SO MUCH time to work through, the people "in the trenches" have kids who age out before a solution is found. That makes it difficult to recruit those grass-roots soldiers!
So while we wait for "someone" to rescue our schools, we must each do what we can to help our kids - for Whitney was right - they ARE our future, we must treat them well! For some of us, homeschooling, or private schools, is the solution. But however our children are educated, we must commit to staying involved, parenting properly, helping with homework, supporting teachers, loving our kids and doing our number one job as parents: providing a safe, happy, loving environment for children who will grow up to be productive, happy members of society.
Stupid In America by John Stossel
American Education Problems by Sandra Price, Reason to Freedom
Problems Facing American Education by Boyer and Hamil, Mississippi State University
Problems of Education by Pearson Allyn and Bacon, Social Problems Supersite
Education Problems in Public Schools by Ningthoujam Sandhyarani, Buzzle.com
Problems in Education and Society by unknown, Cyber Essays
Officials Identify Education Problems by Cameron Dux, GW Hatchet
Public Education System Problems by C. Johnson, Ex-Teacher
It is difficult to decide where to start when listing the issues facing our schools, so let's begin with one which many people find controversial. Equal rights for women. Don't get me wrong, of COURSE women should have equal rights and equal pay for equal work (and by the way, we still don't). But over the course of a generation, we went from women being ALLOWED to work, to women WANTING to work, to women feeling they SHOULD work, to women feeling they HAVE to work just to make ends meet and survive - especially in this economy. And though this is fantastic for women's rights, it means that many children spend eight hours a day at school then two or three hours at daycare or home alone, and what little time they HAVE with their parents is spent doing homework, or rushing to sports, or fighting over chores and housework. Many children spend more time with their peers, learning bad habits and street smarts, than in the loving embrace of their parents and family. Parents don't have much time to PARENT - to share their values and resources with their children. The children suffer for it.
Let me be clear - I do NOT blame working mothers! This is NOT a judgment, it is simply stating a fact: generally, children spend less time with their parents than they used to. Might this contribute to the problems our schools face? I think it might.
Though it will not be popular to say, women's equality has affected our schools in another way. Fifty years ago, if a woman wanted to work, and make a difference, outside the home, she had two choices - to be a nurse or a teacher. This meant that the smartest and most dedicated women were in two of the most important, and influential, positions. With our new found equality, there is no end to the opportunities for women, which often means that nursing and teaching positions are left open, or filled with less than the MOST qualified applicants. This is not to say that there are not loving, dedicated and qualified teachers out there, just that not EVERY ONE of the teachers in schools is.
In that same fifty years, teachers and nurses' salaries have not grown enough to compete with some of the other careers available. Teachers are responsible for molding and educating the people who will one day run our world - should they not be paid accordingly?
Another issue is that, in many states, a school's hands are tied when it comes to terminating a bad teacher's contract. John Stossel wrote about an example in New York City: It took years to fire a teacher who sent sexually oriented e-mails to "Cutie 101," a 16-year-old student. Klein said, "He hasn't taught, but we have had to pay him, because that's what's required under the contract."
Only after six years of litigation were they able to fire him. In the meantime, they paid the teacher more than $300,000. Klein said he employs dozens of teachers who he's afraid to let near the kids, so he has them sit in what are called rubber rooms. This year he will spend $20 million dollars to warehouse teachers in five rubber rooms. It's an alternative to firing them. In the last four years, only two teachers out of 80,000 were fired for incompetence. Klein's office says the new contract will make it easier to get rid of sex offenders, but it will still be difficult to fire incompetent teachers. You can read the entire article here.
Let's be frank: there are plenty of AMAZING public schools - there are thousands of FANTASTIC teachers. But until every school is amazing, and every teacher is fantastic, there is much work to be done!
