Blog Entries for FatherofeightRelated SearchesGetting My Mind Right: The Skinny On How I'm Doing01 Mar 2007 07:09 AM I am now officially on weight maintenance and trying to find an eating plan that will work. My weight is staying level, but I am really sort of dieting and sort of eating carefully. I am having funny, but exciting, things happening. 4 comments — latest 05 Mar 2007 09:55 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: life insurance rtes went down | on weight maintenance | skinny legs | weight staying level The "Baby Moses Law"28 Feb 2007 01:43 PM There are a number of newborn or very young babies abandoned every year. Too often, they are left somewhere that they cannot survive for a long enough time to be found. In 1999, the Texas legislature passed a "Baby Moses Law". 8 comments — latest 05 Mar 2007 01:11 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: abandoned baby | baby moses law | safe place for a newborn Foster Parents Will Have Emergencies25 Feb 2007 06:08 PM Yesterday, I was in the car at a crowded intersection and an emergency vehicle had to go through in a very big hurry. I was glad that they were not coming for me. It made me think about the times that I have been in an emergency situation. 6 comments — latest 03 Mar 2007 10:57 AM by Fatherofeight Tags: pandemonium | rage | screaming and breaking | traumatized children The Violence to Young Children Continues23 Feb 2007 10:59 AM It's getting so bad that I do not want to read the latest news. A mother left her two year old girl and an almost one year old boy with her boyfriend. He had agreed to bring them to meet her in the store parking lot where she was employed when she got off work. 6 comments — latest 25 Feb 2007 11:08 AM by Fatherofeight Tags: abortion | boyfriend murders child | child abuse increasing | child abuse incidents tripled | child abuse Getting my Mind Right: What Now?22 Feb 2007 08:27 AM I am officially in diet limbo. I have been wondering if I have lost enough weight and whether I should stop dieting and start the weight maintenance phase. The first few days of that did not go well. I gained six pounds immediately, so I have dieted it off and am back at 192. 4 comments — latest 26 Feb 2007 02:50 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: looking gaunt | maitain my present weight | maintain present weight | swimming | weight goals Proposed Foster Care Reform in Texas21 Feb 2007 11:39 PM A Texas legislator, who authored the bills passed two years ago to reform the foster care system in the state, says that not enough progress has been made. Those bills authorized increased spending to hire more investigators for child abuse cases. 11 comments — latest 25 Feb 2007 11:14 AM by Fatherofeight Tags: child abuse investigator | foster system abuse | foster system reform | foster home inspector | gina00 Funny, and Frustrating, Boy Stories21 Feb 2007 07:55 PM Our five adopted boys are growing up in the country. We have several decent creeks and a lot of trees on the property. We have to carefully word everything that we tell them that they can do. 8 comments — latest 23 Feb 2007 10:12 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: boys in the creek | boys take my tools | carry to the bath tub | mud all over them Just Like Dad20 Feb 2007 12:50 AM Matthew Walter, our oldest adopted child, is the only one who remembers anything about his life before he was part of our family. He is very inquisitive about my family, particularly my father. The other boys rarely, if ever, show such an interest. 8 comments — latest 21 Feb 2007 07:32 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: high level of anxiety | like my father | no one to rescue him | someone protecting him now My Passion Has Changed18 Feb 2007 04:54 PM Since my wife and I adopted five boys, the things that I have a passion for have changed significantly. My passions before were for the things that most people are passionate about. I have discovered that doing the task that I have chosen consumes my sentiments, emotions, and excitement. 8 comments — latest 21 Feb 2007 10:17 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: given an opportunity to thrive | know they are loved | passion | passion for sports | passion for money Work of the Devil: Cocaine17 Feb 2007 08:41 PM In my last blog, I wondered whether drugs have some of the blame for the increase in child abuse cases in our country. There have recently been a number of incidents in elementary schools where children have brought cocaine to the classroom. 7 comments — latest 19 Feb 2007 05:15 PM by Fatherofeight Tags: cocaine in school | drug problem | drugs in the womb | no child safety |
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