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Thanksgiving, Don't Fence Me Out

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we all know what that means. We will get together with family members and eat way too much. If you are just a little nostalgic, and many baby boomers are, you will follow with tradition and try to make this year just like last year. I do not know what it is within us that keeps us trying to keep each and every holiday just like it was the year before. Oh! Maybe that is why we call it a tradition.

For the past thirty years my family has been meeting at my sisters' house and celebrating Thanksgiving. Growing up there were the five of us, a rather large family by modern standards. When we were young it was so much fun. All five of us would get together and stay at my sisters' house for Thanksgiving. She lives about a two hour drive from the rest of us, except for Charlie who has at least a three hour drive. My Mom has been divorced from my Dad for over 25 years so naturally she also has been a big part of the tradition at Thanksgiving.

I do not know about your family but mine is real close. The five of us were born between 1952 and 1957. If that seems a bit extreme, do not be quite so concerned because my Mom had twins in 1952. That makes me and my twin brother the oldest. My three sisters followed in three of the following four years.

You can imagine the excitement of getting together as a bunch of newly married brothers and sisters. Believe me when I tell you that the brother and sister -in laws fit in amazingly well. They are just like brothers and sisters to me. To add to our joy, and chaos, each of us were beginning to have our own families.

Well we could not wait for the Thanksgiving week-end. We generally arrived at Brendas' house as soon as hour work schedule would permit us. The men could not wait to show off their athletic ability. We played basketball, pitched horseshoes, tossed the football around, and usually had plenty of energy after dark to get into a great game that I call... brother-in-law poker.

Now the girls at these early marathon Thanksgivings usually had their hands full preparing the meals and catching up on all the latest gossip. Keep in mind that this is just my male version of what they did. In actuality I am probably not the most reliable person to evaluate their behavior. I do know that they never missed shopping on the busiest shopping day of the year on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Somehow or another it seemed like each year we would try to top the year before. That was not hard to do while we were all in our twenties and thirties. We continued every Thanksgiving to exhibit our prowess and competitive nature in any and all forms of competition. Even the women seemed to find sales and stores that kept them busy longer and longer each Thanksgiving.

The truth is though, we built a fence. We painted that fence each and every year with words like pride, selfishness, show off, vanity, and greed. We still visit each and every year at my sister Brendas' house. The fence, it is still there. We are so much more mature now than we use to be. Now we take time to visit with each other. We pray for each other and truly care for what the other person has to say. We would never think of tearing down that fence. We now paint our fence with love, patience, compassion, humbleness, light, and truth.

You guessed it... the baby boomers are all in our fifties now. Thanksgiving is just as important to us today as it ever was. We continue to love each other like we always have, we're just a little better at it now than we used to be.

You see fences are like everything else in life. They can be good or bad. They can keep you out or keep you in. Our fence is colored with a life time of tradition that we just call....Thanksgiving.

Bob Roach Father of one and middle school teacher of literally thousands over the past thirty years. If you are looking for new ways to decorate for Thanksgiving go to:http://www.DecorateYourFence.com

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Malaysia: The Pleasant Asian Dragon

A rapidly growing economy and the so called Asian Dragon, Malaysia is located in the south-east Asia. Two parts form the entire region of this country. The very first one is Peninsular Malaysia which borders Thailand in North and Singapore in south. The second part is East Malaysia which features the states of Sarawak and Sabah that share the Island of Borneo with Indonesia. This country is popular as one of the most happening, pleasant and hassle-free destination in the world.

Diversified societies pervade throughout the region of Malaysia. Malay, Chinese and Indians constitute the social establishments. This country is an interesting fusion of vibrant and interesting culture and customs because of the presence of these diverse societies. You will find Chinese mostly in trade and Malays in government. As for visiting destinations in Malaysia, the Peninsular part of the country is more popular amongst the tourists. Divided into the East Coast and West Coast, by the Titiwangsa mountain range, both the regions have charming attractions. However west coast is more developed whereas East coast has a rustic charm.

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of the country and located on the west coast. It proves to be an ideal point to start the tour. It is a bustling city with lots of activities, shopping arcades and pleasant surprises. You can have a relaxing period in Cameron Highlands away from the hustle and bustle of the city. This place has maintained the charming and cool character of it since its inception. Many other islands and historical places like Langkawi Island, Melaka and Penang have excellent features to stun you. Visitors with adventurous attitude can turn towards the Sarawak or Sabah region which offers great wildlife adventures. As for staying in any part of Malaysia, you do not need to worry about this aspect at all. Malaysian Hotels have all the facilities to make your stay quite comfortable.

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Parenting Advice on Child Safety Precautions - Scare Tactics or Essential Modern Parenting?

Thirty five years ago I was seven years old, and the 1970�s were approaching. This meant meant I was an unsuspecting subject for my mother�s zany sewing experiments. Floral flairs with pompom fringing. Hmmm. Back then I walked the three mile round trip to school each day, ambling along like I had all the time in the world, blatantly picking flowers out of people�s front gardens to give to my teacher so she wouldn�t mention I was late. I vaguely recall the occassional 'stranger danger' message, but without actual case studies child abduction formed no more a part of parenting conversations back then as did the appropriate age for teenagers to get body piercings.

