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Painful!

rachwms — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:22:48 -0600

I am on day two of no sugar and it is SO HARD!!! Not sure I can keep it up. I had a dream last night of chocolate cake.

Women and the Great Depression

dkdanielson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:15:38 -0600

Hi Suzanne - Thanks for including us in this. Glad to see people discussing the topic and not assuming it has "gone away." Your comments made me think back to some of my historical research about women in the Great Depression. Here's actually a good summary of how the women's movement stalled during the Great Depression, yet there are some parallels to what is going on now. http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/egd_02/egd_02_00550.html.

P.S. I'm with you on the more male caregivers being a big deal. It's an interesting twist. Especially because more people miss work for elder care than child care and it's going to be am even bigger issue. I'm thinking that maybe it's son's out of work? having to move back home? or Single/Divorced? Also, I note that my brother will have the responsibility because he lives near my parents. So, it may be a geographic thing.

Diane K. Danielson ceo, DowntownWomensClub.com

Women and the Great Depression

dkdanielson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:13 -0600

Diane K. Danielson ceo, DowntownWomensClub.com

To be successsful, honor your people

paulag01 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:28:25 -0500

Hi Michelle,

Thanks for sharing your story. Unfortunately it is all too common. Smart companies, the true innovators need to honor their PEOPLE because that is what makes them successful long term (and not just give it lip service).

Wishing you the best.

Paula Gregorowicz
The Paula G Company
http://www.thepaulagcompany.com

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Exploited by the company

Southerngirl — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:16:19 -0500

Many employees who are left find themselves exploited by the company. Companies use this time to restructure or take away benefits as well as not giving out raises. My company went through a layoff and we were informed a few months after through the president's newletter that we would not be receiving raises. The thing he forgot to mention was that he was getting a 3mil raise that same year. Then there were the cuts to travel and benefit contributions went up ( with no raise we had to eat that) everything had to be trimmed. The truth is they are using this extra to dump into innovation and research so that the company can be poised to gain market share and reposition when the downturn ends. They know that companies that are really hurting are in survival mode. The thing is this all comes on our backs. In a few years new hires will probaly be making as much if not more than those that have been here a while. I have heard this from a lot of others as well. The comapny knows that they cannot make these changes during good times and keep people so they count on you to be so happy to have kept your job that there will be no backlash. Meanwhile many people, myself included are making less than we did a year ago. I did mention that my CEO got a $3mil raise?

Michelle

I blog at http://www.mommycan.blogspot.com/

LOL

mfreston — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:09:00 -0500

I love this!

vitamins are just

midnightbliss — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:47 -0500

vitamins are just supplements, so it is really necessary but for kids vitamin c would help for added resistance to common sickness.

We only had them irregularly as kids

kazari — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:36:12 -0500

And I think as long as y ou keep the fruit and veggies up, they aren't really necessary.

Oh, but when i was around twelve I had a horrible bout of flu that left me lethargic and boring for a few months. The doctor recommended mum give me DMC Tonic, which is pretty high in iron, but oh-my-goodness it tasted terrible!

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Vitamins.

Gemma Rhodes — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:53:31 -0500

Our children are grown up now so we cannot make the same comparisons. However, my husband and I take vitamins and the first thing we noted when getting started on this daily habit was a pick up in energy. I don't really know why but it did happen. In the years since, I have tried to learn some basics about vitamins. They do not cure anything because that is not the job of a supplement. But vitamins can greatly reduce our chances of getting sick by strengthening our immune systems. They can help us throughout our entire lives. Start the habit and never look back.online casino

The Anti vitamin?

elizabeth.faden — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:05:33 -0500

I used to take a bunch of vitamins (supplements)., yes they do help, but they can also hurt you. Your kidneys may be put into overdrive because of the vitamins you are taking. There is also a bunch of research that shows that a lot of the multi vitamins don’t contain what they say they contain on the bottle. You have to remember the supplement industry is a billion dollar industry that isn’t regulated. They want to get you the best cheapest product at the highest price.

Don’t get me wrong, I think people should take vitamin’s. But don’t be obsessive about it. A healthy diet is way more important. I started feeling way better when I stopped eating processed foods, and ate more natural, organic, “not as yummie” foods.

Elizabeth Faden

Co-owner www.completepregnancy.com

http://www.completepregnancy.com

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We all take a multivitamin daily

Vered — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:24:31 -0500

All of us do - two adults and two kids, with breakfast to help with absorption.

I can't imagine the stress of that night - finding out it as so serious. Thank god for modern medicine.

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social media marketing consultant.

Vitamin obsessed adult

debra roby — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:44:59 -0500

While I don't have kids, I am a vitamin-obsessed adult. The years I spent working in a public high school, I managed to remain fairly healthy when I regularly took my vitamins. And now I find that I fight off most colds. Besides, I have more energy.

I take a multiple vitamin, calcium, vitamin D (Note- the FDA is going to dramatically increase their suggestions for minimum amounts at their next update) and fish oil tablets. During colds, flu season I always vitamin C around.

It can't hurt and I believe it does help.

Debra
A Stitch In Time
Weight for Deb

taking vitamins can really

midnightbliss — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:50:13 -0500

taking vitamins can really make a difference and in my case vitamin c boost my immunity specially during rainy season.

What are the next steps?

juliryan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:48:33 -0500

I agree with you, Jill, that the problem is what to do now, after the Ohio Supreme Court's decision. It is definitely a case of gender discrimination. If a legal defense fund were created, I wonder if the breastfeeding mother LaNisa Allen would appeal? For example, it has come out that employees at Totes/Isotoner took unauthorised smoke breaks and bathroom breaks (and those employees were not fired). And I'm confused and saddened about by the response from Totes (eg, there were "other issues" that led to Allen's termination). It sounds like Allen did approach her boss before taking her "unauthorised breaks". Totes/Isotoner insisted that she take her break at 11, instead of at 10 (when she needed it). Protections clearly need to put in place in all states for our breastfeeding mothers. More protections are also needed for temporary employees like Allen (eg, paid maternal leave for temporary workers).