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This is every parents worst nightmare!
You would never trade places with these parents! Not in a million years, not for a million dollars!
We’ve all seen those beautiful little faces with the eyes of an angel. We’ve seen them on the back of milk cartons, we’ve seen them on posters at the post office.
Every time I find myself saying “Thank God that’s not my child”. I’m sure most people do this too, but is it enough?
Isn’t there something more we can do? Isn’t there some way we can help? Help get the word out, make others aware of these missing children, contribute to the cause?
One person that’s making a difference is Nate Ritter. Nate is a small business startup strategy consultant and a talented web designer, here is a link to his portfolio.
How did I meet @NateRitter? Well actually I didn’t.
I found his fabulous Twitter account @MissingChildren and began following this account on Twitter.
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Remarkable Parents has had it’s first interview posted called “Bridging the Communication Divide with Blogging” by Parent Power Index. Posted here is a condensed version of their questions and my answers. You will have to go to their site to read the full interview and comments.
MacKenzie Loving’s writes “Vicky definitely provides some food for thought as to why “blogging” and other new Web technologies are helping to form new bonds between parents and their children in a manner that touches people today and in the future. Even if you know a lot about technology, take a moment to read Vicky’s comments because there will be a parent out there you’ll want to share this with.”
My 18 year old daughter Kay will be heading off to college in the fall. Like every parent my feelings are somewhat conflicted. I want her to discover who she is as a young adult and to experience life on her own, yet I am worried that now that she’s 18, she may feel that it’s a failure of her new found adulthood to come to me with her problems. I just want to be in the loop, have an idea of what and how she is doing, and know that she’s safe.
A few friends who’ve children have gone off to college have prepared me that that college students don’t devote a lot of time to keeping in touch. I know she has good intentions to keep in touch, but realisticly I should be prepared to feel left out. To bridge this communication divide we have been talking about ways we can keep in touch. We don’t plan on using only the telephone, we also plan on using IM (instant messaging), Email, Twitter, Facebook, and Skype. Kay already uses these technologies and so do I. More >>
What is the most incredible or satisfying aspect of writing or managing your own blog?
The most satisfying aspect of the web site is having planned the overall vision of the site for so long and seeing that vision implemented. When the first article Who Taught My Kid That Four Letter Word? was published, along with the web design which I really love, I felt amazing, absolutely amazing and I really haven’t come down yet.
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I’m guilty…
Not because I taught her that four-letter word. I spell out all my bad words. She didn’t hear this one from me.
When my daughter Kay was 16 years old, we were talking about college applications. The problem was that she only wanted to apply to colleges she was sure she would get in to. I’m like, “What?” The plan had always been University of Wisconsin, Madison. That had always been her first choice!
Really, I don’t mind her changing the plan. The issue is why she’s changing the plan.
After I told her that Madison accepts only 20% of its applicants, Kay reduced her dreams to other schools because she was afraid to fail. Bad mom! I never realized my little trivia lesson was going to be negative.
Fail - that’s a word I don’t want in my daughter’s vocabulary!
She doesn’t want to fail? Again, I’m like what?
You want to change your plan because you’re afraid to fail? You don’t even want to submit an application? You couldn’t take a UW-Madison rejection letter? It would make you feel like your whole life up to this point is a failure? If you weren’t accepted, all these years of school, the great grades, and the honor role would all be for nothing?
Nothing means ? (what) to a sixteen year old?
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Raising great children is one of the most important things parents will ever do!
We can and should learn from each other!
