Greg Barlow Recently I was in a physician’s waiting room with several other patients including a very loud and needy young boy. With nervous smiles around everyone settled in to make the best of flying crayons and toys and magazines strewn throughout. As a woman entered the...
Rachel Allison My husband and I have totally different parenting styles. I have often wondered how I ended up being the strict disciplinarian. He on the other hand had an open-door policy with our children. Any time a discussion or heart to heart conversation was needed...
Rachel Allison My aunt died this week. My mom only had one brother. Because I grew up just four blocks away from him and my Aunt Barbara, I feel that my second mom has passed away. Because I had two girl cousins that were close to my...
Greg Barlow Recently a Texas road construction project was postponed because of the discovery of a rare species of spider. The project will not resume until scientists have fully evaluated the risks to the spider's habitat posed by a continuation of the project. Thousands of acres of...
Here’s the question we asked UFI readers: “Women: Would you consider being a surrogate mother for an adult child or other family member?” Here’s how readers responded: 16 percent “Yes” 65 percent “No Way” 19 percent “Uncertain” This question was asked in the quake of a slate of news reports of...
Carol Soelberg You may not even know who Mark Regnerus is but to United Families International, he is a hero. We have waited almost two weeks to write about the vindication of Mark Regnerus, in the hope that we would be able to report that the...
Rachel Allison Once again the importance of staying connected with our adult children has been pounded home to me. The past several weeks are proof that although I believe my husband and I should “have a life,” when our children’s needs arise we must make ourselves...
Here’s the question we asked UFI readers: "During a week, how many evening meals do you sit down and eat together as a family?" Here’s how readers responded: 57 Percent Virtually every night 1 Percent Once a week 8 Percent 2-3 times a week 34 Percent 4-5 times a week As the...
“That’s Obscene!” It’s a phrase that’s tossed around regularly and depending on the context, can mean absolutely anything. Have you ever wondered, however, whether or not there is a codified/legal definition of “obscenity” or is it simply “in the eye of the beholder?” Turns out...
Here’s the question we asked UFI readers: “If genetic engineering were to give parents the ability to screen out ‘personality flaws’ in their children, would you take advantage of it?” Here’s how readers responded: 0 Percent Yes 97 Percent No 3 Percent Unsure If given the opportunity, it's pretty clear...
