The Right Things to Say to Parents of Special Needs Kids

Mark and Bonnie's blog, The Fragile X Files, is one of my favorites. When I read their post, The RIGHT Things to Say to Parents of Special Needs Kids, I knew I had to share. I hope you will click on the link and take a minute to read it.

Fathers Against Daughters Dating: Top Ten Lines to Scare Your Daughter's Boyfriend

This guy considers his blog the "Dear Abby for fathers with daughters". He wrote the following laugh-out-loud article:

Fathers Against Daughters Dating: Top Ten Lines to Scare Your Daughter's Boyfriend 

Please read it, especially if you have a daughter. :)

Arachnophobia

This is what I saw out my kitchen window around 7:00 a.m. Do you see the spider on the left? Of course you do! You can't miss it. It's unbelievably HUGE! I was looking out the window, trying to see the full moon and spotted it. Of course I had to call my husband (he was already at work). He laughed at me (rude) and said, "What do you want me to do about it?" I told him, "Call the exterminater!"

When I got home from work, the spider (a Black Widow, I'm sure) was still there, but so was my 21 year old son! When I showed him the spider, he came to my rescue.  He took a can of AXE Body Spray and a lighter to it and tourched that sucker. Yay! I don't really care if some of you don't believe in killing these creepy things. I will sleep a whole lot better tonight knowing it is dead.

Conquering Fears

When my daughter was really young, she had a nightmare about a kangaroo nipping at her neck. From then on, she was terrified of them. Later, as a teen, she was nominated to be a student ambassador to Australia. For several weeks her group met and prepared for the nineteen day trip. My daughter wasn't concerned about being far away from home, or being with people that she barely knew, or the fourteen hour flight. The only thing she worried about was having to encounter a kangaroo. That is what makes the picture below so special. My daughter was able to conquer her fear and actually feed a kangaroo. In fact, she fed several of them!