A Mother’s Love and Sacrifice
When I was young, my family was not well off financially. In addition to not having much money, very little of our money was budgeted toward meeting the needs of our family. It was left to my mom to assure that our family of five had all of our needs met, from food to household […]
Stardust Teaches Us to Be Careful What We Wish For
“When I see the way that mankind loves… You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful.” Taken out of context, this statement bears even more profound truth than it does within, and the lesson it teaches is superbly illustrated by this month’s movie recommendation. Stardust (2007) not […]
The Industrial Revolution in the Home
The industrial revolution changed the world, allowing people to build things with uniformity and consistency without being a skilled artisan or craftsman. With that, however, the number of artisans and craftsman decreased, and the expectation of the polished look of factory manufacturing became the standard for making things. With time, making anything that didn’t look […]
Family Movie Review – Stardust
“When I see the way that mankind loves… You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful.” Taken out of context, this statement bears even more profound truth than it does within, and the lesson it teaches is superbly illustrated by this month’s movie recommendation. Stardust (2007) not […]
Making the Case for VR Gaming
Virtual Reality, as we currently conceptualize it, has been the dream of many since at least the 1950’s, when Morton Heilig began working on a home theater and television apparatus that he called the “Sensorama.” Ever since, many have chased the opportunity to create a way to immerse themselves fully in another place without leaving […]
Learning to Live with ADHD
Imagine spending every second of every minute of every day surrounded by voices yelling at you, demanding your attention, and telling you different things to think, say, and do. Imagine that no matter how hard you tried to focus on one voice, or one task, the others yelled louder until you struggled to focus on […]
Labyrinth Reminds Watchers to be Strong and Careful of Your Wishes
“Quite often… it seems like we’re not getting anywhere, when in fact, we are.” What a wonderful reminder. It is our lot in life to try to find the right ways to go, the right things to do, and the right answers. Despite that, it can seem that we spend a lot of our time […]
Accepting and Respecting the Election
Happy election day (or week, or month, or inauguration year, depending on when you’re reading this)! By the end of today, this week, or at the very least, this month, we will have the results of the election. No matter who has won, roughly half of the country is going to be very angry, upset, […]
Let Your Family be Hooked by Hook
“We have a few special years with our children, when they’re the ones that want us around. After that you’re going to be running after them for a bit of attention. It’s so fast.” This quote is precisely the motivation for my creation of the Family Movie Review. I have observed in my own life […]
Coke or Pepsi: Stop Undervaluing Local Elections
Imagine if, moving forward, we were limited in choice of carbonated beverages to Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Despite the fact that both are very similar, and that there are many other flavors and varieties of soda that we may prefer, we could probably pick one. But would we feel that our choice truly represented our tastes? […]