Anit-Energy

I was in the store today grocery shopping with my grandma and we were walking down the beverage aisle where they keep the cold drink in the coolers and something caught my eye. I have noticed this whenever I walk into the store and to the fact that is has been changed around and somethings that are new have been brought in and the old products that used to sell a lot are now off the shelves.

Hot product of the population now,that young kids seem to guzzle down with no knowledge of what they are putting into their bodies are energy drinks. That is what I see.

Honestly what ever happened to getting a good nights sleep to keep you going. Instead of something that is man made and packaged in a can. What is worse is that you see mostly kids drinking them down. Do they have any clue what is in store for them down along the road if they can't kick the habit.

"Health researchers have identified a surprising new predictor for risky behavior among teenagers and young adults: the energy drink.
Super-caffeinated energy drinks, with names like Red Bull, Monster, Full Throttle and Amp, have surged in popularity in the past decade. About a third of 12-to 24-year-olds say they regularly down energy drinks, which account for more than $3 billion in annual sales in the United States.
The trend has been the source of growing concern among health researchers and school officials. Around the country, the drinks have been linked with reports of nausea, abnormal heart rhythms and emergency room visits.

In Colorado Springs, several high school students last year became ill after drinking Spike Shooter, a high-caffeine drink, prompting the principal to ban the beverages. In March, four middle school students in Broward County, Fla., went to the emergency room with heart palpitations and sweating after drinking the energy beverage Redline. In Tigard, Ore., teachers this month sent parents e-mail alerting them that students who brought energy drinks to school were “literally drunk on a caffeine buzz or falling off a caffeine crash.”
New research suggests the drinks are associated with a health issue far more worrisome than the jittery effects of caffeine — risk taking. "

People may hear that men who consume energy drinks more then once a day starting out at a young age,will decrease their sperm count by 10 % or more.
Well the population now today has gotten a little large,if people want to lose the ability to reproduce and procreate then let them do so.

But I for one are not going to be one the many people in the world( Even though im a girl) who looses the ability to have kids. I know what is right and what is wrong to put into my body,but I don't think that someone needs some special drink to boost their mobility for the day.

Hey

So anyways... It seems that Crista has been doing all the blogging soooo... I guess its my turn. I am currently in Daegu. On any map other than here in korea its spelt Taegu. I have been here for about a month and am currently going to be responsible for items for clinics that range in price anywhere from 100,000 dollars upwards. Yeah me. Try and pay that back as a specialist.Yeah me!

Talk at you all soon

Sean.

Anonymously Alice

Thanks for the work of the anonymous writer of the book called " Go Ask Alice" I find the book to be in my sense of words liking,not only liking but this book describes the life of a young teen in very grafic detail. No im not crazy. Just this is a book,where the truth is told and there are not lies to cover up fact from fiction. For those who have never come across the book or have ever been refered to it by a parent, have no clue what I am saying.



Go Ask Alice is a controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl that is considered a classic of American young adult literature. The book purports to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who died of a drug overdose in the late 1960s and is therefore presented as a testimony against drug use. Alice is not the protagonist's name; the actual diarist's name is never given in the book. A woman named Alice is mentioned briefly in one entry during the diarist's stay in Denver; she is a fellow addict the diarist meets on the street. Despite this, reviewers generally refer to the diarist as "Alice" for the sake of convenience[citation needed].

Alice is not the name of the real writer of this book. For it's millions of readers,the real name will never been known. Hence the author of this book is depicted as Anonymous,because it's not known either of who found the diary and actually published it. If you happen to find yourself picking up this delicate piece of work,you will also see that the real names of people and places have been changed to protect those who have had or had any ossociation with this girl.

I haven't really clue as to why I have been one to read this over and over. It's like reading the book or watching the movie called " The virgin suicides" or the book called" The lovely bones" by the author alice sebold. If you like suspense and drama and you want to know what happens next,and you can't either not read it,or cant stop reading it. That is me.

So today when I was watching tv and scanning the channels to find something more interesting, I came across this tv advertisment for the new show called" Little Miss Perfect".

"Little Miss Perfect is a journey into the world of children's pageants. Each episode follows two families as they practice and primp—all leading up to the stress and joy of competing for the title Little Miss Perfect. Featuring Michael Galanes, national pageant director for more than 10 years."

