June 17, 2010 Volume 6, Number 24
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Father's
Day
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A Little Bit of
Humor
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Congratulations
to all the graduates! This was the final kindergarten graduation for
our last child. Parents know that every year in the life of a child
is something to celebrate, but somehow the last one seems extra
special.
Father's
Day: June 20
Father's
Day is this Sunday. Despite efforts to minimize the damage created by our
embarrassing divorce rate, the overwhelming evidence still shows that
children do best when raised by both a mother and a father. The
older my children get, the more I appreciate the importance
of honoring parents for all they do to help our children mature to
adulthood. As the mother of seven children and grandmother of four
by November, I can testify to the effort it takes to launch successful
children. Moms can only do so much and then it takes a
dad.
An
article by Dr. Gerard Nadal sites statistics -given by the Pew Research
Center- demonstrating the impact of growing up
Fatherless.
Additional sources cited in the article indicate 85% of all incarcerated
youths grew up in a fatherless home and lists additional statistics that
offer clear and convincing evidence that the taxpayers are picking up the
tab when the dads are gone.
Your
thoughts are important to me, so please let me know what you think about
Fathers. You can send me your opinion by clicking
here: Cynthia Davis
A Little
Bit of Humor . . .
Advice
From Men
Rule #1
Anything we said six or eight months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
All comments become null and void after seven days.
Rule #2 If we
say something that can be interpreted in two ways, and one of the ways
makes you sad or angry, we meant the other way.
Rule #3 It is in
neither your best interest nor ours to make us take those stupid Cosmo
quizzes together.
Rule #4 You can either ask us to do something OR
tell us how you want it done - not both.
Rule #5 Whenever possible
please say whatever you have to say during commercials or
time-outs.
Rule #6 Christopher Columbus didn't need directions and
neither do we.
Rule #7 When we're turning the wheel and the car is
nosing onto the ramp, you saying "This is our exit" is not
necessary.
This
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Davis, from the
19th District, covering events in the Missouri Legislature and
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