Word: daughterly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rein in cybersquatting would make it too easy for trademark holders to go after regular folks who register any of the countless words or names many companies have dibs on. That's what happened to David Sams, a Los Angeles man who registered veronica.org for his 22-month-old daughter. Archie Comics threatened to sue, claiming it had the right to Veronica--and Archie, Jughead and Betty. The company backed down, but the bill passed by the House would make it easier for a company in Archie Comics' position...
...wandered into our barn to see a veterinarian artificially inseminating a long row of dairy cows. That's when I first suspected that sex is not for the fainthearted. The most difficult moments of my parenthood (so far) involved my fumbling attempts to discuss sex with my adolescent daughter. But I know that kids take their views and values from their parents. They look to us for direction. So we have to talk...
Your adolescent may tell you he knows it all, so next time you're driving him to band practice, ask what kids do at parties or what he thinks of sexual images he sees on TV or in movies. Talk to your daughter about friendship, love, sex and the spaces between. "Don't turn it into an 'organ recital.' It's more about relationships than plumbing," Haffner says. If you feel you've got a late start, use that as an opener...
When a friend of mine spoke about sex with her 13-year-old daughter, who protested that she already knew everything, my friend said, "That's fine, but now I want you to hear these things from me." What a great answer! A conversation about sex is a perfect time to convey your values to your kids. It's far better for them to learn the facts of life from you than from Ally McBeal, the Starr Report, Billy in biology class or...a veterinarian and a barn full of cows...
...feet, which were bound in the old-fashioned way during her childhood. "This was the New China," Lin muses. "Who would look up to a young woman with bound feet?" He sees her only during the 12 days he is on leave each year; after the birth of their daughter, some three years into the marriage, Lin stops sleeping with Shuyu for good...