Shia Labeouf has told Parade magazine that he actually saw his parents having sex and believes it made him a better actor. Now, as far as I know, my children have never walked in or seen us having sex. I cannot say that about my own childhood and I think many others are in my shoes. How many of you can remember walking in on your parents? Something tells me it was a quick escape and something never mentioned right?
In Shia’s case he believes his humor came from his childhood:
“seeing my parents have sex, smoke weed, my mom being naked …read more

When grandparents are involved in parenting roles, whether temporarily, full time, or with a parent, they’ll find many joys:

Looking at the world through the eyes of a child again.
Finding flowers wild and in gardens
Taking walks at a child’s pace
Collecting stones to skip on the water
Finding awe in a bird building its nest
Struggling through math homework and seeing the child’s face light up when he “gets it.”
Learning computer skills because grandchildren expect you to be up to date
Experiencing birthday parties, putting up a Christmas tree, capturing leprechauns on St. Patrick’s Day, coloring eggs at Easter,  planning  surprises and so much more.

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If you are like me, you might consider saying something if you saw a parent hit a child, or if you saw a dog locked in a car, with the windows closed. But rarely does anyone ask this question: Would you say something if you saw a child hit a parent? You woldn’t dare, correct?
Recently, I witnessed a young mother and her two young children in the parking lot of a large supermarket with, with what looked like, a two year old boy in their cart and, a 5 year old girl walking beside them.
Suddenly, the five year old pushed …read more