Essential To Teach Children Manners

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It is not that Important until it is. Teaching our children manners is an old fashioned idea that seems to have fallen by the wayside. Too harsh? Maybe that is a little coarse. So, let’s make it an easier pill to swallow. Our values have changed so much, that, what we discipline our children for [...]

Gene Pool Clean Up!

Happy Birthday Charles Darwin I love Darwin. But, my take on it is always regarding the Darwin Awards. Survival of the Fittest, meaning mentally in this case, takes on a whole different meaning, when you think of it in those terms. There is nothing you can do, to stop some idiot, from killing themselves, by [...]

10 Effective Parenting Techniques

10 Things to Practice to be an Effective Parent Make sure your child responds when you call. A child who ignores you, is a child heading for anarchy and rebellion. It is the least politeness to acknowledge someone, who address you. Make sure they respond, every time.

Hand Gestures You Need to Know

Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day. Yes, today is another strange day, so kindly, wave at your neighbor. Not that way, even if you are mad, just use all your fingers. Hand gestures have been a form of communication since man was on this earth. Without speech, we used hand gestures. Even with [...]

Peter Pan, my eye!

Dear Baba Rumcake, I screwed up, growing up. I can’t handle the world I’m having some Peter Pan problems. Can’t face it. But my parents, are too old to move back in with, and they didn’t really prepare me. They did what they could. This introversion crap, was ok, in highschool, college, ok, but I’m [...]

Silence in Harbin Hot Springs

I spent three days in silence at Harbin Hot Springs. Harbin was the easiest place to do that since it is a retreat where people go to meditate, think and soak in the hot springs of Middletown, CA. It was not so much that I had a lot to say, no; it was the habit [...]

Disgruntled in Dallas

Dear Baba Rumcake, I know a friend who is newly married and turning into a pretentious asshat who is losing contact with all his friends. I want to say that when stuff like this happens, the relationship is the one that will usually end–and likey badly. But for now he is I guess going strong [...]

15 Ways to be a Better Boss

15 Ways to be a Better Boss People often wonder what it takes to be a better boss; here are 15 ways you can use to begin your journey managing others. Listen openly to others. It is hard to listen, to everyone, and what they have to say regarding a matter you already have decided [...]

Dejected in Durham

Dear Baba Rumcake, Ugh, i had that moment tonight Hanging out with my “baby” when I realized he’s so big and not a baby at all anymore. It made me super sad!! He’s almost 14 months old. Does everyone have that moment? How old is the child when it happens? Dejected in Durham Dear Dejected, [...]

Dubious in Denver

Dear Baba Rumcake, Is this weird? A man and wife marry and agree that the wife will be a SAHM( Stay at Home Mom ) Before this, she was a working professional. They have kids. And are still paying off her student loans. In essence, he is paying for her education. Is that odd? Dubious [...]