Wow! Another reality show and one that we get to see mother/daughter duos in action. This show Dallas Divas and Daughters airs every Sunday evening at 8pm EST on the Style Network. During this half-hour, we get a glimpse into the lives of five sets of mothers/daughters who live in Dallas, Texas and are considered members of Dallas high society. There has been a polo match, joint birthday party, fashion shows, preparations for the Debutante ball, lunch dates, shopping and many other excursions in…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on November 10, 2009 at 10:58am —
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As I was watching the local news last evening, I happened to see a segment on the issue of zero tolerance on there. Basically, local school districts were giving their policies and procedures as to how they handle this problem within their schools. The parents were complaining that zero tolerance was too strict and needed to be handled on a case to case basis. Schools have implemented this policy for quite some time in order to cut down on criminal behavior, catch the bullying going on and to ba…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on November 6, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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The Fence
By Author Unknown
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.
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Added by Kristin Bowers on October 31, 2009 at 10:01am —
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This past Friday, an episode of Degrassi The next Generation aired an episode entitled “Shoot to Thrill”. This episode involved a girl named Ali and her boyfriend Johnny. Ali took some pictures of Johnny and a stuffed animal promising never to share them with anyone. As the episode went on, we saw how poorly Johnny treated Ali in their relationship. Instead of breaking up with him, she took it up a notch and decided to take nude pictures of herself and send them to Johnny on his cell phone. Need…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on October 23, 2009 at 11:46am —
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Wow! Another week and another Google Alert. This time, its about having cameras in the classrooms in the United Kingdom. Wonder if this trend will hit up the United States?
A group in the UK called Class watch sets up cameras in classrooms and uses this as a basis for professional development. So far, they have been set up in over 100 schools and used for in class surveillance. They state that this is not an action of Big Brother existing but of trying to help teachers improve their performance…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on October 20, 2009 at 10:53am —
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The Day I Met Daniel by Pastor Richard Ryan---an original essay reprinted in "A Third Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul"
****This is a true story first recorded in 2001 the day after Pastor Ryan met Daniel. It has been passed around the Internet as "author unknown" for several years. I wanted to give credit to the author as well as validate that it was indeed a true story and not one of the e-rumor/chainmails that commonly get passed along. Thanks for sharing this with me, Victor! If you…
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Added by Kristin Bowers on October 19, 2009 at 9:22am —
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Added by Kristin Bowers on October 16, 2009 at 6:24am —
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Well, another week and more news on the Peer Abuse front. This week, its great news and involves someone finally taking a group of bullies by the horns.
In California, there is a serious problem with the paparazzi who try and do what they can to get photos of celebrities without their consent. When I say anything I mean anything! As a result, they become a danger not only to these celebrities but the public in general. All sorts of laws are broken when they are out and about stalking their prey…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on October 14, 2009 at 11:38am —
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Pick a spot beneath the milky twilight
I will be there
When night falls below the silver moon
I will be there
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Added by Kristin Bowers on October 4, 2009 at 12:10am —
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"There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the body. There is no comforter to compare with goodwill f…
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Added by Kristin Bowers on October 1, 2009 at 9:27pm —
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Human Family
Poem by Dr. Maya Angelou
Read at the dedication of the Disney Millennium Village
I note the obvious differences
in the human family.
Some of us are serious,
some thrive on comedy.
Some declare their lives are lived
as true profundity,
and others claim they really live
the real reality.
The variety of our skin tones
can confuse, bemuse, delight,
brown and pink and beige and purple,
tan and blue and white.
I've sailed upon the seven seas
and stopped in every land.
I've seen the w…
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Added by Kristin Bowers on September 28, 2009 at 9:28am —
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Added by Kristin Bowers on September 28, 2009 at 9:07am —
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Oh the joy of the fall season on television. New shows popping up and old ones returning. One that has always grabbed my gut is Gossip Girl. Last season was full of backstabbing, game playing and of course, the glorification of the Queen Bee. Well, The CW has graced us with another season and this time, the group of friends are either in college, hitting up the work force or just trying to find themselves. The bottom line is that they are now adults and as adults should be thinking along the lin…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on September 24, 2009 at 1:12pm —
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South Carolina is in the news a lot these days. As the story broke earlier in the summer about Governor Mark Sanford and his mistress from Argentina, we seem to have more than our share of national publicity. If the Sanford story is not enough to keep people busy, we now have another story break concerning Sanford. The difference is that this story is not true. I guess some people have too much time on their hands.
Rita Allison is a 69 year old grandmother from South Carolina. She is a member o…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on September 22, 2009 at 11:03am —
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This week I wanted to do something a little different. Even though this event occurred many years ago, the name and event remains the same. Also, I doubt this aspect has been discussed at any great length. This event occurred before I was born and before many today were born. It even occurred before Charles Manson and Helter Skelter. As many of us may not remember this particular event, it does go down in history as one of the greatest mass murders of our time.
The late 1950’s was the birth of…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on September 16, 2009 at 11:15am —
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Added by Kristin Bowers on September 14, 2009 at 10:16pm —
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Whoa boy! I come back from a nice labor day weekend and a friend sends me some information about OJ Simpson and the fact that he wants to get out of prison. He and his recent accomplice, Clarence Stewart, were in high court this past Friday trying to leave prison based upon Nevada’s “heavy burden” clause where evidently, they could post bail and leave. The judge denied this stating that their crime was too serious and stated that they did not meet this clause. Plus, both would be considered flig…
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on September 9, 2009 at 10:27am —
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Added by Kristin Bowers on September 7, 2009 at 8:48pm —
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Hi everyone, as I have done two blogs this week instead of one, I am just going to leave the link where the blogs can be found. The two blogs are:
Remembering Princess Diana and Those who Murdered her
Is Anne Heche a Bully?
Feel free to check them out and comment: http://www.peerabuse.blogspot.com
Take Care,
Elizabeth
http://www.peerabuse.info
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Added by Elizabeth Bennett on September 2, 2009 at 12:20pm —
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