Adolescent Lack of Sleep Actually Lack of Responsibility
August 21st, 2007
US researchers say that the inner clock (circadian rhythm) of teenagers directs them to be ready for sleep later at night than when they were younger.
This has become just one more opportunity to take the responsibility off the person and the parents, and to be able to place blame. The blame is put on schools for not starting later to accommodate teenagers - it must be the schools’ responsibility. It is also a wonderful opportunity to tell us (again) that we need the (socialist-leaning) government to force the situation. In this case, it is to force schools to change their hours. The bottom line is that many adults do not parent their kids and the government thinks that none of us is smart enough to do so.
Animals or People?
July 18th, 2007
Animals or kids? Animals or babies? Animals or people?
When a horse and many dogs are found residing inside a house, there is an outcry against their living conditions. Animal control is called and acts very swiftly. Besides the filth, the outrage is that a horse should be able to run free. The sidenote in the news story is that there is a child in the home. If a concerned neighbor had called to say that a child was living in filth, would child protective services have acted as swiftly?
The Blessing of a Death Sentence
June 22nd, 2007
When we are extremely sick, and we feel like we might even die, we fight. We spend all of our waking energy fighting, and our body fights as we sleep. The fight is more important than eating, having visitors, working, cleaning, or even watching television. The entire goal is to fight to get well.
