The answer is both.

See this Alaska mom, a mother of four biological children plus a set of twins adopted from Russia, submitted her own tapes (filmed by her daughter) of discipline practices to Dr. Phil’s show. And among her tactics with the “feisty” seven year old Russian boy in question are hot sauce in the mouth and cold showers while she yells at him. Continue Reading

I knew it was going to happen. That silvery native was getting long and lanky. To the untrained professional or someone that did not pay for it at a native plant sale it looked a lot like a weed. So I should have known the gardener would think the same. Continue Reading