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...response from Wilson’s parents has been equally supportive. “My mom can see how much I’ve grown since I’ve switched to the Baha’i faith,” she says. “It was difficult to explain to my church friends at first, but when you see how happy a person is...it’s hard to be upset for anybody, regardless of their decision...
...first to acknowledge the complexities of applying to Harvard as a homeschooler. Leaning forward on her wooden chair in a quiet, upstairs study room in Cabot Library, Jentoft describes the effort her mother, Carla J. Jentoft, dedicated to her Harvard application. “My mom wrote out exhaustive transcripts for us,” Jentoft said. “Every class we took and what the class consisted of. It wouldn’t just say ‘English.’ It was what texts we used and how the grade was determined...
...people who we don’t want in our rooms—people whose presence makes life decidedly awkward, uncomfortable, or worse. Like room inspectors, who leave us with a handful of pop tarts and no toaster oven. Or arsonists, larcenists, and on unannounced Saturday morning visits, Mom. Luckily, we have a system that makes it easy to keep out unwanted visitors. First, campus-wide swipe card access ensures that only Harvard affiliates can get into student houses. And second, thanks to the vastly underappreciated invention of the lock and key, only we and our roommates can walk right...
...smash those photographers; with something heavier; than an umbrella." A Google search pulls up the phrase "Leave Britney Alone" on 129 blogs and there are multiple online petitions to get the paparazzi off Spears' back. Kristin Scott of Bloggingbaby.com told her readers she understood Spears' behavior as a mom, writing that, "There have been days I've wanted to hole up in the basement with a vat of tapioca pudding and a Modest Mouse CD. We all have our own crazy, especially, I think, as parents...
Sources of stress can include broader influences, such as the social pressure to maintain a “washboard stomach” or terrorism threats since September 11th, according to the study. Cultural labels—such as “stay-at-home mom,” “retired,” or “laid-off”—may stereotype individuals and also cause them further stress...