Category Archives: children

April 30, 2013, Author: Yankee Born, Rebel Heart, Leave a comment

Words from my mother

Categories: children, Family, Shooting, Women

As I sat on the sofa this past Saturday morning  surrounded by my dogs, my handgun within reach, watching my 3 month old daughter happily dream away in her swing, my thoughts drifted to a conversation I had earlier this week with a friend who has a young daughter. It was a conversation about how … Continue reading →

April 25, 2012, Author: Yankee Born, Rebel Heart, 2 Comments

Government Sanctioned Bullies

Categories: children, Family, fired up, WTF

LOOKOUT!! CALL THE AUTHORITIES QUICK!!! THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE AIRPORT THAT ARE A THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY!!!  A little 4 year old girl on her way home to Montana hugged her gramma (this link is from all the way across the pond) as gramma was being detained after she triggered an alarm at the security … Continue reading →

February 19, 2012, Author: Yankee Born, Rebel Heart, Leave a comment

Jump Rope – Save a Heart

Categories: children, Family
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My 7-year old nephew called me out of the blue today. It turns out, he’s jumping rope at school to raise money “because of the hearts” which I translated into The American Heart Association. Which just happens to be close to my heart. Heh. His goal: $500.00 Here’s his pitch: (keep in mind, he’s developed … Continue reading →

September 15, 2011, Author: Yankee Born, Rebel Heart, 4 Comments

Why children don’t need email

Categories: children, Family, gaming, predators, xbox
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About 2 years ago, I received an email from Xbox notifying me that my Xbox Live Gold Membership has been confirmed. Huh. Weird. I don’t have a Xbox. I ignored the email, writing it off as spam. A few months later, another email came in telling me that my Gamer Tag has been updated. Again. Weird. … Continue reading →