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Happy NPR round-up Wednesday!  This week brought more stories that interested me, since we had a bit of rain and were forced to stay inside for a couple of days.  And when you're home alone with little children for days on end (especially when your hubby is traveling for work), you come to rely on NPR to supply some adult voices.  Here's what caught my ear this week:

• "I Pledge Allegiance To Linguistic Obfuscation"-- Okay, just the other day, I was trying to remember the Pledge and realized that I got stuck for a little bit.  (Surprisingly enough, I remembered two prayers from my Catholic childhood days...)  I found this article on NPR's facebook feed the next day, and thought it was an interesting assessment of these words that schoolchildren are expected to recite every morning at school.  I asked JAM if he says it, and he recited it, with the same cadence that I remember from my childhood, but when I asked him what it meant, his response was just what I expected.  "Um... I don't really know!" 

• "C-Section Births At All-Time High"--  This piece from All Things Considered made me shake my head in disbelief.  Obviously there are medical emergencies that necessitate the use of a C-section, but 1/3 of all deliveries simply cannot be emergencies.  

• "Hit Back At Bullies? Not At This School"-- To hit back or not to hit back?  This isn't always something that parents agree on, but I think this Morning Edition piece makes a strong argument for a program that aims to end bullying.  

• "For Washington School, A Sunny Day Meant No School"-- On a much nicer note about schools, this All Things Considered story is simply wonderful.  This principal is awesome.

• "The Rules About How Parents Should Make Rules"-- Loved this All Things Considered story.  Some of the advice is pretty logical, even if not always easy to remember in the heat of the child-not-listening-to-you-moment.  I appreciate stories that hit home about parenting!

• "Photographer Captures Stark Portraits Of Hunger"--  This piece from All Things Considered is heartbreaking and truly must-listen-to material.

Loving NPR as always,