http://straykatznkidz.blogdrive.com/ Stray katz n kidz Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:45:00 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Family & Home Relationships http://straykatznkidz.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:33:38 GMT I've spent a lot of time lately, just thinking about how brain-washed we are when in it comes to self-image. From the day we are born, the brainwashing begins. Pink for girls; blue for boys; dolls for girls; trucks for boys........... Then there are the Fairytales that are read to us from a very early age; Good = Beautiful; Bad = Ugly Think about it..... In pretty much every fairytale there is a "beautiful" princess and a "handsome" prince; there is an "ugly" stepmom or step-sisters and an "evil" and equally "ugly" bad man in some form or another. And, ultimately, the good and... (more) http://straykatznkidz.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://straykatznkidz.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:35:12 GMT In truth, this old family tradition was more about Stray-kids than cats. No one in the family was actually that keen on cats; until me that is. When I was a kid myself (back in the "old days") I remember there always being people, other than family, living at my Nan & Pop's house. Now I realise this in itself is not that unusual; lots of people take in boarders. It was different though, cause the boarders were always friends of my uncle, or cousin, or some other member of the family, and they were usually youngish (early 20's or so. Again, nothing terribly unusual about that... (more) http://straykatznkidz.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1