Headlines...

Recently I've become a bit of a cynic I guess. But having learned the grassroots of newspaper and the power of a Headline at a young age I'm still having a hard time processing what I read and I'm still in huge disbelief that even half of this stuff gets published. The really sad part about this whole deal, I probably read the same headline 48 times before I really thought about it. No, I still didn't read the article which is the purpose right? The headline said 'Tiger's wife may file for divorce.' Really? This is newsworthy? It is like saying that Sandra Bullock may file for divorce, or I may jump out of an airplane or Charles Barkley may run through a pile of snakes. They 'may' do all these things or they 'may not' so where is the news or where is the article even going to lead me? And I can't believe that there are really people out there that care!

I guess where I'm going, is some freelance writer had a block and everyone knows if you put Tiger's name in a headline it must be news...so we won't lie, we just won't tell anything new, but I'll still fulfill some end of a contract or whatever...

Regardless a headline is supposed to summarize the article in a very inviting 'read me' type manner and this particular headline did nothing but make me laugh! 'Tiger's wife may file for divorce' just like every other celebrity couple out there, right? Perhaps this is part of the reason that paper media is becoming a thing of the past!

You see something new everyday!

So, I thought I had seen it all when it comes to Brooke getting different...illnesses, we will call it. We've been through all the standard ear infections and strep throat, the flu, even pnemonia...But this one, it was just plain wierd...She is playing outside with Tyler, while we hold an adult conversation with the neighbors. Next thing I know, Brooke is calling for help...Turns out, she threw up, in the bathroom...everything is good. However, I noticed her ear is bright red, a little swollen and she says painful...Should I be concerned yet? I feed her dinner (which she eats fine) put the kids to bed thinking everything would be fine in the morning, maybe she just bonked into something (she is only 7 you know).

Next morning rolls around and now there are blisters on top of the bright red, but she says it doesn't hurt anymore. So if I take her to the doctor, for something she is saying doesn't hurt, are they going to make the situation that much worse? I think I'll just keep her and watch how things progress...Well...apparantly the blisters did their job...the skin peels away, the swelling is almost gone and now the ear is just red...with no pain...

All in all I'm happy to report that Brooke is good to go...

These are things, that when you are thinking of having kids...no one ever tells you!