I was in horticulture for way too long and have been angry at a lot of plants that were doing nothing more than just being plants.
There was the rose that gave me cellulitis, the yucca plant that cut the @#$%! out of me, the pyracantha that helped me understand why it is called "firethorn," numerous greenbriars, the dead dogwood that fell the wrong way and nearly freakin' killed me, the patches of juniper that housed black widows, mosquitoes, yellow jackets, and snakes (and, on top of that, made me itch all by themselves,) and the inevitable poison oak and ivy. This is by no means an exhaustive list, just the "Most Unwanted."
I have a stack of books that tell me that they're "just plants," but I really just had to observe each of those little bat-turds once in its natural habitat to know to leave them the heck alone.
Likewise, I know that rosemary makes my hands smell good when I touch it and lettuce is nice with some dressing. Neither alter my mental state whatsoever. I can drive with rosemary on my hands and a salad in my bloodstream.
Does all of this really need to be explained?Drugs are for losers. (Where the @#$! is my Xanax...I'm tired of arguing about this...
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:funn:is xanax derived from a plant that we need to write a book about to explain to children why mommy needs it?
I haven't read the book, it looks pretty ridiculous to me. but hey, I may need it some day. books are good references for all kinds of bizarre subjects. love all kinds.
Maybe your world isn't perfect...
I don't know the farting dog books, but here are two of my favorites:
Both are informative, entertaining, and pertinent to children in all walks of life.
you, but I have to disagree.
It pissed me off that they were talking to my kid about this in kindergarten, for crying out loud! My very innocent & naive little 5 year old (last year) came home questioning what drugs were because she was told "Say No To Drugs" & given literature on the subject & there are signs all over schools. To her "drugs" mean pharmaceuticals. Then, we had to explain the difference & why anyone would take a "drug." She also began lecturing me on drinking a glass of wine...
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I do have to say that children are already burdened with the dysfunction because the "Say No To Drugs" campaign is the same thing, only it's on the supposedly (but not so) politically correct side of things! It's no different, blatantly negative & hasn't made a bit of difference with underage substance abuse. There's no "love & wonder" in the campaign. It's hardcore & starts early.
It pissed me off that they were talking to my kid about this in kindergarten, for crying out loud! My very innocent & naive little 5 year old (last year) came home questioning what drugs were because she was told "Say No To Drugs" & given literature on the subject & there are signs all over schools. To her "drugs" mean pharmaceuticals. Then, we had to explain the difference & why anyone would take a "drug." She also began lecturing me on drinking a glass of wine...
I'd rather my children be educated via me or my husband on subjects like that, long before the public school system injects their opinion. That's why they already know proper names (and alternate ones) for body parts & are learning how to respect and care for themselves NOW rather than too late, so they will be able to make better choices &/or at least know consequences.
I don't think I'd buy that book because Mr. OM & I already have a pretty open flowing conversation going with our kids, but it's also a helluva lot better regarding broad education on the issue of drugs & their inappropriateness for kids.
Our society is backwards in it's thinking.... we have the proper, fundamentalist side of things that says "NO!!!" to everything & then we have the pop culture side that screams "YES!!!!" to it all: Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll. There is no balance or understanding to give the little ones growing up a healthy view of it all with help to make the right decisions. This is ESPECIALLY true for little girls, not saying that little boys don't need help also, but the pressure on girls is sooo tough.
