Lotus in the Mudd

     Today marks an epic event in the Dalton family.  We created a new system for behavior modification.  We have for years, been struggleing with temper tantrums.

      After returning from a trip to Maui I gained some much  needed perspective for living either on the Big Island,HI or Maui.  We currently live on the Big Island with our two young children.  We have experienced some frustrations trying to raise our children here.  The options for schooling for middle and lower class families leaves something to be desired.  There are no shortages of great private schools but that is exclusive to those who can afford it and honestly, I think that is a very small percentage of the population here.

America the Beautiful follows Darryl Roberts as he interviews and illustrates the many sources of information, ideas, and beliefs young women are subjected to in our society. The film show how our culture is poisoning women, first in their minds and souls through unattainable standards of beauty, and then even physically with toxic cosmetics many of which have been banned in Europe. This is yet another pointer to the fact that we are living in a age that is hypnotized by marketing and mass media.

Recently my kids have been wanting to watch the show "Super Nanny" so I've been watching it with them.  My kids are 8 and 10 now so watching the show was a great way to reflect on how far we've come.  Many of the issues Super Nanny deals with are issues that we went through when our kids were younger.  We were able to watch how they handled things and reflect on how we delt with those same issues.  It helped for our kids to see other children that were doing some of the things that they used to do or still do and then see how the parents were handling it.