Conditioning of the young ones....

I have not been posting as much due to school, work, and truck repairs. I have a huge paper due next Tuesday and then four more case studies and one group research project due by the first week of May as well.

Nadia is doing really well. Her feedings are increasing and she is going to the doctor this week for her six month checkup. She is almost turning over completely and she is now communicating in many other ways besides crying with oohs, agoos, and loud screeches here and there.

We have Tash's brother's birthday dinner on Saturday and my godson Leo's birthday party on Sunday afternoon in Kinnelon, NJ. A beautiful area in Northern NJ.

Tash is busy with work and school and taking care of Nadia when she is not at work although she still works from home when Nadia cooperates.

Lastly, because I must fight social issues as a social worker.... Recently I was at a Babies R Us and I noticed something and when I passed it a second time I questioned whether society is conditioning children on the roles they are supposed to fulfill in life. I know everyone will say they tell their children they can be whatever they want but children follow the norms of society and Babies R Us is telling your child when their role in life is.

I know many people will think it is no big deal but children base their actions on what they see and not always what they are told. Case in point, when parents smoke in many cases their children smoke even though their parents tell them it is wrong and they should not do it.

Off my moral high horse I step on Equal Pay Day as women in America are currently paid an average of .77 for every dollar a man earns for the same work.