Parents' attitudes have changed over the last generation as well. Maybe it comes from the guilt of not having enough time with their kids. Maybe it stems from their visions of their own childhood injustices. But, when I went to school, if you got INTO to trouble AT school, you got into MORE trouble at home. Today, if a child misbehaves at school, the parent(s) come in and cause holy heck, make excuses, and get the punishment reversed, or threaten to sue. (This harkens to our overly litigious society, but I think that is another post altogether!) As a result of the parents' actions, teachers' authority has been so undermined, that teachers have no power left to hold over the student.
Money is a problem which needs to be addressed, but it isn't necessarily that there isn't enough money in education, just that it might be used more efficiently.
Teachers are clearly overworked. The red tape, paperwork, statistical analysis and record keeping take up HOURS of non-class time. During school, teachers are so busy trying to get kids to sit still, be quiet, pay attention, and focus, that they have so little time to teach. And don't forget that children are being pulled out of the classroom to be medicated, or for Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and / or Speech Therapy, or to go doctor's appointments and dentist appointments. Then there are weeks of preparation for mandated standardized tests (upon which many teachers' future salaries are based either directly or indirectly). WHEN are the children supposed to LEARN something!?
Teaching-to-the-test seems to be a fact of life these days. While I understand the need for a nationwide minimum standard, it would appear that these tests have taken over most, if not all, of each year's academic focus. This limits a teacher's ability to excite and inspire his or her students. A young child has an innate love of learning which is systematically beaten out of him or her within a year of starting formal education.
There have been dozens of articles written about the state of our schools. It doesn't do any good to rehash them, so I will simply list them at the bottom of this post. But, how to FIX things? Well that remains to be seen. The lack of solution, I think, stems from the problems being so sweeping and wide spread and deep and broad, that they seem overwhelming. Where do we start? What do we do? Many times grass-roots solutions, those that start at the bottom and work up, are the most successful. Herein, lies another obstacle to the solution: grass-roots organizing requires years of work - people gathering to discuss and improve issues at their core. But when something requires SO MUCH time to work through, the people "in the trenches" have kids who age out before a solution is found. That makes it difficult to recruit those grass-roots soldiers!
So while we wait for "someone" to rescue our schools, we must each do what we can to help our kids - for Whitney was right - they ARE our future, we must treat them well! For some of us, homeschooling, or private schools, is the solution. But however our children are educated, we must commit to staying involved, parenting properly, helping with homework, supporting teachers, loving our kids and doing our number one job as parents: providing a safe, happy, loving environment for children who will grow up to be productive, happy members of society.
Stupid In America by John Stossel
American Education Problems by Sandra Price, Reason to Freedom
Problems Facing American Education by Boyer and Hamil, Mississippi State University
Problems of Education by Pearson Allyn and Bacon, Social Problems Supersite
Education Problems in Public Schools by Ningthoujam Sandhyarani, Buzzle.com
Problems in Education and Society by unknown, Cyber Essays
Officials Identify Education Problems by Cameron Dux, GW Hatchet
Public Education System Problems by C. Johnson, Ex-Teacher
Sunday, November 08, 2009
STOP! WAIT! Hold everything!
Yesterday on the news, I heard that the USS New York was being dedicated. The newsworthy part of the story was that the ship was built using about seven and a half tons of steel from the fallen World Trade Center buildings. Cue the dramatic music! Cue the double exposed view of the ship, with an American flag washed across the screen.
STOP! WAIT! Hold everything!
Seriously, back up a second. The Navy commissioned an assault ship to be constructed, in part, of reclaimed steel from the buildings that collapsed on 9/11. But according to the official story, that steel melted at temperatures FAR lower than it should have. (Steel generally melts at 2500 degrees, where jet fuel tends to burn at 550 degrees.) So why on EARTH would the US Navy commission the construction of a ship using this compromised steel? Is anyone worried about this?
And wouldn't building the ship have proven more difficult given the odd characteristics of this steel? Surely this metal, which has a melting point 1/4 the temperature it SHOULD have, made the construction of the ship problematic?
