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Wheat Chaff (a short story)

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Mankind is dying. Unless an answer can be found for this bipedal species, extinction is certain. Some would say (the Earth included) good riddance. But only some. The rest probably wouldn’t notice, or even have an opinion on the matter. Be that as it may, mankind is unwilling to relinquish their dictatorship on the world and because of this have found themselves on the brink, working feverishly at coming up with The Answer. For you see, extinction was not looming due to pollution (although there was plenty of har mful stuff laying about); not because of a meteor of mass-extinction proportions was barreling down on us (we should be so lucky) and certainly not because of alien overlords (because really if that were to actually happen we would end up like those ant farms you see. Every kid wants one, and when they get it they simply forget about it after a week and half. Some would argue we have already been taken over and forgotten by alien overlords....

Parenting 101

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Children learn by observation. They soak in everything they see and they begin life by mimicry. If my child becomes a tyrant, it is be cause I have been tyrannical. So what makes a good parent ? One word: Nutrition. Here's a nice definition of the word: Nutrition: the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet. Understand that WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT FOOD HERE. We are talking about emotional and mental development. Lesson 1 - Pat ience. Parents, in order to teach patience, one must not lose patience. Lesson 13 - Apologies Parents you are always telling your kids to apologize for their actions. In order to teach them to apologize you must FIRST give them an apology each time you wrong them. Come on, you know what I mean. When you say something hateful. Or you get frustrated and angry with them because they're moving too slow (and the problem isn't that they...