One would wonder about this show and why mothers choose to do what they do to their young children,but in all perscpective,I don't think the moms know what they are doing either. I have nothing against beauty pageants,but when you dress your 5 year old to look like this

You wonder how far the mothers of these children would go.

Only in moderation,to enter your child into a beauty pageant,without looking 25 years old and all the glits and glammer is ok. Just wanting to show people that your daughter is cute,and you can put her into a little sun dress without it being an overload is fine.

But why make kids look like they are older than they seem. To get my point across what I am trying to say is. Let your children be young. Don't subject them to a life that is way beyond their years. There isn't a reason why mothers need to dress their girls up in fancy dresses,packing their faces up with tons on makeup that is thick like bricks and curl their hair all fancy. What point are you trying to prove to society by doing this?

Are the moms bored with their children so they think that they have do enter them into a world of harshness and criticism. If your body isn't perfect what are you doing to do? It's like the modeling industry. You have people telling you what to do all the time and they constantly run your life. They want you to be skinny and good looking and if not you are considered fat.

I would like to understand what makes mothers of these children go to such lengths. If not then I will never know,but I can't make heads or tails of it right now anyways. As a soon to be mom, I couldn't bear or stand the idea of putting makeup on my little girls face to make her look older that she seems. Let the little girls be young and innocent little girls for a while,and while you have the chance to see them grow up. If they wanna play with dolls or play teatime let them do it,and if they wanna play in the mud and make a mess to where they have to take a bath to get it all off, so be it. They just wanna have fun,so let them.

Here is a document that I found describing beauty pageants and what they are.

"Types of Beauty pageants
Beauty pageants or beauty contests are competitions or programs meant for adults, teens, and children. Beauty pageants are competition and performances that are wildly popular cultural events world-wide.. There are baby beauty pageants, teen beauty pageants and adult beauty pageants. These competitions are primarily on the physical or outer beauty of its contestants along with the contestants.. A beauty pageant does not only focus on physical appearance of the contestants but also on the overall personality, talent, confidence, emotional, social, analytical and mental skills. Most of the beauty pageants also have a question and answers session as one of the judged criteria. Sometimes there are many prizes for the winner.
Most times there are separate beauty pageants for men and women held as separate events. Some of the most common beauty pageants for women are Miss Universe, Miss World, and the winners of which are called beauty queens. These beauty pageants usually occur once a year, and are usually live on stage. On the other hand, beauty contests for men, are more like a personality contest or a "body building" contest like Mr. Universe, Mr. World or Manhunt International that judge the natural physical attributes of the contestants as well as their physiques. These include Mr. World and Manhunt International. Some of the celebrity magazines and a host of retailers of everything from tiaras to cosmetic surgery, sponsor and support the organizing of many local and regional beauty pageants for all ages for promotion and profit.
Baby beauty pageants are judged on the basis of cute or just comical expressions of the baby, their eyes, nose, rosy cheeks which are then displayed for votes and for the review of judges. These kinds of pageants are usually supported or sponsored baby food or baby clothing businesses. On the other hand a teen beauty pageant is held for both, boys and girls who are generally hip, cool, natural looking, have great grades, or even great skin, a valuable hobby or care for the environment. Sometimes, scholarships, money, cars, and prizes are given away for those involved in teen beauty pageants.
There are many different types of beauty pageants held every year, including, muscle builder's pageants, bikini contests, photogenic pageants. These title holders, are chosen on many criteria like whether they cute, beautiful, funny, comical, daring, outrageous and so on. There are on-line beauty pageants too, wherein a winner is selected on a monthly or even weekly basis"

When people are in pain,they have that slight tendency to become moody, cranky and mean. Over the last week and half starting for me,I have woken up feeling like someone has taken a baseball bat to me in the middle of the night and enjoyed doing it. My once comfortable bed that I could sleep hours in has turned against me and started hating my body,making it hard for me to sleep,I don't find it enjoying anymore one bit. That and just being pregnant all together is what is doing it. So im cranky!


