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The Texas Rangers Baseball Game, The Upset Child And The Lost Teaching Moment

5/3/12 10:54am by Hermelness
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crying boy by shankbone via Flickr

American sports fans, TV commentators and the chattering classes in general were outraged at a Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees baseball game when an engaged couple grabbed a foul ball at the same time a little boy’s father was trying to snatch it for his son.The child starts to bawl and makes a huge fuss on national TV. The couple is then vilified as selfish and unfeeling for not handing the crying child the ball they had won.  Read more >

What Good Bloggers Have In Common

12/30/11 5:25am by Hermelness
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Starting a blog for me was not a conscious decision and, no, I don’t mean I was face down in a vat of eggnog when I decided to start writing publicly.  Read more >

On Closing Comments On My Blog

11/16/11 6:12am by Hermelness
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When I started this blogging lark I didn’t expect it to teach me more than I already knew about myself and my ‘journey’.For instance:- A continuing vehicle to channel grief and all the ‘doings’ in my head that Bronnie would normally hear, I didn’t expect my blog to provide commercial opportunities. It has done that.  Read more >

Rich Mums Are Not Real Mums?

9/22/11 5:34am by Hermelness
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Of the many dismissive comments being thrown around Mr Bloggy this week about Ms Sarah Jessica Parker’s new movie, ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’, there is one persistent comment which gives me pause.Namely, that women with money, big houses and the ability to pay for help are somehow not real mums.No. Apparently, the ‘real mums’ are the ones covered in excrement from head to toe, have jobs which are unglamorous and who constantly strive to make ends meet rather than striving for the meeting of minds at company Board fests.  Read more >

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Full Name
HerMelness Speaks
Member Since
November 2010
About Me: 

aka Melinda Sealy Fargo!

Often humourous blogger, writer, entrepreneur and widowed parent to four members of 'The Gibberish Generation' (teenagers). Visit the blog if you often wonder 'IS it me?' knowing deep down it isn't!

Profession: 
Director
Location: 
England
About Me Tags: 

5' when lying; 4' 11" when telling the truth.

Causes Tags: 

Tackling The Gibberish Generation one teenager at a time.

Other Tags: 

Humourous, blogger, writer, entrepreneur, widow, parent

 

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