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Benefits of Cell Phones for Kids

“But all my friends have one,” may be a constant argument if your child really wants you to get her a cell phone. While some parents may fear giving their child a cell phone opens the door to danger, such as the child contacting undesirable people without the parent knowing or a teenager texting her boyfriend at all hours of the day and night, other parents view the cell phone as a safety tool.

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Girl Gangs: Why Women With Posses Have the Edge

Over 20 years ago, the night my first marriage ended, I spent hours dialing the phone. My husband had beaten me unconscious, Id given statements to the police in my wrecked living room, and then Id driven with my dog to City Hall to file a restraining order at midnight. But when I got back home at 2 am, bruised ribs and glass cuts on my face, the first thing I did was make several calls, all of which were as important to my survival as the police, a locksmith, a divorce lawyer, and a good therapist.

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Two Men And An iPad

My 78-year-old father has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for over 38 years. Two decades ago, he had a pulmonary embolism that almost killed him. He walked.. no, he was wheeled out of the hospital – never to walk again. At the time he might not have been able to walk, stand, tie his shoes or brush his teeth but he could dial the phone, talk, think, argue about politics just like any other old geezer and read, read and read.