It’s pretty obvious that my daughter’s childhood is going to be vastly different from mine. The world in which kids grow up these days is just not the same… and we’re not just talking about the proliferation of smartphones and tablets either. As Mike Reynolds points out, he thinks he may be raising kids who swear. Between the Internet and an increasingly lax attitude among mass media, curse words aren’t so uncommon anymore. You don’t even need a foul-mouthed uncle to be a bad influence anymore!
When I was little, we didn’t go on any big trips until I was well past the toddler age. Parents these days seem to be more comfortable with taking their infants abroad. If you’re thinking about hopping on a plane with your little one, Buzz Bishop has some useful tips for traveling to France with a baby. Don’t expect to have too much in terms of a nightlife, of course, and you may be better off using a baby carrier than trying to climb up and down all those stairs with your stroller.
As a society, we have the unfortunate habit of measuring value solely in terms of dollars and cents. It becomes far too easy to take a good thing for granted when you don’t have to “pay” for it in the traditional sense. So, Steven Nelms worked out the numbers for how much it would replace all the “services” that a stay-at-home mom provides. Unsurprisingly, between childcare, meal preparation, house cleaning and the rest of it, Steven determined that he wouldn’t be able to afford what his wife brings to their family.
Next up in this week’s speedlink, Jack asks whether or not people can see the real you. He uses the analogy of a classic car stored away inside of a barn. It just sits there and many people only see it as something that is mostly forgotten and collects dust. But then the right people recognize the potential for that car was or could be. To this end, I’ve always say that you shouldn’t try to find yourself (under all that dust). Rather, you should try to create the life you want to have.
Have you always assumed that “pork butt” referred to the rear end of a pig? Well, you’d be wrong. Molly Birnbaum list all the major cuts of pork, explaining why “pork butt” is actually the shoulder. The word “butt” in old English refers to the widest part and, on a pig, the widest part is actually the shoulder. You may have also heard this cut referred to as the Boston butt. The actual rear end of the pig is usually included as part of the rear leg or ham.
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