Ex-etiquette: Often, it’s just her and 5 sons
Q: My husband’s sons live with us about 40% of the time and I have my three sons full time. My husband works in another city during the week, so it is sometimes only me and five boys. Now his ex says we need to have the kids 50/50 (and the kids want this as well), and even though my husband is out of town a lot, she still thinks it’s his responsibility to take the kids. In reality it will be me looking after them and I feel that I am doing as much as I can, so I have refused. Am I being unreasonable? What’s good ex-etiquette?
How to help anxious kids
PHILADELPHIA — Anxiety among children and teens is on the rise, and that concerns clinical psychologist and Temple University professor Philip Kendall.
On Gardening: Superbena Sparkling Verbenas offer unusual appeal
Sparkling Rose may sound like an adult libation at your favorite Italian restaurant, but in the gardening world it is a Superbena or should I say a Super Verbena. Some in the green industry might consider it a novelty bedding plant, mainly due to its coloration. Personally, I don’t like the adjective novelty, mostly because of the dictionary’s No. 2 definition, which is small and inexpensive.
Pandemic and screen time erode children’s social skills
ATLANTA — Emory University clinical psychologist Stephen Nowicki understands the pain that parents feel when their children fret that they have no friends. He’s dedicated his career to helping children foster healthy relationships, and he’s worried we’re making it harder by giving them more time on the internet than on the playground.
Students test their robotic interface, living with a man with quadriplegia
PITTSBURGH — It started as a theoretical class project to improve the use of robots in a health care setting. It ended in a trip to California for two Carnegie Mellon students, who lived with a man with quadriplegia for a week as they tested and perfected their robotic interface.
Review: Biography details what ‘Rulebreaker’ Barbara Walters did to get to the top
On May 15, 1953, TV Guide ran a profile of Barbara Walters, young producer of a 15-minute children’s program called “Ask the Camera.”
Dawn Kessinger: Share a meal — Co-worker’s recipe a perk of the job
Having a friendly co-worker who is willing to work hard right alongside you is a valuable perk of any job.
Reminisce: St. Marys blankets kept people across the world warm
As large ads for blanket sales covered pages of newspapers in the early 20th century, many ads had one label in common: St. Marys. Department stores across the nation boasted that they sold high quality blankets created by the St. Marys Woolen Manufacturing Company.
Featured events in the Lima region
National Day of Prayer to run all Thursday
ArtSpace to hold Spring Show
LIMA — Juror Steve Smith, an internationally known artist and ceramicist, judged 105 works of art for ArtSpace/Lima’s Spring Show, and now the public will be able to view these works and judge them for themselves.