And shouldn't the public be a) outraged at the company that manufactured this faulty steel to begin with, or b) worry for the safety of every person who works in any tall building, or c) be curious why, except for September 11th, 2001, no other building, in the history of civilization, has never collapsed into its own footprint without controlled demolition?
So either, we accept the official story, and worry for the safety of the men and women who will serve aboard this ship, or we don't accept the official story, because this is just one more hole in it. Think about that.
There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of reasons why we shouldn't accept the official story. Set aside a few minutes to think about just ONE of the holes in the story. It really is mind-boggling. One example is the fact that WTC7 fell to the ground in dust, despite the fact that it was not hit by a plane!
There is an old Chinese proverb that says: A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows public opinion. Do some research; ask some questions; look for answers.
It is in the unanswered, or inaccurately-answered, questions that you will find your OWN opinion.
STOP! WAIT! Hold everything!
Seriously, back up a second. The Navy commissioned an assault ship to be constructed, in part, of reclaimed steel from the buildings that collapsed on 9/11. But according to the official story, that steel melted at temperatures FAR lower than it should have. (Steel generally melts at 2500 degrees, where jet fuel tends to burn at 550 degrees.) So why on EARTH would the US Navy commission the construction of a ship using this compromised steel? Is anyone worried about this?
And wouldn't building the ship have proven more difficult given the odd characteristics of this steel? Surely this metal, which has a melting point 1/4 the temperature it SHOULD have, made the construction of the ship problematic?
And shouldn't the public be a) outraged at the company that manufactured this faulty steel to begin with, or b) worry for the safety of every person who works in any tall building, or c) be curious why, except for September 11th, 2001, no other building, in the history of civilization, has never collapsed into its own footprint without controlled demolition?
So either, we accept the official story, and worry for the safety of the men and women who will serve aboard this ship, or we don't accept the official story, because this is just one more hole in it. Think about that.
There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of reasons why we shouldn't accept the official story. Set aside a few minutes to think about just ONE of the holes in the story. It really is mind-boggling. One example is the fact that WTC7 fell to the ground in dust, despite the fact that it was not hit by a plane!
There is an old Chinese proverb that says: A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows public opinion. Do some research; ask some questions; look for answers.
It is in the unanswered, or inaccurately-answered, questions that you will find your OWN opinion.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Medicine: "Public" is a dirty word?
It seems strange that there are so many people who think that a Public Option for health care is so awful. Like the idea of it being public is somehow repugnant to them. I make great efforts to understand others' points of view, and the best that I could come up with is that there are people who feel like *they* would be paying for *the public* to have health care.
That got me thinking...
*they* are already paying for *the public* to have an education. Is health care NOT as vital to our country as education? Don't misunderstand me, I am not extolling the virtues of government schools - I doubt there is an American alive who doesn't know that there are inherent flaws in the system. But isn't keeping our population healthy as important as educating them?
Perhaps if those opposed to a public option for health care were to see the ramifications of losing the public option for education, things might change. Suppose the government decided that it was too expensive to keep running public schools, so the only option was to close them down.
Those wealthy enough to afford private school, could educate their children. A few others might start homeschooling. But what about the millions of children currently educated in government schools? They would be left to fend for themselves. It would be a matter of a single generation before a camera crew could film a piece for "feed the children" in the streets of any city or town on the map. NOT educating the *public* just isn't an option.
So why the resistance to the same for health care? Yes, it all comes down to money. But in the end, if EVERY citizen is entitled to health care - either through their own insurer, cash or the public option, the cost for health care will go DOWN. Once every person has access to preventative care, and people can be treated when they first get sick, people won't get AS sick, and it won't take as much money to treat them.
The price of care in a hospital is based on the costs that hospital incurs. Right now, hospitals have to cover the expenditures they make while treating the indigent in the ER (for things like ear infections and the flu) and the way to do that is to spread those costs among its paying patients. If hospital ERs could be limited to TRUE emergencies, the hospital costs would be reduced, and costs for other services could be lowered. How do we keep non-emergency patients out of the ER? By offering them health care in a doctor's office! It seems so simple.
