My life goings on-so anxious this week.

I am going to start doing the one blog a week about my family, my life, whatever is going on around the Brown house. This week is a not so good week for me. Almost 2 weeks ago, I had my baby's gender/measurement ultrasound. I was told he is too small for how far along I was. I had to go to a specialist who proceeded to tell me that there is a 80-90% chance that there is something wrong with Castan. The doctor said that his abdomen is not growing with the rest of his body, and is about 3-4 weeks behind the rest of his body. Everything else looked great. Doctor T. wanted me to have an amnio and CVS done to see if Castan has too many chromosomes. I was terrified. I didn't know whether or not I wanted to find out if he really had something wrong with him. I felt like Doctor T. pressured me into getting the amnio and CVS done. It takes 2 weeks to get the results back. Friday I am supposed to find out if Castan has something wrong with him, and what it may be. I have been praying like crazy that he is just small. I wish this weeks would just go by. On another note, my girls are doing great. My husband is doing good in school. And we are also starting a new business, selling coffee. So, all in all, life is good.

Look at me, look at me.

This article is about John F. Kennedy's nephew, Douglas. He was charged for allegedly twisting the arm of a nurse and pushing another with his knee while trying to take his son out of a hospital. He states he was just taking him for a walk.

This story is a little unnecessary for me. I think it would have never even showed up if the man hadn't been related to JFK. There was no evidence that he was trying to kidnap his son. The nurses have no marks from the incident. Douglas also had a doctor friend with him, who stated that the nurses originally gave Douglas permission to take the baby outside. I think this story is just a publicity stunt. Granted, he maybe should not have taken the infant outside, but there was no reason for the nurses to get hostile about it, nor should he have put his hands on them. Dumb story, I say.

This is just ridiculous

This article discusses how the House Democrats have proposed limits on men on whether they can have vasectomies or not. This is in rebuttal to the House of Representatives in Georgia proposition to ban abortions for women who are past 20 weeks of gestation. The Democrats think that men should not be able to choose not to have children because they think their judgement is more valid than the General Assembly.

Now, I am not a man, obviously, but this is just dumb. There is a huge difference of a fetus that already has a heartbeat, fingers, toes, eyes, ears, etc compared to some sperm. The man should have the right to decide if he wants children or not. I disagree with abortion, but I think women should have that right as well. But to compare a vesectomy to a post 20 week abortion? Some people's ideas are just nuts. It's nowhere near the same thing. Sperm is not a baby. It may become a baby, IF the man were to have sex but it is not when a vasectomy is done. A vesectomy is also the prevention of unwanted children, not the solution of a child that is already made. This article just irritated me to no end. I know I will probably get negative comments from those who disagree, but oh well.

What kind of sick individual would do such a thing?

This article is about a 61 year old teacher who is being charged with having bound students and put cockroaches on them. He also supposedly held spoons of semen to their lips. There are 23 alleged victims, all but 2 are females. They are all between the ages of 7 and 10. He has a $23 million bail. He plead not guilty.

This is just downright disgusting. How could a grown man want to do this to children? Especially a teacher?? Teachers are supposed to be there to help children, not to pervert them. Those poor babies. My oldest daughter is 7, so this story hits close to home. I would go insane if someone did something like that to one of my girls. Having been molested, I don't tolerate even the suggestion of such a thing. I hope he gets due punishment. How dare he plead not guilty when there are 600 photos as proof, 200 of which were given to the defense attorney? This just sickens me to no end.

Oohh baby, baby.

This article is about the science of kissing. Kissing causes dopamine to be released in the brain. This is the same substance involved in taking illegal drugs, which is why new romances are addictive. There are hundreds of nerve endings in our lips, which send information to our brains. This allows us to make the decision of whether to stay with the person or not.

I love to be kissed. That being said, I have never based decisions on my "romances" on how I reacted to a kiss. The father of my two oldest children was a horrible kisser. That is not why I left him. I left him because he tried to throw me down a flight of stairs when I was 8 months pregnant. My second serious boyfriend was a pretty good kisser. That wasn't enough to keep me with him. When someone is drunk 24/7 and can't even take care of his kids, I don't find him good romance material. Now, my husband is an amazing kisser. Still, not why I married him. He treated my daughters and I like royalty. He has taken care of us since we have been together. Him being a good kisser is just one of the many perks I get from marrying him. And on that note, I think it's time to go give him a smooch. Hahaha.

Addicts

In this article, reseachers are now saying that addicts can recover. They say that to recover, an addict has to admit to being addicted. They state that there are many things that can cause an addict to fail.

