Losing faith in government

Today our Premier Kathleen Wynne rejected parents outcry to remove the new sex ed curriculum from public schools that is going to start in September and it starts in Grade 1.

I have read through some of the subjects and topics they are planning to cover, however I disagree that it is the schools job to teach it and I disagree with the ages that certain things are going to be taught.

These are subjects and information that need to come from us as parents.  For instance, of course our kids need to be taught not to let strangers touch them, but we are the ones who are going to teach them that and we have already started with our 3 year old.  And we will decide when and at what age certain information is going to be taught.  I have 2 girls so this task is daunting.  I want them to love themselves and respect themselves, be strong and love the Lord.  I want them to know how a young man is to treat them and that he is to respect and share her values.  I want them to not be afraid to talk to us.   I want them to know that sex is a wonderful exciting thing but meant for adults who love each other enough to make a commitment to each other for life in marriage.  This is the base for everything else they will need to know.

This is one of many reasons my kids won't be a part of the public school system.

Cars

My girls are now in love with the movie Cars.  The resort we stayed at in Disney was Cars themed but we had only seen the movie awhile ago so they loved seeing the cars but didn't necessarily recognize the characters.  When we got home Cars and Cars 2 was on Disney Junior so I recorded them on my PVR and I think we have watched at least one of them everyday since!  

I have to say I love the movies just as much, and each time we watch I catch little cute things from other Disney Pixar movies that crossover.  I have to say my husband is pretty happy that Frozen mania has been put on hold, he certainly doesn't mind watching anything to do with cars :)

Wrestlemaniac

I grew up watching the WWF...back then that's what it was called :)  Macho Man Randy Savage, Junkyard Dog, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant......those were the guys I watched.  Macho Man's wife Elizabeth always walked him to the ring and she was glamorous and always had a sequin dress on.  I will never forget a match where The Honkey Tonk Man was going to smash his guitar over Macho Man and Elizabeth jumped in front of Macho Man because he was out cold on the floor....oh the drama!  And no one could have convinced me back then that this was "fake" or all set up before hand.

My dad used to take me to matches in Brantford...no big names but still fun.  In 1989 my brother took me to a huge event at the CNE and Hulk Hogan was wrestling....I don't remember much other than we were so far away the ring looked like an ant but the energy was so amazing.

When I was in University I was sitting in the Richmond VA airport waiting for a friend who was flying in to visit and there must have been wrestling that night because all of a sudden all these wrestlers started going through the airport.  I hadn't watched in years but I still felt that excitement seeing The Rock, Steve Austin and The Undertaker walking by...by the way The Undertaker is HUGE and very scary in person as he is on TV....in my opinion anyway.

Last year I started watching Total Divas reality show about the Diva division of WWE which started to spark my interest again.  We have a tenant who asked for the WWE channel which means we get it as well and who knew they could fill a whole channel with shows but they show old events, interviews with former and current wrestlers and last week it was Wrestlemania.  It's still amazing to me that they fill those arena's and the fans are just as wild, crazy and devoted as when I was a kid if not more.  I thought they might suffer a bit with the popularity of UFC but it looks like WWE is just as big as ever, I may turn into a fan again!