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Our Side of Joy - Identical Twins
Our side of joy offers a portrait of the family dynamics of a Cuban family through the eyes of identical twins, Michelle(McCray) and Marlene Tamayo. Their story offers an in depth look into the unique bond between sisters, siblings, parents, kids, and significant others. What kind of relationship do these sisters have? Where do they see their relationship in the future? In what ways do the twins touch the lives of their siblings and vice versa? What role did their close relationship to their siblings and parents play in their emotional health?
Using photographs, interviews and family footage, this film will build a cohesive portrait of the familial relationships of Michelle(McCray) and Marlene Tamayo.
Directed by: Tressa Sanders
For more information, please visit:
www.oursideofjoy.com
www.ijabafilms.com Our side of joy offers a portrait of the family dynamics of a Cuban family through the eyes of identical twins, Michelle(McCray) and M... more -
Argus Leader newspaper & video series on the Lakota teen suicide crisis in Sou...
For years the majority of the white media in South Dakota has not done in-depth coverage of the shocking teen suicide crisis facing teens and young adults involving the Rosebud Indian Reservation and Lakota peoples.
However, there have been a few exceptions and the crisis has been covered for more than a year by the Native American media.
Now the Argus Leader newspaper in South Dakota has done a series of stories and videos about this problem.
The White Buffalo Calf Woman Society and its executive director Tillie Black Bear have done a herotic job trying to stop the suicide epidemic - but they need your help.
Follow the above link to get to links to all the articles and videos by the Argus Leader Newspaper in South Dakota. For years the majority of the white media in South Dakota has not done in-depth coverage of the shocking teen suicide crisis facing te... more -
Florida Female Teacher Admits Sex Abuse of a Student
Jennifer Gwynn Tarkenton, 34, a teacher of educationally mentally disabled students at Greenwood Lakes Middle School in Lake Mary, Florida was arrested in Novenmber 2007 after a deputy sheriff allegedly found her and a 14-year-old boy in her car after having sex.
Tarkenton, who has since gotten married and goes by Jennifer Nero, was arrested on three counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a child 12 or older by a person over the age of 18.
Tankerton and the student were discovered in her Ford Focus on a deserted stretch of road near Lake Mary. A neighbor had called authorities, saying a suspicious vehicle was parked on the road. When a Seminole County deputy arrived, the vehicle was rocking and the windows were fogged up, according to court records.
The boy told deputies that he and Tarkenton had sex inside the vehicle 3 times after she picked him up at his house, drove to a nearby pharmacy and purchased condoms. the boy told deputies that they engaged in both oral sex and sexual intercourse.
After plea negotiations in October 2008, Jennifer Tankerton (Nero) pleaded no contest to one count of felony battery and was sentenced to five years probation. That means she will not have a record as a sex offender.
She also agreed not to live within 500 feet of a school or park, to complete a sex offender treatment program and to stay away from anyone under the age of 18, except for her son. Jennifer Gwynn Tarkenton, 34, a teacher of educationally mentally disabled students at Greenwood Lakes Middle School in Lake Mary, Flo... more -
Mom accused of performing sex act on toddler son
Alicia Lee, 31, from Denver, Colorado, is charged with sexual assault on young child - her own 2-year-old son. Lee faces charges of sexual assault on a child, sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and additional charges.
Alicia Lee of Denver also took photos of herself performing oral sex on her child and then e-mailed them to a friend in April, according to an arrest affidavit. Police say Alicia Lee sent the pictures to a friend, who forwarded them to the 2-year-old boy's father. The father then called police.
According to a copy of the e-mail reported by the Rocky Mountain News, the mom told her friend in April that she thought about the sex act while changing the boy's diapers. The next day, she sent a photo of the act to a friend and said the boy giggled.
In an April 4 message, Lee wrote to her friend, "Did I tell you about my fantacy (sic) about the baby? It is weird but at times when I change his diaper I think of taking it into my mouth to see his reaction."
In a message the next day, she wrote, "DID IT!!././.He giggled a lot. I think it tickled him. I will try again tomorrow. I think if I do it enough he will get use (sic) to it." Alicia Lee, 31, from Denver, Colorado, is charged with sexual assault on young child - her own 2-year-old son. Lee faces charges of se... more -
British court jails mum for biting son
A mother was jailed by a British court today after biting her five-year-old son in a "revenge" attack because he had hurt his baby sister.
Asked why she did it, the 28-year-old mother-of-two said: "I don't know. Probably that he hurt his sister, so he's got to be hurt.
"It's an automatic reaction to protect your youngest. He had already had his DS (Nintendo games console) confiscated earlier this week. I feel really guilty. At the end of day it's my baby. He's my baby."
