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Letters
To The Editor
Re: From The Mouths of Babes - A Teen Pregnancy
I read your article about babies having babies on your website and I agree. I was a teenage mom my self, having had my daughter now age 7 at 17 and my son now 5 at age 19 I know how hard life is being a teen mom. I'm now 24 but I still struggle and I would like to start sharing my experience with pre-teens to avoid this life for them. I was pressured into having sex at age 12 with a man that was 24. I had some support at home but nothing my mother said could have prepaid me for what happened. The guy was never arrested or charged with anything. Now that I have a daughter of my own, I talk to her about sex and her body so that she knows how to respond to strangers, friends and or family members so that she is not afraid like I was to say no. I did tell my mom and step father about what happened and they said it was my fault. I've had to deal with this and motherhood for a while. I would like to become a speaker at middle schools to help teens understand they have a choice and their body is theirs. I don't know if you watch the Montell Williams show at all, but there was a show on this morning about teenagers from 12-13 years old getting pregnant.
All the teens that were on the show were pressured into having sex by someone they trusted or that were a lot older than them. This really needs to stop.
Thanks for listening
~ Latoya
Re:
A Priceless Gift
I received a box with poem from my grandson saying it was full of love and
kisses just before he moved away. It has his picture on the top and is my
treasure.
Re: Coloring Snow and
Valentine Printables
I printed it out the Valentine Printable and it worked great!! I am planning
to use this with the kids tomorrow afternoon. We are having cleaning and
organizing marathons. We have to spend 15 minute rotations in every room
with 15 minute breaks in between. My kids are 6 and 8 so this is as much
as they can handle at a time. On one of their breaks I gave them the squirt
bottles of food coloring and let them redesign our backyard (we live in Michigan)
and you should have seen their faces when they said "We Really get to do
this?? How Cool!!!" I even let them have a full 1/2 hour that time. It was
Great!! No mess for Mom, very, very simple and very inexpensive to do and
What Fun to watch the delight in their precious little faces while they got
to be "Creative". Thank You for helping me to be "The Coolest Mom In The
Whole World" - From My Son and then From My Daughter: "You May Be The Coolest
Mom In The Whole Universe!". Even without these Great compliments - just
to see them so happy and knowing how easy it was to do - Made My Day! By
the way What A Great Idea for A Winter Birthday Party Fun Activity For All
Ages. Thanks Again So Much!! You are "Our Hero!"
~ Suzanne
Re: Homemade Cleaners
I just read your article on homemade cleaning products. I was in a jewelry
store the other day and wanted to buy some of their jewelry cleaner. The
girl behind the desk told me that they use ammonia and water to clean all
of their jewelry that comes in. I mixed equal parts of this and made my rings
shine like new. She said to warm the water for gold and silver but to use
cold water on fine gems. I used cold water with my gold also and it worked
great. No more high priced jewelry cleaner for me.
~ Tennie Sanford
Re: Clothespin Magnets
For anything requiring posterboard that is 12x12 or smaller, I use cereal
boxes instead. They're free and we always have one (or bunches) in the
house.
Re:
Mosaic
Valentine
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My 6 yr old daughter Alyssa made this
one... I was delighted at how good it turned out! Thanks Amanda for the great
idea!
~ Jen
Re:
Southwest
Chicken in our Virtual Cookbook
I just want to thank you for your hard work. I made the Southwest Chicken
for the crockpot for Sunday dinner. It was a hit! Everybody loved it. Thanks
again!
~ Megan
Re: General Feeback
I could never tell you in words how much I enjoy getting your magazine and
all the helpful articles, tips and recipes I have gotten as a result. I have
copied, saved, forwarded, put into use, referred to often and sent to numerous
friends and family these handy tips and articles time and time again. Thanks
so much for all the info and ideas and please keep them coming. Your sense
of humor only adds to the fun.
~ Sandy H.
Re: General Feeback
I recently became a mom again after 11 years. Being older and wiser and having
two pre-teen daughters, I thought I would be set to handle my new little
bundle of joy - then I joined your site. Now I visit daily! While still confident
in my mothering abilities, I realized there was a lot to learn and share.
I found your site by signing up for a few of your e-mail newsletters. Now
when I read my daily e-mails, I save them for last. I think of them as dessert.
I have found so much useful information with your help that I now have a
binder of articles arranged by topics so that I can refer to them as needed.
You definitely have a new, loyal customer here, and I have told friends about
your wonderful services. Keep up the fantastic work. I wish you much success
with your Internet business.
~ Donna B.
Re:
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Fun Ideas That Won't Break the Bank
I found a website, through a fellow email pal, that has templates for bookmarks.
The address is:
http://www.bydonovan.com/templates.html.
They also have other templates that are wonderful. Thank you for such an
informative newsletter; I always enjoy receiving it. I am a Mom of 4 grown
children and Grandmother of 2 so your newsletter provides me with lots of
much needed information.
~ Colleen R.
Re:
Getting
Kids to Write Thank You Notes
We have our kids write thank you's as we open presents. When the presents
are all opened, the notes are done. I pre-address the envelopes and stamp
them. They can go out the next morning! This year we went out for Breakfast
and wrote the notes before our food came. Passed the time quickly and they
were done!
~ Cindy M.
