As
passed on via email with permission (and a recommendation) to forward…
(Author Unknown)
Think about each item for a time before going on to
the next one.
1. Falling in love
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts
3. A hot shower
4. No lines at the supermarket.
5. A special glance.
6. Getting mail.
7. Taking a drive on a pretty road.
8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer.
11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry).
12. A bubble bath.
13. Giggling.
14. A good conversation.
15. The beach
16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter.
17. Laughing at yourself.
18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you
19.
Midnight
phone calls that last for hours.
20. Running through sprinklers.
21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
22. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
23. Laughing at an inside joke.
24. Friends.
25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few
hours left to sleep.
27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner).
28. Making new friends or spending time with old
ones.
29. Playing with a new puppy.
30. Having someone play with your hair.
31. Sweet dreams.
32. Hot chocolate.
33. Road trips with friends.
34. Swinging on swings.
35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
36. Making chocolate chip cookies.
37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
38 Holding hands with someone you care about.
39. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad)
never change.
40. Watching the expression on someone's face as
they open a much-desired present from you.
41. Watching the sunrise.
42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful
day.
43. Knowing that somebody misses you.
44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply.
45.Knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think.
Make a copy of this list. Share it with someone who
matters to you. Spend some time with it and travel through your memories.
You’ll laugh; you’ll get tender. You’ll giggle and sigh. And hopefully you’ll
gather that life isn’t just for serious stuff. Cut loose and have a little fun!
Full credit to the author (unknown) is given.
The Mommy Wars Tips & Solutions
Copyright 2006, Vicki Hinze
General Tips:
1. On those days
when you’re feeling as if you’re unappreciated and/or worthless,
remember that if you were paid for your “mom” jobs, your earnings
would be:
Stay-at-home mom: $134,121
Outside-job mom: $ 85,876 + job
salary
2.
Every mom has challenges and wants her
kids happy. Regardless of which side of the Mommy Wars you fall on,
remember that 72% of moms work because they have no choice.
3.
Team up. Whether you stay-at-home or
hold an outside job, all moms get into positions where they have to
be in two places at once. (Example: at a meeting at work or at a
doctor’s visit and home with a sick child.) Team up with another
mom and fill in for each other when possible. Neither of you can do
all at once, but together, you can help each other out.
Teaming up
is especially important considering our number of single moms. Many
can’t afford to miss a day’s pay. Your team might require several
moms to keep all the moms and kids cared for. The important thing
is that, working together, moms can provide the support and quality
care needed and stop feeling torn between kids and work..
1.
Stay-at-home moms. While you’re home
with the kids, keep training and preparing in case you choose to
reenter the work force or circumstances drive you to it. Check into
grants and programs in your area of interest for which you might be
eligible. With 72% of moms working, you don’t need to be caught in
the position of having to work and not being skilled in something
you love to do it.
RESOURCES:
·
Who earns what?
Check out salaries at
http://www.salary.com
·
Need a good book on what
moms want?
The Motherhood Manifesto: What
America's Moms Want —
And What to Do About It"
(Nation Books, $14.95).
Good
Reading Material:
Working
Mother Magazine
Feel Good Parenting
Helpful
Information Web Sites:
The
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
Provides the most up-to-date and
useful information to parents seeking child care.
National Child Care Information
Center Established to complement,
enhance and promote child care linkages and to serve as a mechanism
for supporting quality, comprehensive services for children and
families.
National
Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of
individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and
constructive education for all young children.
National Network for Child Care
Information on how to increase and strengthen the quality of
non-parental care environments. Quality research, resources, and
best practices available on the topic of childcare.
FEMALES IN THE WORKFORCE
STATISTICS
|
|
Situation
|
Statistic |
|
Portion of female
workers in the part-time workforce |
2/3 |
|
Number of Industries
that employ more than 50% of women in the part-time
workforce |
10 out of a possible 236 industries |
|
Average Hourly Wage
in these 10 Industries |
$8.27
20% less than
the average median wage for all workers |
|
Percentage of women
working part-time who are NOT likely to receive health
insurance or pension benefits from their employers |
88% |
Wegner, J., The Continuing
Problems with Part Time Jobs, Economic Policy Institute, 2001
Abuse Resources
Gratitude to Sandie Scarpa for compiling
these resources.
If you are a victim of abuse and
need to talk call:
National Domestic
Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
ALL CALLS ARE
ANONYMOUS
The National
Domestic Violence Hotline is manned 24-hours a day, 365 days a year
and provides services in 140 languages.
Advocates:
Answer
Questions Provide Safety Planning Provide Information
Connect callers
to Domestic Violence Resources in their local calling area
FREE EMERGENCY CELL PHONE
(INDIVIDUALS ONLY)
Go
to:
http://www.americancellphonedrive.org/cell-phone-emergency-911.cfm
Fill
out the form. You should receive a cell phone within seven (7)
business days.
VERIZON WIRELESS HOPELINE
Donate your
old cell-phone to Verizon. They sell some refurbished units, but
the money goes back into recycling cell-phones and accessories,
buying handsets and donating airtime minutes to help victims of
domestic violence.
For
the address and additional details, call:
1-800-426-2790
SOCIAL
SECURITY
Offers
public awareness campaigns with information on developing a safety
plan and gathering important papers, as well as choosing a safe
place to go. Also, information on creating a new identity and
getting a new social security number (in extreme cases only).
For
more information, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10093.html
RAISING A SON—BREAK THE CYCLE OF ABUSE
For
information on what you can to do to help your son make wiser
choices than those involving abuse.
Go
to:
http://endabuse.org/programs/display.php3?DocID=9916
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