Judge Horton, jailing the woman for five months in Cheltenham, southwest England, said: "There can be few offenses more likely to cause anger and desire for retribution from the public."
"This is a case of pure anger where she appeared to have taken revenge on her own son for injury caused to the other child."
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had hopes of becoming a counselor.
Both her children have since been taken into care. A mother was jailed by a British court today after biting her five-year-old son in a "revenge" attack because he had hurt hi... more -
Man jailed for killing his Hare Krishna mother
Evidence at trial painted a picture of a violent and dysfunctional home, headed by a controlling father and drug-addicted mother, both of whom were adherents of the Hare Krishna faith. Evidence at trial painted a picture of a violent and dysfunctional home, headed by a controlling father and drug-addicted mother, both... more
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Would you ask a friend to be the father of your child?
A new survey has revealed that more than half of women would think about asking a friend to have children with them if the right person doesn't come along. The study found that 56% of women would consider it if they hadn't found someone by a certain age - with 28 to 31 year-olds being the most likely.
The survey shows that many single men and women are worried about meeting a true love as well as fertility issues. About half of the women who answered the Vitabiotics survey admitted that they think about finding the right partner either frequently or on a daily basis. Many also said they would settle for second-best if they didn't meet the right person.
Psychologist Linda Papadopoulos said: "Interestingly, social norms of parenting and of the conventional family structure are being challenged - no longer do we see the mum, dad and 2.4 children as the only ideal. Reconstituted families, same sex families and single parents are much more prevalent these days. And rather than ascribing to the 'norm' it seems that women and men are more flexible with their definition of 'family'." A new survey has revealed that more than half of women would think about asking a friend to have children with them if the right perso... more -
Mother, 26, given months to live after misdiagnosis
A young mother has been given months to live after a hospital failed to diagnose that she had skin cancer.
Tara Jones, 26, from Wales, was given the all-clear by the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant after having a mole removed in 2005. But new tests showed it was malignant and the cancer had spread. She said it was now too late for treatment.
Ms Jones said she was hoping to live long enough to see her two children - Tyler, six, and Lowis, three - open their Christmas presents this year. "I will never see them grow up, their first day at comprehensive school, their first boyfriends and girlfriends," she said. "I am going to miss it all. It's just too unbearable to think about. Well it's heartbreaking really isn't it? I don't know how long I have got left to live through somebody else's mistake - I hope for years - but when I ask they just tell me to take my life each month as it comes."
Ms Jones said the mole had been sent away for tests and a week later she was told it was harmless. But a friend whose mother died of cancer recognised some of her symptoms and insisted she had a second opinion.
"There was a lady from the NHS and a doctor and a Macmillan nurse (who) came to the house and said the mole they had removed after the 12th of May was actually a melanoma in the first place," she said. "He (the doctor) told me there had been a terrible mistake. The mole I'd had removed in 2005 had been cancerous all along."
A spokesperson for the Welsh Assembly Government said: "We deeply regret hearing of cases like this and the minister would expect the trust to undertake an urgent inquiry into the matter." A young mother has been given months to live after a hospital failed to diagnose that she had skin cancer. ... more -
Mother drowned disabled baby because she was ashamed
A 32-year-old mother drowned her four-year-old daughter in the bath because she was ashamed of the girl's disability, a court heard.
Joanne Hill was "ashamed and embarrassed" of her four-year-old daughter Naomi's condition and struggled to cope caring for the youngster, who suffered with cerebral palsy. Hill then murdered her daughter in a "determined and planned act" after her husband refused to allow the child to be adopted.
Mrs Hill allegedly planned the murder for the afternoon of November 26 last year knowing her husband Simon would not be home until 5.30pm. After picking up Naomi from the childminder she drove them to the family home in north Wales, poured herself a glass of wine then ran a bath.
The barrister, Mr Chambers, said: "When the bath was full she told Naomi she was having a bath, but Naomi didn't want one. The defendant carried her upstairs and undressed her. The defendant put her in the bath and drowned her by holding her head under the water for a long time until she was dead." After the killing, Mrs Hill dressed her daughter's body as if nothing was amiss and drove her around for eight hours, drinking several glasses of wine, before taking her to hospital claiming she was unconscious, the jury heard.
Mrs Hill, who denies murder but admits manslaughter, told police she had been suffering from suicidal thoughts before the killing and later suggested she was psychotic.
But Mr Chambers said: "She quite simply wanted Naomi dead."
The prosecution does not accept Hill's diminished responsibility defence. They claim she was not suffering from any mental problems and had not been "entirely honest" since she was arrested. Jurors heard how Mrs Hill had told doctors that she was hearing voices in her head but had later admitted making up the account.
