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I know that America has a weight problem, and as a whole, we are not healthy. But I wonder if I am giving my daughter a complex about her weight. There is so much attention put on weight. My daughter is not obese, but she is very tall and not skinny. She ? we eat very healthy, well balanced food ? don?t eat store bought junk get plenty of exercise and don?t watch a lot of TV - and all that ? but I am constantly talking about nutrition and weight gain - I feel like I might do the opposite to my daughter ? drive her to anorexia

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I am just elated that Obama will be our new leader. And I?m especially proud of having volunteered for his campaign and been a part of history. My children and friends were literally dancing in the streets last night ? It felt like a New Year Celebration! Now there is so much hope for my children. However, when I consider the immediate future, I am very disappointed that the Centennial School District Bond Measure 26-97 failed. With the economy in the toilette, I wasn?t sure it was passed and turns out I was right. There might be hope for the future with Barack Obama, but closer to home, there is little hope for my children when they reach middle school age. We have only one middle school that is bursting at the seams. And I myself wasn?t thrilled at having to pay more each month to build new schools, but it was a price I was willing to pay to ensure my kids are safe and learning. Now I will have to fork out a whole lot more by sending them to private schools.

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