Weekly Medley: Doctor Who tribute

I’m loving this tribute to Doctor Who from A Mighty Girl. I’ve got to watch this whole series from the beginning.

Jennifer McGrail has an excellent post on NOT being the meanest mom in the world (and being a partner with your children). Being mean is NOT a qualification for being a parent—nor is it a compliment—and all of her refutations to the viral post are really worth reading. I am really enjoying her blog overall, too.

Looking for a fun, inexpensive way to decorate your Thanksgiving table? Kids Matter has a great post about just that.

Last week I wrote about another child death due to the “To Train Up a Child” method. Here are some more startling quotes from the book. The petition now has almost 90,000 signatures; please feel free to add your own.

A giant kraken lair? I don’t know about that, but we do know that there are giant squids for sure, so anything is possible, right? There are new discoveries being made every day, and I for one really enjoy the creature ones best.

If you have an Android phone, try these geeky commands. I love that you can sing “Magic Dance” from Labyrinth with your phone!

Did you know that a routine visit to the doctor here in America costs four times as much as it does in a country with socialized medicine? The same goes for an MRI. Yikes.

Have you also heard about the online assassination website where you can crowdfund killing? Double yikes.

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