The trial continues. A 32-year-old mother drowned her four-year-old daughter in the bath because she was ashamed of the girl's disability, a court hea... more -
Mother And Two Teen Daughters Arrested For Robbing Elderly Man Over $15 Dollars
Two teenage girls are accused of stabbing a 75-year-old man to death in a robbery that netted them $15, and police say the mother of one teen helped put them up to it. Dannette Gillespie, 38, gave knives to her 15-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old, then waited in their car, police alleged.
Dannette R. Gillespie, 38, gave knives to her 15-year-old daughter and Vanessa Anne Ocampo, 19, then waited in the car during the killing and robbery, according to a probable cause warrant. All three were charged with capital murder Friday.
Eugene Palma, a bar owner, was found at his suburban Houston home Wednesday. He did not know any of the three, Pasadena police said. Ms. Ocampo told investigators that they went to Mr. Palma's bar, from which they followed him home. Ms. Gillespie handed knives to her daughter and Ms. Ocampo and "encouraged them to commit the robbery," police said.
The daughter and Ms. Ocampo stabbed Mr. Palma several times, then searched his pockets. Ms. Ocampo took $15, according to the warrant. Ms. Gillespie allegedly waited in the back seat of the car for them and got rid of the knives. Two teenage girls are accused of stabbing a 75-year-old man to death in a robbery that netted them $15, and police say the mother of o... more -
From Somalia to Seattle - Immigrant Mom Stands By Community, Faith and Tradition
Asha Mohamed knew America was the place for her soon after her arrival in a Kenyan refugee camp. “They gave me two books, a Bible and a pamphlet that talked about the American Constitution.” She was familiar with the former, but found the latter “the most fascinating document that I could ever read.”
As a refugee, Mohamed was then a young teenager who had become separated from her family during a chaotic episode of Somalia’s civil strife. “Strangers took me from Mogadishu to Mombasa,” she explained, adding that she knew little of the Somali language. Coming from a somewhat privileged family, she had been educated in Italy.
In Italian schools, the study of English was mandatory and Mohamed’s most vivid impressions of America had been gleaned not from the ideals of its founders, but from the glamour and glitz of U.S. television exports. “My view of America was Dallas, Dynasty, and,” she added zestfully,
“Wonderwoman!”
She was grateful to be eventually reunited with her family members who also had made their way to Kenya. “None of my closest relatives were harmed,” she said. After two years there, she received her parents’ permission to come to America to study to be lawyer. Though, traditionalists in many ways, they were afraid of losing their daughters to Western culture, yet cognizant of the skills needed to survive in an interdependent world. “I expected America to be this beacon of hope,” Mohamed said. Upon her arrival, she recalled being disappointed to find discrimination against women and “visible signs of racism.” There was economic shock as well.
Her legal sponsor was an aunt living in San Jose, one whose daily circumstances differed from what Mohamed had been accustomed. “In Africa, we were affluent …. We had everything on speed dial,” she said bemusedly. “My aunt said, ‘Asha, we are poor here. You need to understand that. ’” Mohamed did not. “I didn’t want to accept the reality that she lived.” She thought her aunt had “settled” for a lower socio-economic status; that she had “given up.” Reflecting, Mohamed said she realizes, “I was judgmental.” She knew little of the financial challenges of working class Americans.
In all her youthful naiveté, Mohamed too was still a product of a conservative Muslim culture. She said she chose to stand, like most Somali women, “by your community, by your faith, by your traditions.” She got married at 19. Her husband found a job in Seattle. “I wanted to go to New York .… He fell in love with the Emerald City.”
Now a mother of three, Mohamed is a counselor for the Seattle Housing Authority. She is also a community organizer, and a fervent immigrants’ and human rights activist at CURE – Coalition to Undo Racism Everywhere. She is looking forward to her role as a delegate to the Equal Voice for America’s Families town hall meeting in Los Angeles on Sept. 6. “We’re bringing 400 people from Seattle, 600 from the state,” she said energetically, prayerful that from within her group will emerge some who will help comprise “the next generation of critical thinkers.” Underwritten by the Marguerite Casey Foundation, there will be two other concurrent town halls in Birmingham and Chicago, respectively. The three-city event is expected to attract nearly 15,000 people, many of whom will have attended local and regional town halls 2007-2008. Asha Mohamed knew America was the place for her soon after her arrival in a Kenyan refugee camp. “They gave me two books, a Bible and ... more -
Newborn baby found dead in UK waste plant
The body of a newborn baby was found at a waste plant in Cambridgeshire. It appears that the body was discarded amongst household rubbish.