Re: Thanks for the recipes! From our
Frugal Mom
Weekly newsletter
We are currently living in Bolivia, South America, and many everyday,
"quick-to-fix" items are impossible to get here. I was soooo pleased to get
the instant pudding recipes today! Thanks a million!!!
P.S. We use many of your kids crafts at an orphanage. Keep those ideas
coming!
~ Diane C.
Re:
Crafts
To Make With Boxes
As a child I used a very large box (that a hot water heater came in) and
made a spaceship out of it. I used thread spools for the dials in my "spacecraft"
cut out windows and glued space pictures, moon, and the galaxy over this
opening. Then used colored film wrap over other window cut-outs, simulating
"space" (orange, blue, purple hues). Enjoy this project. I did! Use ones
imagination for other "dials/knobs" etc., in this aircraft.
~ Karen
Re: Quick Pizza for people on the go from our
Comforts of Home newsletter
I thought I'd share this with you when I saw the recipe for Bite-Sized Pizzas
for kids. Here is a handy-dandy pizza on a bun recipe. You freeze in patties
and just put the patty on a bun and broil or put in the oven until melted.
My kids loved them when they were home.
Pizza on a Bun
1 pound bacon, chopped
1 onion
Fry until bacon is cooked.
Grind in a meat grinder:
1 pound mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 pounds cheddar cheese
1 tin canned meat (I used Spam)
1 pepperoni roll (medium size)
Add:
1 can tomato soup
1 teaspoon oregano
Make into patties the size of the hamburger bun. Broil or cook in the oven
until golden brown or cheese is melted (whichever you prefer). This can be
frozen and used right from the freezer.
My husband used to toast the buns first and then put the patty on. That way
your buns didn't get soggy.
~ Louise G.
Re: Frozen snacks from our
Time To Eat
newsletter
Hi, Amanda!
My name is Paulina and I wrote to you about the diabetic recipes. What wonderful
recipes! I have a little tidbit to pass along to your newsletter, after reading
about the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that can be frozen.
The little tip that I have is you can make instant pudding and put them in
snack cups and freeze. When it comes time for the children to have lunch,
the pudding will be thawed. (Don't forget to give them a plastic spoon, which
I have forgotten many times when my children were school age).
Once again I would like to congratulate you on your "Family Corner
Magazine."
~ Paulina
Re:
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Fun Ideas That Won't Break The Bank
My name is Rhonda and I am the mother of two children. I am the Co-Cub Scout
leader, the Daisy leader, baseball coach and the room mother for my children.
I am always on the lookout for helpful craft ideas. And I love the ones provided
by your website. Thank you! I have one for you if your interested.
Use popcans crushed. The top of the can towards the front and the bottom
towards the back. Paint them in the color need - white for snow man, black
for bat. And add googlie eyes or paint some on. The mouth is usually painted
on. The noses can also be painted on or I prefer pompoms. I let the kids
use their imaginations of how the want to embellish them. I find that when
the kids use their own imaginations, the project usually turns out better
than the one that I presented to them!
Once again thank you.
~ Busy Mom
Re: Gifts From Nature from our
Frugal Mom
Weekly newsletter
Some will read the article about gifts from nature and say, "I'm not that
crafty," or, "I don't have time to make anything." If you like the natural
look, or you admire the price of the natural look, there are some easy
alternatives.
Save nicer glass jars, and other clear containers. Save a few cans, and tape
some construction paper around them. Use these free containers to hold
collections of naturals, bouquets, and so on. Mix in a few purchased items
like candles and a sprig of silk flowers, arrange them in a group with a
few related naturals, and enjoy.
Here are some possible effects:
Sort small seashells into pretty jars, putting similar shapes or colors together.
Stand a taper in the middle, or top with a showier shell, such as starfish.
You can also put small stones or sand in jars. Glue shells onto a block candle,
or tuck them in around a votive. Adhere pressed flowers or leaves to block
candles, painting on a thin layer of melted paraffin over them.
Collect tiny cones in jelly jars, medium ones in cookie tins or pretty bowls,
and place larger ones among the group. Save the bottom branches from the
Christmas tree and cut into sprigs to tuck in here and there.
Collect interesting weeds and put bunches into vases and covered soup cans.
Add a few bits of dried baby's breath or a spray snipped from a silk bush,
and group these containers together in the middle of a straw wreath.
The key to group the related items together, and to accent as needed for
a nice effect. Look first at what you may already have for the accents, and
you may not even have to shop for that finishing touch. Nearly every saver
has some bits that don't look like much on their own, but that can give color
or sparkle to a grouping. A bit of lace or ribbon, a bow that was to pretty
to throw away, a few metallic star stickers, a singular tree ornament, a
keepsake...
So, go out and collect from nature's bounty, hunt through your junk drawer(s)
for accents, turn on your imagination, and put something pretty together
in a jiffy.
~ Rose B, mother of three, in NC
Re: Holidays Buffets Style from our
Comforts of Home newsletter
I wanted to write and tell you how much I enjoy your newsletter. Just when
I think you could not put out one better than the last, here comes another.
I really appreciate all the work you do to put out the newsletter. This is
one of my favorite.
May you and your family be blessed this Thanksgiving,
~ Carrie in Oklahoma
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wonderful words. Please keep the comments coming, it makes it all worth it.
~~ Amanda,
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