So , during an afternoon of  'women and motherhood' discussion with myself and my daughter (the still a little shell shocked mother of a year and a half old son and 3 year old daughter) my niece, pregnant with her first baby, bravely, if not a bit naively, gave us her opinion of what she believed was ....'A Real Mother'... The discussion was certainly animated and spirited. Ok, so I had to sit on my daughters lap to keep her from performing a cross room leap that would have put a smile of admiration on the face of Rudolph Nureyev . But hey, most of us have been there, haven't we?  - on the ...

The leap from being a DINK-couple (double income no kids) to choosing parenthood and planning to have children is not for the feint of heart. Image via Wikipedia Without a doubt it is a decision that has resulted in many a calm, even-tempered and balanced individual being reduced to uncontrollable sobbing and requiring sedatives or varying degrees of therapy. This 'Test' will either have you in stitches of laughter or swearing under oath to give up any thought of having children and feeling only sympathy for anyone you know who has,  or is about to have children of their own. So, prio...

by Vlad Stivenson Image via Wikipedia Cooking games are the new online rave. People from all over the world discover the chef in themselves with these games, which allow them to experiment with different ingredients, create new recipes or just prepare their standard dishes in a race against the clock or other gamers. Cooking games come in several varieties, so you can always find something that can entertain you from a few minutes to whole hours. Regarding the video game console market, Nintendo has made available its new cooking game, appropriately called, Cooking Mama. The game is av...

$81 billion dollar charge to fill a cars gas tank Children swapped for pet bird and cash $2,517,345 for the new Apple iPhone '3G Kings Button' Your gas tank's full; that'll be $81,400,836,908" and will that be all Sir? Image by Getty Images via Daylife Now I have to say that if this happened to me I would be more than ticked off, but I would be royally ticked off if I had to convince some brain starved 'I am a customer service agent nitwit' that I had not in fact pumped $81B+ dollars of gas into my cars gas tank. When a commuter pulled in to get gas he thought the $90 he had on his ...

Image by JL Outdoor Photography via Flickr Aah, the marvelous minds of children, and the things they say!! I recall many years  ago enjoying a show where kids were interviewed and asked to give their opinion on various subjects. Their answers were pretty funny and at times, depending on the subject, downright embarrassing for some of the respective parents. The following answers were given by some Elementary School kids when questioned about the Old and New Testament and are just too funny. These answers were written by children and have not been retouched or corrected - any spelling ...