Police are treating the death as "suspicious" and are investigating whether the baby, whose sex is as yet unknown, was aborted or stillborn.
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said: "The scene has been preserved and we are the treating the death as suspicious. The body was found amongst the rubbish." The body of a newborn baby was found at a waste plant in Cambridgeshire. It appears that the body was discarded amongst household rubb... more -
Mom's fight for right to breastfeed in public
Mom's fight for right to breastfeed in public
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Golden retriever adopts tiger cubs
CANEY, Kan. (AP) — A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owner Tom Harvey said the tiger cubs were born Sunday, but the mother had problems with them.
A day later, the mother stopped caring for them. Harvey said the cubs were wandering around, trying to find their birth mother, who wouldn't pay attention to them. That's when the cubs were put in the care of a golden retriever, Harvey said.
Harvey said it's unusual for dogs to care for tiger cubs, but it does happen. He said he has seen reports of pigs nursing cubs in China, and he actually got the golden retriever after his wife saw television accounts of dogs caring for tiger cubs.
Puppies take about the same amount of time as tiger cubs to develop, and Harvey said the adoptive mother just recently weaned her own puppies.
"The timing couldn't have been any better," he said.
The mother doesn't know the difference, Harvey said. He said the adopted mother licks, cleans and feeds the cubs.
The Safari Zoological Park is a licensed facility open since 1989 and specializes in endangered species.
It has leopards, lions, cougars, baboons, ring-tailed lemurs, bears and other animals. It currently has seven white tigers and two orange tigers.
Because whit tigers are inbred from the first specimen found more than a half-century ago, they are not as genetically stable as orange tigers.
The zoo's previous litter of white tiger cubs was born April 23, although one of the three has since gone to a private zoo near Oklahoma City. CANEY, Kan. (AP) — A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owne... more -
Little Boy Accidentally Run Down by His Mother
A 3-year-old boy has been seriously injured on Long Island after his mother struck him as she backed her car into the driveway of their home. A 3-year-old boy has been seriously injured on Long Island after his mother struck him as she backed her car into the driveway of thei... more
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British mother charged with murdering newly-born baby in Crete
A British student has been charged with murdering her newly-born son soon after giving birth to him alone in her Greek hotel room.
Leah Andrews, a 20-year-old from London, was on holiday in Crete with her sister and a female friend when she was arrested.
According to police Ms Andrews, a mother to two other children, had kept her pregnancy secret from her companions until they found her and her baby covered in blood in the hotel room.
The body was discovered “hidden in a towel which she tried to pretend was a makeshift mop for cleaning up”, said a police spokesman. A British student has been charged with murdering her newly-born son soon after giving birth to him alone in her Greek hotel room. ... more -
The Way Mothers Interact With Babies In First Year Predicts Child Behavior To Age ...
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2008) — The way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly related to how children behave later on. Both a mother’s parenting style and an infant’s temperament reliably predict challenging behavior in later childhood, according to Benjamin Lahey and his team from the University of Chicago in the US.
The researchers looked at whether an infant’s temperament and his mother’s parenting skills during the first year of life might predict behavioral problems, in just over 1,800 children aged 4-13 years. Measures of infant temperament included activity levels, how fearful, predictable and fussy the babies were, as well as whether they had a generally happy disposition.
The researchers looked at how much mothers stimulated their baby intellectually, how responsive they were to the child’s demands, and the use of spanking or physical restraint. Child conduct problems in later childhood included cheating, telling lies, trouble getting on with teachers, being disobedient at home and/or at school, bullying and showing no remorse after misbehaving.
The results indicate that both maternal ratings of their infants' temperament and parenting styles during the first year are surprisingly good predictors of maternal ratings of child conduct problems through age 13 years. Less fussy, more predictable infants, as well as those who were more intellectually stimulated by their mothers in their first year of life, were at low risk of later childhood conduct problems. Early spanking also predicted challenging behavior in Non-Hispanic European American families, but not in Hispanic families.
According to the authors, these findings support the hypothesis that “interventions focusing on parenting during the first year of life would be beneficial in preventing future child conduct problems…Greater emphasis should be placed on increasing maternal cognitive stimulation of infants in such early intervention programs, taking child temperament into consideration.” ScienceDaily (June 24, 2008) — The way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly related to how childre... more -
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We share one earth.
Like a stone dropped into a pool of water, every action has a ripple effect.
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Mother and baby beluga bond at Vancouver Aquarium when grandmother introduced
The new-born baby whale latched on to her mother and began the trial-and-error process of nursing underwater. This is no easy task since the baby has to avoid sucking in salt water. The new-born baby whale latched on to her mother and began the trial-and-error process of nursing underwater. This is no easy task sin... more
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