The issue of health care is NOT a simple one. There are many corporations to please, many people to consider. I do think, however, that the issue of CARING for people's HEALTH is a simple one - we must. We must find a safe, simple and cost-effective way to keep people healthy. (Ask a nurse - I bet he or she would have some ideas.)
I look forward to a day when we can say, "Can you believe it? There was a time when sick people just DIED because they couldn't afford health care. There was a time when poor people couldn't be healed."
So let's get everyone healthy... then maybe we can figure out how to get our schools back in prime working order.
That got me thinking...
*they* are already paying for *the public* to have an education. Is health care NOT as vital to our country as education? Don't misunderstand me, I am not extolling the virtues of government schools - I doubt there is an American alive who doesn't know that there are inherent flaws in the system. But isn't keeping our population healthy as important as educating them?
Perhaps if those opposed to a public option for health care were to see the ramifications of losing the public option for education, things might change. Suppose the government decided that it was too expensive to keep running public schools, so the only option was to close them down.
Those wealthy enough to afford private school, could educate their children. A few others might start homeschooling. But what about the millions of children currently educated in government schools? They would be left to fend for themselves. It would be a matter of a single generation before a camera crew could film a piece for "feed the children" in the streets of any city or town on the map. NOT educating the *public* just isn't an option.
So why the resistance to the same for health care? Yes, it all comes down to money. But in the end, if EVERY citizen is entitled to health care - either through their own insurer, cash or the public option, the cost for health care will go DOWN. Once every person has access to preventative care, and people can be treated when they first get sick, people won't get AS sick, and it won't take as much money to treat them.
The price of care in a hospital is based on the costs that hospital incurs. Right now, hospitals have to cover the expenditures they make while treating the indigent in the ER (for things like ear infections and the flu) and the way to do that is to spread those costs among its paying patients. If hospital ERs could be limited to TRUE emergencies, the hospital costs would be reduced, and costs for other services could be lowered. How do we keep non-emergency patients out of the ER? By offering them health care in a doctor's office! It seems so simple.
The issue of health care is NOT a simple one. There are many corporations to please, many people to consider. I do think, however, that the issue of CARING for people's HEALTH is a simple one - we must. We must find a safe, simple and cost-effective way to keep people healthy. (Ask a nurse - I bet he or she would have some ideas.)
I look forward to a day when we can say, "Can you believe it? There was a time when sick people just DIED because they couldn't afford health care. There was a time when poor people couldn't be healed."
So let's get everyone healthy... then maybe we can figure out how to get our schools back in prime working order.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Being Broke Bites - Big Time
My husband has a really good saying about people who lack wealth. I am paraphrasing, but essentially he says that there is a difference between being broke and being poor. People who are broke, are without wealth temporarily. Being poor is a lifestyle.
I hope that's true, and for now, I will say we are flat broke. While the "rest of the world" only noticed the economic downturn with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, we've been feeling the pinch for over a year. The cloudy skies of the economy were felt first in the real estate business and it was just about a year ago when we first started tightening our belts and cutting out expenses. There were lots of things on the market, but everyone was being careful with their money. Rich had, and continues to have, a LOT of work, but deals aren't CLOSING so the pipeline has dried up.
Truthfully, it goes way beyond broke. The financial experts always say that folks should have six to eight months of "reserves" in savings to cover expenses when something happens with work. By June of last year, we were already three months into those reserves. We've maxed out our credit limit on the cards that weren't canceled, and the creditors are calling. It isn't pretty.
We've stretched every dollar farther and farther. The boys quit gymnastics last June, and karate in December. We spend nothing on anything that isn't absolutely necessary - I don't remember the last time I bought ANYTHING other than groceries! Other than a fast food dollar menu treat once in a while, we have only eaten out for super special occasions (Richard's birthday and Mother's Day) since last November - and even those times we were very careful.
I've started selling my cards online (shameless plug) here. And trying to drum up work where I can. I even applied at (gasp!) WalMart but I don't think even THEY are hiring, because while I believe I am fairly employable, I haven't heard anything yet.
