Sentences with phrase «son over a daughter»

And since most families preferred a son over a daughter, there is a gender imbalance.

Not exact matches

Though The Simpsons began as a funhouse mirror held up to everyday America — the doofus dad and mischievous son, the loving mom and brainy daughter, the nerdy neighbour — over the years the show has gone from reflecting culture to influencing it.

Handelsblatt writes that «The former real - estate baron has done billions of dollars» worth of business with Deutsche Bank over the past two decades, and First Lady Melania, daughter Ivanka and son - in - law Jared Kushner are also clients.»»

God / The Prophet Samuel: «they have rejected me [God] as their king» «warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights» «He will take your sons and make them serve» «He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers» «He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants» «you yourselves will become his slaves.

For three years, my wife has been a stay - at - home mom to over 20 foster children under the age of six, one adoptive son, two soon - to - be daughters, and a soon - to - be son.

A few years ago his daughter was killed when his son accidentally ran over her with his car, and Chapman provided a perfect testimony by holding strong in his trust in God).

The family has enough societal sanction for inducing claustrophobia that conflict there — as between mothers and daughters in the kitchen or between fathers and sons over life styles — can blight a personality.

The manifestation of God sons (and daughters) and the brightness of Christ's coming (in us) is at the forefront of a great awakening that is happening all over the world.

On that day Pope John Paul II solemnly begged the Lord's forgiveness for the sins of the Church's sons and daughters committed over her bi-millennial history.

When school is over, we watch him help his young son, Adam, into a specially - designed vehicle, and then care for him at home with his wife and daughter.

SouthernCelt, yeah... just like every abusive father who defends his beating of his sons, and raping of his own daughters by him, by pointing out that he puts food on the table, and a roof over their heads, and clothes on their backs, so they should be grateful and take their beatings and rapings with grace and praise him publicly, for the «good» he does for them.

Founded more than 34 years ago, the Rogers Family Company is comprised of Jon and Barbara Rogers, their three sons, their daughter, and two daughters - in - law, along with over 250 employees.

By 1970, their son - in - law and daughter — Marvin and Miriam Weaver — took over the business and expanded to a modest 3,000 - square - foot building on the farm property.

Where now instead of the sons just being disappointed Connelly didn't pick them, your daughter now likely thinks you favor her brothers over her.

Just putting my own experience in — my son lost interest in breastfeeding at about 14 months, my daughter still woke for a night feed on occaision till she was a little over 4.

My oldest was in college, my other daughter lived with me most of the time with our son a little over half the time.

It's nearing the deadline for early applications to colleges, and that can mean anxiety over whether your son or daughter is really «sure enough» to apply to his to...

It's nearing the deadline for early applications to colleges, and that can mean anxiety over whether your son or daughter is really «sure enough» to apply to his top choice, badgering him to get the essays done and a generally stressed - out household.

I'm not criticizing this distinction so much as noting that dads don't openly obsess over their daughters like some moms do over their sons.

LaRowe offers these helpful tips for getting both sons and daughters over the potty training hurdle.

KATIE JACQUET REED: I exclusively pump with both of my son and my daughter and it was a little bit different for both them based on their individual circumstances as far as their tongue ties and releases but generally I kept to a every 3 hours schedule for the first several months until I had a really solid milk supply I was stabilized in even if I've had two kids with tongue ties I've been blessed with over supply.

I have calculated that I spent over 2,100 hours pumping during my son's NICU stay, and still prefer to be online when nursing my daughter.

Over this past summer, opportunities presented for Avianna (my step - daughter) to do a PRISM Internship at Texas Tech studying bats and for Rainey (my son) to go to Eastern Germany for a GAPP exchange.

After my son was born, everything slowed down and I got to watch my daughter light up over each present.

Both my 2 - year - old daughter and 4 - year - old son love to sit in my lap so much that they often compete over who gets the coveted spot of the middle of Mommy's lap.

Our son is three, and our daughter just over a year, and we scramble each day to keep up with their developing minds and active bodies.

My son was blissfully free of diapers at a little over two years and my daughter started regularly using the potty at about seven months.

Because my son and daughter are just over a year apart, my daughter has become fast friends with the twins too.

When my son took over the crib from my daughter, she would cry, hold the rail of the crib and yell «my cib, my cib».

I've spoken with quite a few parents over the past couple of months on the 1 - on - 1 Coaching service who have been struggling with a son or daughter who decided they didn't want to go to college.

This way you maintain the same supervision and control you had over these as you did when your daughter or son was younger.

«When my son began to roll over, crawl, and walk, my daughter would talk baby talk, have potty training issues, and throw tantrums.

Your daughter may get into an argument with her best friend over a boy or your son may have a spat with his lifelong friend over a football game.

Today, for example, my daughter forgot her packed lunch, I pulled my son's hair too hard when combing it, I forgot to run the dishwasher last night and to feed the fish, we ran out of toilet paper and their favorite cereal (even though I went to the freaking store yesterday), and I ran over the garbage can backing out of the driveway.

My son was keeping his room tidier and was even more of a beast on the rugby field, my daughter was being more patient and agreeable than usual, and my husband was taking over bath and bedtime duty without my requests.

My twins have two cribs — they can't sleep together because my son is a nocturnal beast who climbs all over my daughter.

My daughter proceeded to spit up all over her white outfit, my son began to wail furiously as I was attending to his sister, the nap time we had not strayed from in months had come and gone, and I admitted defeat.

My son now has seven teeth and a few more attempting to come in and YES he has bit me multiple times and every time he does I feel like my heart has stopped because I fear another chunck of skin will be removed from my breasts, but it has not been so bad and he seems to be a lot more gentle with his jaws than my daughter was... and bonus, we no longer have a cat to scare the pants of my children by knocking things over (R.I.P Ozzy) he will be missed but not by my breasts haha!!

You could be having an awful day because your son dumped his cereal and milk all over himself and the dog and then you got your daughter up for the day only to find she pooped and rubbed it all over her crib.

The HYTN team, led by Jillian Bates, has over 20 years of experience helping parents find the best therapeutic boarding school for their teenage son or daughter.

I am watching my lovely grown daughter raise her son by attachment parenting — she and her husband are trying to over come their own attachment issues and I can see where all three of them are becoming more loving every day.

I've been nursing for over 3 years now (between my son and my newborn daughter) and in public since he was a few months old (and I was physically more comfortable nursing).

Your son picks a fight with your daughter over what to wear tomorrow for school.

When the time out is over, remind your son or daughter why they were given a time out and tell them that you love them and have them go back to their activity.

There have been times when my son jumps in the water without warning me he's about to do so and I have to swim over to one side of the pool leaving my daughter by herself on the other side of the pool.

The the next time your daughter breaks something in the house when she was doing something you told her not to do a million times before, or the next time your son takes your $ 20 lipstick and smears it all over the bathroom, here are six strategies your can employ to make sure your children know that no matter what they've done, above all, you love them.

I was initially devestated at the thought of not being able to give them breastmilk until I started pumping - first as a supplement, then I gave up the futile effort to nurse and pumped exclusively for over a year for my son and am now 4 weeks into pumping for my daughter.

Had a cameraman come into my house over the years, he would have found a repetitious display: first it was my son, then later my daughter, then finally her younger sister, each cuddling up with me before bedtime for a book and a few minutes of snuggly breast - feeding.

My son did 2 hours and my daughter did barely over an hour.

The congress of Yoruba sons and daughters within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed anger over the insults allegedly hauled on the Yoruba by the...