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• MIND YOUR Ps & Qs: Why manners matter when you're in 3rd grade and beyond
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 10/11/11

Martine Cotillion

The most hysterical thing happened last night - my son went to cotillion.  Yep, girls in white gloves, boys in coat and tie learning the Cha Cha!  My son's collar was all scrunched up and he looked miserable, but it was deliciously charming.

When you think of cotillion and debutantes, your imagination might take you to the southern belle version seen in the movies.  This was more like the...

• MR. CONTRITE: What Kid-Os Can Learn From Charlie Sheen's Comments At The Emmy's
• Posted by Opinionated MAMAs • 9/19/11

Did you see Charlie Sheen last night on the Emmy's?  It was a little awkward as he blew kisses and walked out on stage. You know how your kids look when you make them apologize...or say something nice when they don't really want to?  They either don't understand what they did wrong or they think you are SO MEAN and are ruining all their fun with silly manners-shmanners?!  Well, that's kind of...

• OopsyBAMA: Obama Says "Ass"
• Posted by • 6/9/10

When interviewed about the disaster caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf, and who’s to blame, President Obama shocked some with his answer.  NBC's Matt Lauer asked Obama about the criticism that he should spend more time in the Gulf instead of with experts.  In response, he bluntly defended his administration’s response by explaining, “We talk to these folks because they potentially have the...

• A CLASS ACT: A Story About Mrs. Leland Stanford's Tribute To Her Child
• Posted by • 5/19/10

Here's a story circulating on the internet that we thought had a good lesson...it is not fact, but fable (click here for the official history of Stanford):

A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment in to the Harvard University President's outer office. The secretary could...

• CURSES!: Troopers Cite Folks for Swearing
• Posted by • 5/14/10

A Pennsylvania woman is fighting back against state troopers for being cited for swearing at a motorcyclist after he swerved at her and yelled something derogatory about her weight.  The woman, Lona Scarpa, called police to report the incident and the police wrote her a citation for swearing.  The ACLU has filed suit in her name, saying that swearing is protected under the First Amendment....