The crazy thing is that it isn't a lot of FUN to live this way, but I am kind of used to it. And even though we'd love to buy the boys new bike helmets and a new toy or two (and honestly, I could really use some new underwear - mine have far more than the required three holes), every DAY I am thankful for what we DO have. I have a loving, HEALTHY family (good thing, since we gave up health insurance in December!), we have a house to live in, clothes on our backs, (and friends with hand-me downs since the boys are growing SO quickly,) we have food to eat (thanks to the food stamps we have FINALLY been approved for - I thought I would be ashamed of it, but you know what? I'm not. My kids need to eat.) and are surrounded by amazing people both literally -our local friends - and figuratively - our friends and family all around the world.
Would I CHOOSE to be broke? Never. I much prefer to be on the giving end of things! I LIKE to play Santa, or anonymous samaritan, and help people out and I miss that. But one day, when we're flush again, I think I will appreciate the extra things just a little bit more. Like buying underwear when I need it.
I hope that's true, and for now, I will say we are flat broke. While the "rest of the world" only noticed the economic downturn with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, we've been feeling the pinch for over a year. The cloudy skies of the economy were felt first in the real estate business and it was just about a year ago when we first started tightening our belts and cutting out expenses. There were lots of things on the market, but everyone was being careful with their money. Rich had, and continues to have, a LOT of work, but deals aren't CLOSING so the pipeline has dried up.
Truthfully, it goes way beyond broke. The financial experts always say that folks should have six to eight months of "reserves" in savings to cover expenses when something happens with work. By June of last year, we were already three months into those reserves. We've maxed out our credit limit on the cards that weren't canceled, and the creditors are calling. It isn't pretty.
We've stretched every dollar farther and farther. The boys quit gymnastics last June, and karate in December. We spend nothing on anything that isn't absolutely necessary - I don't remember the last time I bought ANYTHING other than groceries! Other than a fast food dollar menu treat once in a while, we have only eaten out for super special occasions (Richard's birthday and Mother's Day) since last November - and even those times we were very careful.
I've started selling my cards online (shameless plug) here. And trying to drum up work where I can. I even applied at (gasp!) WalMart but I don't think even THEY are hiring, because while I believe I am fairly employable, I haven't heard anything yet.
The crazy thing is that it isn't a lot of FUN to live this way, but I am kind of used to it. And even though we'd love to buy the boys new bike helmets and a new toy or two (and honestly, I could really use some new underwear - mine have far more than the required three holes), every DAY I am thankful for what we DO have. I have a loving, HEALTHY family (good thing, since we gave up health insurance in December!), we have a house to live in, clothes on our backs, (and friends with hand-me downs since the boys are growing SO quickly,) we have food to eat (thanks to the food stamps we have FINALLY been approved for - I thought I would be ashamed of it, but you know what? I'm not. My kids need to eat.) and are surrounded by amazing people both literally -our local friends - and figuratively - our friends and family all around the world.
Would I CHOOSE to be broke? Never. I much prefer to be on the giving end of things! I LIKE to play Santa, or anonymous samaritan, and help people out and I miss that. But one day, when we're flush again, I think I will appreciate the extra things just a little bit more. Like buying underwear when I need it.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
Mother's Day has definitely improved as my kids have grown. This morning, I got breakfast in the chaise (ever so much more civilized than in bed - and definitively less messy!). Followed by a scavenger hunt which led me to potted honeysuckle (which I really wanted), coupons for housework (like cleaning the cat box!), a shadow box they created, and finally more potted plants - this time veggies for the beginning of a vegetable garden!
I feel very loved.
Happy Mother's Day to every mother everywhere, whether your children are young, old, in utero, or covered in fur or feathers or scales, enjoy this day!
I feel very loved.
Happy Mother's Day to every mother everywhere, whether your children are young, old, in utero, or covered in fur or feathers or scales, enjoy this day!
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