I ate lots of eggs and liver when I was pregnant with my kids.... (yes, I love liver -- and it's a good thing, because I need it for iron deficiencies).
So maybe this works -- all my kids are pretty smart -- probably smarter than me..
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That's a bad idea. You sant to keep your kids as stupid as possible, to keep them from having an unfair advantage. Posts: 16551 | Registered: Feb 2003
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Old age and wisdom will beat out youth and beauty any day of the week, if we want to talk about keeping an edge over the younger generation.
It's all about keeping them totally confused, having no idea what you're about.
My son said to me one day, complaining about a task I'd just given him, "I wasn't born into this family to be a slave."
I couldn't help it. I just laughed out loud, convulsed in giggles. Then, with a big grin, I replied, "That's a good one, honey. You always have had a great sense of humor."
He didn't know what to do, he was so confused, he went and did what I'd told him to.
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I thought it was going to be essential fatty acids. Well, I did eat a lot of eggs, but not liver. I prefer salmon.
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Only if you want to make him do it for free, Zan. I mean, really, that's just slavery. Instead, I recommend that you plan to pay him a little over minimum wage, while mournfully informing him that you'll have to keep three/quarters of his "salary" to cover the medical benefits and hazardous duty insurance required by law for jobs involving dangerous bladed mechanized tools.
Or you could get your wife to mow the lawn. Posts: 5948 | Registered: Jun 2001
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CT, I always mowed the lawn and did yard work. My sister always stayed indoors and helped clean the house. There were many summer days I would have happily vacuumed.
And jeni, I never received a dime for my labors. And I was happy for it too, dagnabbit.
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Ahhh. I remember the day when my brother opted to vaccuum the living room and family room instead of doing the dishes. Boy, was he ever mad when I finished first.
If you ever have a girl, I'd encourage her to get out and do yardwork, too, both for the experience and the exercise. (and vice versa for the guys and indoor work) I like having many skills at my fingertips, including being able to change an intake manifold as well as bake crumpets.
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Zanderman, I didn't get paid for my labors either. I was just kidding. I don't believe in paying kids for doing normal chores around the house, including mowing the lawn. Which I'm thinking my son might be ready for this year.
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The main reason I did the mowing was that we had a tennis court built on a sloped yard. We had banks on each end that could only be mowed by letting the mower down on a rope and pulling it back up, over and over again. It was hard work for a 4-yr old boy, I tell you.
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Experts: "Eggs good, eggs bad. Eggs good! No, wait, eggs bad. Ok, eggs sometimes good. Well more eggs better. Whoa, be careful with eggs! Eggs ok. Eggs make your kids as smart as us!"
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Noemon, did you see that article in Discover about a year ago about the effects that diet can have on the unborn?
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Beverly, actually, the scientists say, "We have this study" -- which (for any study, of anything) implies that it should be looked at in the context of related studies -- and the sound-bite hungry media says, "Oh, this study says eggs are bad (or good)!"
Eggs are great (and cheap!) sources of protein, and very easily digestible. They are high in certain vitamins and minerals. They are also high in fat and cholesterol.
Eggs are neither good nor bad (which is true of most non-processed foods); moderation is the key.
Too bad we live in a society where a moderate, varied diet is too often seen as boring, and every food must be "great!" or "terrible!"
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quote:I like how all of these 'revolutionary" studies come back to eating a balanced diet and following the food pyramind.
A balanced diet, yes. The food pyramid, doubtful. This might be a better option.
On eggs: it seems that there is a chemical in eggs that inhibits the absorption of the cholesterol. I have also heard that the amount of cholestol you eat has little to do with the amount in your bloodstream. This may or may not be true.
Well, heck, I like eggs, and I'm not going to stop eating them. (Especially if I get pregnant. )
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