Wrap Up

Hi, everyone!

To wrap up the class for our final blog week, I'd like to ask you about the class as a whole. What did you learn/gain from this course? What text did you like best? What did you like best overall? Least? Would you change anything about this class?

Have at it! :)

No Blog this Week

Hi, everyone!

I just wanted to remind you all that we don't have a blog this week, so save your extra posts for our final week (December 2). Take the week off and enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Thanks!

Seeing Double? Twins!

Hey everyone, I just thought of an interesting topic to discuss! Twins. In my family, twins are prevalent on both sides. My dad has twin sisters, and my grandmother (my mom's mother) is a twin. Therefore it is a possibility that either my sister or I might have twins. I always ponder the concept of twins when I think about having children someday. What kind of impact do you think twins has on a family rather than just two siblings? Does sibling rivalry increase with twins rather than just siblings? Does it seem to you that twins either love being a twin or hate it? What differs in relationships between identical or fraternal twins? Finally, how is the twin relationship different if the twins are both the same gender or of two different genders? I know this is a lot of questions, just looking for some interesting feedback! :)

Bye Bye, Baby

Why do you suppose our families, and the people we love as family, make us so happy, but also are able to destroy everything we hold dear? I do believe that the answer you all may think of is obvious: We are so attached to the people we love that when we, ourselves, or they pull away, it rips out a part of our hearts. But try to think differently. Why are we so attached to the people who raise us where other species of animals grow up and get out without a backward glance? Why are we different? Is it because we are "intelligent" or we are "more advanced" than other species of animals? Or is it because we are less wise?

Mother, Dear...

So after talking to a few of you about who y'all interviewed for the final project, an incredible amount of people interviewed their moms. So the question is this, who are you guys closer to? Your mom or your dad? Why? If you're closer to one parent and you interviewed the other, why? If you are closer to the parent you interviewed, why did you interview the parent you probably already know more about? Why do you think daughters are closer to their moms? Or do you? If you think otherwise, why do you think so?

Teen Moms

So, Seemay touched on this a little bit in Frances's post but I's seriously curious about everyone's opinions on teen mother hood. What would you do if you found out you were pregnant? Is it possible to do everything. Lately, I've seen a lot of really young pregnant women and I think this may be due to the attention the media has given this prospect. Many of the shows about this convey a sense of accomplishment in the women who were dumb enough to not think about the future and I think that many young women think, "Oh, well SHE may have had a hard time, but look how happy she is," or "She may not have been able to do it, but watch this." Let's hear it. . .

Moms with Degrees

So I have had this discussion lately with my suitemates. The dilemma I constantly have and that we were discussing was having children. We are all females attending an istitution of higher education, so why are we coming to college for 4 or more years if we want to be moms. So my question is do you want to be a stay at home mom with a degree, or do you want to have children and still work? What age do you plan to have children, if any, and what do you think about the stigma placed on women to have children especially at a young age. How does this have an effect on many young women's decisions about higher education?

Fairy Tale Time!

Since this is an all girls class, I'm going to post a fun blog (even though it's not my week). Having an all girl class has it's perks, like talking about fairy tales!!! So I'm curious what y'all's favorite fairy tales are, Disney or otherwise, and why? What drew you to them? Keeping it in line with the class, I suppose we can look at the family spectrum, what do you think about the families in this fairy tale? Did you ever wish you could be one of these fairy tale princesses (or character in general)? Did you have a favorite character besides the main one? What is you favorite version of this fairy tale?

Parent-child Relationships

Hi, everyone! It's not my week for the blog, but I came across an interesting thought, what makes a person daddy's little girl or a mama's boy? Why do we form a closer connection with one parent over another? Is it simply based on the amount of time we spend with one of them? Or, the quality of that time we spend with them?

I personally think I am closer to my mother, but during my childhood I think I spent an equal amount of time with both of my parents. Both of my parents had full-time jobs so any time I had with them was really special. However, I think I may have had a transition from being closer to my mother than my father. I think I became closer to my mom when I got older because I realized that it was super awkward to talk about boys and teenage girl drama with my dad.

So, please write what you think about it! I hope you all have a great weekend! :)

How Much is Too Much?

Hey everybody! Lately my mom has been tuning into shows like "19 and Counting..." and "Kate Plus 8." Even if you haven't seen them, I bet you've heard of the "Octomom." What do you think about these super-sized families? Is it "the more the merrier?" When do you draw the line? At what point do you think these parents should step back and say, "Woah, we might need to take a break"? Or should they continue having children? How do you think the children are affected by this lifestyle? What are the positives and negatives of having such a large family?

Anyway, those are just some questions to get your brain pumping. If you'd like, you can also mention your own family! What are your experiences with a large (or small) family? Do you ever wish you had a larger or smaller family? Why or why not?

I hope you guys have a good week! See you next Wednesday! :D