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“I am All You Got.” A Scene Played in EVERY House. Oscar Week Continues.

In my continued salute to Oscar week, today I bring in one of my favorite films of all time; Kramer Vs. Kramer.  Before you click the picture to watch, let me share a few thoughts with you.  (you should know in advance that Dustin Hoffman’s character throws his son on the bed in the scene and uses […]

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Quite Frankly………Just Giving a Damn.

Click the picture and watch the clip, it is only 27 seconds long and return back here. The movie is Gone with the Wind (GWTW).  With the Oscars just a few days away, I thought I would give my feelings on a few classics and how they pertain to our lives. GWTW was the best picture , […]

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My Reaction to Miss Manners and her Son’s Explanation…….I have a WHOLE DIFFERENT Perspective on this Now!!!!!!!

There is an explanation from an interview with Miss Manners and her son now on Diabetes Mine.  You can click the picture to read the interview as it was reported.  You can choose to do that and come back, or you can read it after this article; I am going to take an entirely different […]

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Our Children Have No Clue……..And as Parents, Achieving that Was/Is Our Measure of Success!

Do they know, and when they became older, did/do they realize; …..when we ran out on the soccer field it was because we knew they were low, not to embarrass them? …..that we were a fashion plate at one time and could carry small clutch pocketbooks with the best of them, but we needed the bigger […]

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“Why Did YOU NOT Follow Instructions?!?!?” Sound Familiar?

From the onset, I want to let you know that I do not have any incredible answers for what I am about to write; but I am ‘putting it out there’ so others may comment on how they have handled this situation which I am hearing more and more. Parents of the parents.  This includes […]

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The Olympic Flame is Out…….Random Thoughts of Diabetes During the Olympics…..Am I Alone in This?

Do you find yourself looking at things differently than so many others.  Do you somehow take diabetes and place it in a realm that it might not so necessarily be reflected? Now that the Olympics have ended, here are some things that I thought to myself as I watched.  Now they may not make sense as […]