I want to call bull on this. I think some addicts can recover, depending on the drug of choice. My mom is a meth addict, and my sister is a crack addict. I don't see either of them recovering. My mom has overdosed, and was actually dead for a few minutes. Yet, as soon as she got out of the psych ward, she was back on the drugs. I also think that if they relapse, that isn't recovering. Recovering would be not doing the drugs anymore. Period. As I have watched my mother and sister's lives get worse the longer they live, I feel my hope that they will ever quit the drugs dwindle. I hate that I can't make them stop. The only thing I can say positively is that I will never touch any kind of drugs.

Teen pregnancy rate

This article states that the rate of teen pregnancies is at the lowest it has been in 40 years. Researchers believe it is because more teens are using birth control. The rate of pregnancy is higher in African Americans and Hispanics than in Caucasians. The rate of abortions is also higher in those races. This is believed to be because Caucasians have more access to birth control.

I don't know if I believe this article. I know way more teenagers who are getting, or have been pregnant, now than when I was a teen. I am not judging them, as I have no right to. I was a teen mom. I just think that shows like "16 and pregnant" and "Teen Mom" make it look glamorous to have babies young. I hope my daughters are smart enough to wait until marriage, but if they do become sexually active, you can bet I will put them on birth control. I know how hard it is to be a teen mom, and I wouldn't want my babies to have to struggle like I did.

Did she need a body guard?

The article I chose for today, is about Whitney Houston's death. She died relatively young, at only 48 years old. She was the guest in a hotel room below hers. The cause of death is still under investigation.

I agree with the rest of the world that her death is sad. I feel bad for her daughter and other relatives. However, I hate that the world will wallow in the death of a celebrity for weeks or even months after they die. Yet, when a military officer or some little old lady who helped out at a soup kitchen dies, they are lucky to have a few words in the local newspaper. I hate that we value people's lives by how much money they make or how pretty they are. I think every life should be valued equally. Let the drug addict have the same respect as the famous football player. After all, our bodies all end up in the ground in the end. (Well, unless you are cremated, but you get my point.)

Yay for the bus lady!

This article was about a bus driver who rescued 6 children from a burning bus. They were on the route home and she smelled something bruning. The children all remained calm while unloading.

Finally a story that didn't make me mad or depressed about our world. It is very rare that I hear a story about someone being courageous. If something like this ever happened with my daughter's bus, I would hope that the driver would take the correct measures. I don't like my daughter's driver. He seems irresponsible and rude. One time last year, he left my kindergartener at school and no one knew where she was. So, hearing a story like this one made me really happy. I give kudos to the lady for having the smarts to react quickly and prevent something horrible for happening.

Glad someone is able to "take a bite out of crime".

This article is about a 23 yr old cold case that has been solved, thanks to DNA. The victim was beaten and murdered to make it look like a burglary. The suspect was in love with the victim's husband, and after he broke of their relationship, she killed the woman. The suspect was a police officer and went on to lead a normal life, got married and had a daughter. The case is now waiting to see of the jury decides if the suspect is guilty.

How can someone pledge their life to serve, yet murder someone? That woman was supposed to be a hero, and instead she took someone else's life. All over a man. It's insane that people are willing to kill for a person who doesn't even want to be with them. I've been rejected. It made me sad. But I didn't go out and kill the person's girlfriend. I am thankful that I am not that twisted. I am so glad that we now have the technology and DNA to catch some of these killers who would otherwise have got away with murder. The extent that we can now track people amazes me. She might just end up in prison, all because of a single bite mark. I really hope that woman gets the punishment she deserves. The victim didn't deserve her life ended. I doubt she had planned to take the man away from the suspect. All I can say is WOW. Just, WOW.

Apologize, really?

This article is about a man who was wanted in the disappearance of his wife in 2009. He had emailed his lawyer a few minutes before blowing his house up. With him were his 2 young sons. The police said the explosion was planned. In the article, it said that his father had also been in trouble for things, such as voyeurism.

This just makes me so sad. Those poor little boys did nothing to deserve their father choosing to end their lives. And to blow them up in their own house? I wonder what he did to the mother. I think the social worker should have tried harder when he took the kids and slammed the door. If that was me, and I smelled gas, I would have broken a window. I wonder if the man had issues from his father in childhood, since it talks about things his father did. Those innocent little boys won't get to grow up because of the selfish choices of their father. This is just another example of the insanity of people. And another thing, why did he email his lawyer? Obviously, he had already made up his mind. If he was sorry for doing something to his wife, he should have paid the consequences, instead of making even more bad decisions. Things like this just make me so mad.