I guess when someone had said the miserable stage of pregnancy was indeed the miserable last agonizing stage,that they were not lying,although I bet some of us woman wish that someone should have. The stabbing pains in your hips and back when you roll over in the morning to get out of bed( If you get out of bed) makes me want to spit teeth. It must be from all the weight gain and the belly I have put on. But alas it is something that I must like all women in the world that choose to procreate,must deal with and suffer.

There are many great things that come from dealing with pain. You must think I am crazy to say this,but being in pain while your pregnant is a great thing too.It shows that someone worked hard to bring a little innocent and cute wonderful baby into this world.


There are times that I can say that I wish that I wasn't pregnant anymore,because I find the wait now to be insufferable or to long.I just want my baby here already! Having the waddle around the house walk while your hips are in pain,the endless sleep at night from turing over and finding that when you lay on your side,your baby isn't happy that mama is and decided to kick you and make you move,and when you do they do it again to the other side. But I wouldn't trade the feelings I am having in my body for anything in the world. My baby girl isn't even here yet and I love her with all my heart.




Its hard to describe how it is to be pregnant because each person is different when it comes to the 9 month wait.


For me being pregnant is the greatest thing in the world. When I was a little girl I would dream of the day when I would be carrying my first child, a little baby inside of me. I know what it feels like now. The changes in your body to come are tremendous and there are a lot of them. From finding out you are pregnant,to watching your body grow. Over almost the last 9 months of pregnancy I have become different. From knowing I was pregnant before I found out,the sickness I would have,just to even eat toast. Being really tired for no reason and moody,that if someone even said something to me that was negative I would cry and get upset.
But I prepared myself for what was to come. I would get so mad at the fact my pants stopped fitting me so I would have to wear them shut with a rubber band to keep them closed,eventually I got maternity pants and went from smalls to larges in the last 7 months. I thought I wouldn't have to worry about shirts right away and I didn't until the last few months,when even my maternity shirts that I wore all the time stopped fitting me too.

I watched my belly starting to slowly poke out around 15 weeks. It was so cute! I thought to myself,that is my little baby growing outwards. Feeling the first little nudges to now the big kicks she gives me because there isn't that much room anymore for her to have play time. She must be mad at mommy.

But I can say that even though I sometimes am miserable. It's worth the great experience.

Discipline don'ts says resource from Parents Magazine

Arh! Your kid made a huge mess in the kitchen trying to make her own breakfast(again). Or maybe she's playing bedtime ping-pong for the umpteenth time this week-running to you every five minuets asking for a drink a glass of water, another story, more cuddle time.. These behaviors are frustrating but normal for a child. Maybe you think a time out or a stern talking to will solve the problem but here is a thought. What you see as bad behavior is often completely reasonable depending on the child's developmental stage."Many parents are too quick to discipline their child when what they really need is understanding and encouragement" says Parents advisor Michele Borba, Ed,D., Author of 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know. " They're Young,they're clumsy and they don't know how to do everything yet. It's your job to teach them."

We outline three scenarios in which discipline is not the answer and tell you how to handle them effectively while keeping your cool.

1- He dropped the milk carton.

While you raced around trying to get everyone out the door, your preschooler decided to try and make his own breakfast cereal all by himself. The result: Major spillage and extra 15 minuets spent mopping up, changing his clothes and making breakfast number
He just wants to be indendent. By age 3 children want to try to do things for themselves,don't be so harsh on them and don't cry over spilt milk,it just happens.

2- She wets the bed several times a week.

It's 2 am and you're tired ,cranky and up( again) changing sheets and digging out clean pajamas for your little one. She sleeps to soundly to feel the urge to go pee. Children are not like adults that when they have to go to the bathroom is sends a message to the brain telling them to get up. If you're cranky towards your child when you have to get up and change their sheets, it's not because she wet the bed on purpose. Just accidents happen.

3-She resists going to bed everynight.

Bedtime is taking forever because your three year old please for just one more story( half a dozen times); Insists you check the closet,under the bed and in every bureau drawer for monsters: and leaves her bed no fewer then seven times a night after lights out. She is afraid to be left alone in the dark . It's easy to feel manipulated when your child keeps finding creative ways to stall bedtime, but it's common for preschoolers to experience nighttime fears.