Word: parental
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...with $20 albums and shirts of a band only recently excavated. They even had albums by Sebadoh and J Mascis and the Fog, as if the show’s whole point was to further the careers of the two bandmates. The crowd poured in heavily, including some sadistic parent armed with an infant strolling up the backstage ramp. The baby made its presence known later, as looped crying began to thunder out of the amp wall. Opener Sunburned Hand of the Man was taking the stage. As the baby cried on and on, the Boston natives trickled out, until...
...easy. WHAT WILL GRANDMA SAY?Santosh P. Bhaskarabhatla ’09, who is Hindu, says he thinks “a relationship shouldn’t focus on a person’s religious tradition and background but mainly on personal characteristics and compatibility.” His parents would not agree. Interfaith dating forces many students to make a difficult choice: conceal their relationship from their parents, or face fighting with them about it, Bhaskarabhatla says. He adds that many Indian families would not support interfaith relationships, and that this attitude is characteristic of many other cultural traditions...
...United States Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in yet another abortion case, Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. At question is a New Hampshire law which requires minors to notify their parents and wait 48 hours before having an abortion. The law does not provide an exception for the health of the mother, but instead an exception that allows a woman to have an abortion only if her life is at risk. The lack of an exception regarding the health of the mother is simply unacceptable, and unnecessarily puts young women in danger. Planned Parenthood is right...
Yolen and Teague, whose How Do Dinosaurs ... ? books are becoming a popular series, begin with a catalog of mealtime malefactions that unfortunately will be familiar, at least in part, to any parent. Belches and makes rude noises. Fidgets and squirms in his chair. Bubbles his milk. Sticks beans up his nose. But the question mark is crucial. The authors answer the question of whether a dinosaur really eats this way by saying no, then showing a sequence of model dino decorum at the table: calm, polite and cheerful. "He never drops anything/ Onto the floor./ And after he's finished...
Tiny travelers need to stick to routines, so adults must be flexible, says Laine Romero-Alston, 34, of Harrington Park, N.J. She, her husband Domenico, 31, and their daughter Lucia, 2, plan to go to Maine to visit Laine's parents for Christmas, then to Mexico City and Cancn to see Domenico's mother and brother, as they did last year. Rather than a late dinner, Laine suggests eating early so the baby can be put down close to the normal bedtime. "Think about activities that might be fun for babies, or at least accommodating," she suggests...