How do you tell your children...

you, as a parent believe that "BIG BROTHER" tries to control the masses by manipulating our unconscious desires? How do you communicate to your 4 year old that the reason her favorite cartoon character is plastered all over any unhealthy food and plastic toy on every isle of the local Wal-Mart is to have her want to purchase it? Well, don't ask me, I haven't been able to help her to understand it yet!

More and more lately all I have been feeling is how I hope my kids will do a better job than me @ taking care of Mother Earth. I hope I can help them learn to take less and give more. Maybe I am rambling. I have been slowly moving toward a more natural lifestyle for sometime. Once in awhile on our journey, something will spur me along, an article, an ad or commercial or billboard. Today one of my relatives made a comment that Christmas was all about spoiling the kids. I highly disagree with that. I love the relative very much and made no argument with the comment. It did start me thinking that I certainly hope our children do not think Christmas is about being spoiled and recieving all their hearts tangible desires. How to know? Ask.

I did ask Niki what words she thought described Christmas for her. Here they are in the order they were given:
FUN
JOY
GREATNESS

What is your favorite part about Christmas?
The whole part! I like to play with all the presents too!

So, I think she sees some of what I see @ Christmas time...or she has already heard too many Christmas songs this season!

Here is a link to more about control over the masses from the Information Liberation site.

Controlling the Masses

First post

I am starting a blog to record our family journey. I also think, for me, it is an outlet, a place to record my own growth as a person, as a wife and mom and all the titles I have right now.



Mady has also started a blog. She is having difficulty writing when it comes right down to it, but she is intrigued by the idea. Once I have time I will post some of the recent pix and small descriptions along with a link to Mady's blog.