The issue(s) with Children of the Mountains

The Appalachian people is a marginalized community mostly forgotten for Politicians. It is a community which lack of resources, work places, transportation services, good education and government health care.  But this situation is not something new, many presidents since Kennedy has mention this community on their speeches and have "try" to help them out. But for one part, the geography of the place and the routes of access isolate the community from all the nation, leaving them like 50 years behind vs a regular US city. Second, Coal Companies are the main employers of the area, being the only good job around, but it cannot employee everybody and do not allow people that use drugs to work on it. Third, drugs is a main issue on the mountains; prescription medicine could cost as much as $50 per pill. Pain killers are as a value as a gold is in other places. Because of the extreme conditions that these people live, and the coal mine work, illnesses are around the corner the corner, so people live with several pains in their bodies . The demand for pain killers is very high and the supply is very low. People pay a lot of money for them and get addictive to it, which does not allow them to work in the coal mine. Also, Coal mines causes black lunge in their workers because of the many hours that workers breath coal dust and the hours that work inside the mine.

It is true that 50 years ago, Appalachian was worse than it is now, but today it is abandon for governments. Nobody actually cares about these people as long they are working on the mines and stay in their place. But it is time for a change; It is time for a government that help them out and create better conditions for them to live. This is not Sri Lanka or an African country, this is America, the land of opportunities where everybody is tread equal and with dignity. Now, it is time for us, as a nation, show dignity to them, and allow them to have the same opportunities as we have in this part of the country: Better education, public transportation, health care, cleaning services, a subsidy to build houses to those families that do not have where to sleep at night. America has always come together and achieve great things when the nation work as a whole: Earthquake in LA, Katrina in New Orleans, 9/11. The US people have done miracles on those days and have overcome those obstacles being unite, forming a more perfect union. Lets do it again America, the Appalachian people is begging for it and we are the driving force of our nation!!!

Dolls that give birth: Introducing the VBAC Doll

Reading my professor's blog I found out that this kind of doll exist and I want to give my opinion about it. First of all I want to tell you that I do not have any experience with children. Even that I have a big sister and a little brother, I never paid attention to this type of stuff, or when they started to ask on how babies come to life. So I would tell you about my personal experience and what I believes about this matter.

Since I have memory, I have known where babies come from. This was not because I was smarter than the rest of something like, It was because my mom were and is really open to me talking about sexual issues. I still remembered, every night before I went to sleep, my mom coming to my bed and hugging me. Then she started talking about things like: "Hey your winnie is a personal part of you, dont let anyone to touch it, If someone ask you to show it or something let me know as soon as possible, beause that is yours and nobody needs to ask for it", and I always have look to my parents with admiration, so everything they have said to me, I had took it very literal.

When I was reading my professor article, I was trying to remembered where do I learned babies came from? and realize that my mother had cover that subject looooonnnggg time ago, so i never had to worry to find out thru someone else (Internet wasnt around when I was a child). I know all families are different in the way their teach their kids, and of course nobody has the right answer to it, but I do appreciate what my mom did on that time and I will try to do the same to my kids.

Concerning this subject, in my opinion, parents are overreacting. It is a doll that give birth in a very simplify version, and if bring confusion to your kid just explain to him whats going on, or just do not buy the doll. We are living in a free world that thanks god people is doing toys to explain kids about something natural and not inducing them to use drugs, alcohol, fights or something crazier! like for example: Barbies or GI Joes. Barby is cool because she is blond, has a nice figure, big boobs, fancy cars, fancy house; all stereotypes. And GI Joes are huge guys that fight every time that they have a chance just to prove their point. Personal, I played with both (And I had a crush on barbie when I was a kid, I though it was beautiful) and today I am a successful student with several awards thru my academic and professional carreer, who plays soccer and tennis on the regular and hangout with friends. My points is, these toys are worst in a psicological point of view, and nothing really happen to children that play with them. Now, are you going to do a mess because there is a educational doll?? sorry but there is a war on the middle east, gangsters on the street, poor children without food. Why dont these people focus their energy in something that actually create a positive impact in the society?? And better, teach also your children to always give back to the society, so all together could get a better place to live.

Well but as I was saying, this is just my opinion, please nobody take it personal, I am pretty sure everybody has their own experience and their arguments to believe what they are believing and as I was saying, I do not have any experience in parenthood, it is just an opinion from outside of the problem.

Has everyone a wonderful day and a Happy Valentine !