RA in Nursing – Crabs in a Pot
by Phoenix - Guest Author
Nurses and crabs in a pot.
When I was describing my plight of nasty nursing peers and back stabbing by fellow nurses to a dear friend, she described it as being similar to "crabs in a pot"! Each crab will pull the others down to ... Read More
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I have closed the forum at keepingthedream.net. I'll be redirecting that url to my personal website, so if you're used to going there and wind up at www.keepingthedream.com, don't be surprised!
It was a fabulous learning experience. I met some wonderful people, and I'm so proud that I actually put together ... Read More
Stereotypes
Published By Demian Yumei On Thursday, June 28th 2007. Under Demian's Articles
One thing that has impressed me throughout the whole journey of writing my book, "Where There's Smoke", is how much women care.
I've developed an attitude toward the stereotypes of women and girls as "cut throaty" and "backstabbing". I don't think it's fair.
True, I have a song by that ... Read More
Communication and Agendas
Published By Demian Yumei On Tuesday, June 26th 2007. Under Demian's Articles
I received a newsletter from one of my favorite authors, Patricia Evans today. She focuses more often on the dynamics between men and women, but the principles I learned concerning what verbal abuse is applies to relational aggression, as well.
In June's newsletter, she writes:
Unfortunately, when people don't recognize verbal ... Read More
Article: “The School Mediator: How Girls Fight”
Interesting read on relational aggression and the use of mediators: The School Mediator: How Girls Fight
A portion of the article from Richard Cohen reads:
I for one certainly hope that all this attention leads educators to:
*Attune themselves to notice this type of behavior
*State unequivocally that relational aggression is unacceptable
*Subject students who ... Read More
Cliques and Making Friends
Published By Demian Yumei On Monday, June 18th 2007. Under Demian's Articles
I'm amazed at how quickly my little girl can make friends. She thinks nothing of walking up to kids who are total strangers or sitting next to them and introducing herself. She's, also, homeschooled, so she's used to hanging out with a large group of kids in a wide range ... Read More
Oh, please…
Published By Demian Yumei On Monday, June 11th 2007. Under Updates and Events
...tell me my last post really wasn't in April!
Well, that's when I enrolled my daughter in Agora, a cyber school hoping it would provide me with greater support and give me more time, BUT that's not what happened.
It turned out that I wound up having to do twice the ... Read More