One of my favourite memories of those early days was visiting my cousins, whose house was in the suburbs but backed onto the beautiful Australian bush. It was in this bushland that the enormous water pipes lay, weaving their way like giant�s hoses down to the river. We would climb up the pipes and literally run for what felt like miles, stopping only occasionally when someone was coming the other way at which point we had to sidle past them precariously so as not to fall the ten foot drop to the ground. I marvel now at the freedom we had, particularly considering it was well known that lone adults frequented 'walking the pipes'.

By age ten I regularly used to roam around the local shopping centre on my own, or rode my bike to one of the numerous suburban parks with a friend or without. Our fears were of nothing, other than suffering the repercussions of arriving home late for dinner. We all knew the �weirdo�s� to look out for. The man with mental problems who was notorious for yelling strange things out to kids; the old crazy lady who pushed a shopping trolley laden with plastic bags around the streets, but who mainly mumbled to herself. These were our local 'strangers'.

It�s not often I reminisce on those days, but if I do it�s when I look at my daughter and fleetingly compare the joy of freedom I had, compared to what I let her do alone today. Currently in her eyes I�m the worse mum in the world because she�s not allowed to walk to school by herself. I chastise her every time she wanders off from me on shopping trips; when she opens the front door when I'm hanging the clothes on the line out the back yard, or when she goes out to the front garden without my knowing. Like many mums I did this for ages without giving her a real reason why I was cross. I was reluctant to put into her little head the idea that someone may take her, for fear of terrifying her about the world we live in and the capacity for some adults to do her harm.

The world we are raising our kids in now, while still beautiful in most respects, is filled with new dangers that none of our parent�s had to concern themselves with. Just where do we learn what warning�s are appropriate for young minds, without affecting the intrinsic inner beauty of children who love all without judgement?

Here in Australia we�ve been fairly lucky compared to statistics from overseas of children being abducted. Of course the parent�s of 11 year old Daniel Morcombe who disappeared in Queensland a couple of years ago, would be forgiven for not agreeing. Still today, they are madly searching for any information about how their beautiful young son could simply vanish while waiting for a bus. Frankly I don�t know how they have survived it.

Just how do we raise a child who is polite and friendly, while at the same time teach them that they're not to befriend or talk to any adult when we're not next to them? How do we effectively inform them about how to handle the unlikely scenario that someone may try to take them, but at the same time not terrify them about the world and the people in it? If we want them to grow up to always see the good in people, how do we temper this with coaching them that even pleasant looking people are capable of mean things? What about fostering their independence, when our heart lurches every time we lose sight of them at the busy local pool. Like any mother I have a passionate desire to keep my child safe in this world, but I�m also determined to ensure she is able to enjoy life freely, like all children should.

The last decade has brought with it a new strain of human sexual desire, fed constantly no doubt by the ease of private access to all things perverted over the internet. Ten short years ago a certain amount of conserted effort would have been required to gain access to images designed to satiate the desires of sick individuals. Clearly that percentage has multiplied to unknown proportions, now that the ease of access has been increased for more and more people. Just what is the flow down effect of this in terms of people feeling a need to act out their sexual fantasies? Only the next couple of decades will tell.

The sad reality is that the modern world has degenerated in its pursuit of personal sexual freedom and exploration, at the expense of those who are too young to defend themselves against it. Some may say that too much concern from parents about their children�s personal safety is overkill and unnecessary, based on the statistics of the number of children abducted by strangers today. But this attitude to me is the same as those who think people are ridiculous for being fearful of flying, or swimming in the ocean. Yes the likelihood is remote that harm will come our way, but as a parent, that element of remoteness is enough to keep me ever vigilant where the safety of my child is concerned.

Jo-Anne Roland is the director of AmberWatch Australia, the Australian distributor of the AmberWatch. Recently featured on CNN's Youth Trend Report and currently taking the child protection world by storm, the AmberWatch is being heralded as a 'first of it's kind' child prevention/protection product. For information on the US parent company please visit http://www.amberwatchfoundation.com.

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Free Dating Sites

Free dating sites bring a whole lot of people to a particular virtual place where men and women get to know each other in a new and a unique way. The revolutionizing technology of the web has paved the way for new relationships between individuals - be it true love, love at first site, love at first chat, temporary going around or even a one night stand.

These sites also take care of the individual tastes and preferences that might vary from person to person. The rich data bank of members is cast in a systematic and logical way to help individuals choose their right partner for the right purpose. The dating sites usually offer space for posting a profile of yourself, so that you and others can find each other most easily. This also ensures that you will be shopping around for people who have similar interests and goals in life. Free dating sites also offer premium services, such as more space for photos and multimedia, and so on. But these premium servies are actually a pay service. However, the free service is still viable on many dating sites; your membership is paid for by ads.

Free dating sites are not the same as sites dedicated to live chats only. Free dating sites prove the pivotal and first meeting point for many individuals. There they get to know the formal and primary identities of each other. Once the individuals meet each other in person, these free dating sites seldom play any part in their mode of interaction.

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