In Honor of Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to rational moms everywhere!
WE know we have it hard. Well, the research is now catching up to prove it. LiveScience.com posted 5 Scientific Reasons Mom Deserves Mother’s Day. Included here are some insightful findings based on recent scientific data. For example, moms today get less help and are expected to do more. Moms feel more pain. And, researchers have discovered that, although our genes come 50% from dad and 50% from mom, for some unknown reason mom’s genes have a more significant effect on the person you become.
One stark example: While you were in the uterus, if your mother had a very stressful experience, you’ll be at greater risk for anxiety disorders. And a new study on rats, out last month, indicates that your mother’s diet during pregnancy affected your genes.
More surprising, studies are showing that what your mother ate when she was a child, the toxins she was exposed to, and other experiences before and during pregnancy affect how the genes she passes on to you actually get expressed in your body.
Another study, reported this year in the journal Child Development, shows a profound impact of nurturing by mothers in the early years, too. A child who has a strong relationship with Mom during preschool years tends to form closer friendships in grade school, the research revealed.
So give yourself a pat on the back today, moms. You deserve it!
Michelle Said,
May 10, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
Happy Mothers’ Day!
(And thanks as always for the info!)
Julia Said,
May 20, 2009 @ 4:40 am
My husband honored me in a big way.
He finally deconverted early this year, after I worked on him for over two years.
But now he thinks it is OK to have an affair! He says there are no rules, and he has to do what he has to do. I think part of it is that he is angry at me on some level.
How can I show him how immoral he is?
jessiemarion Said,
May 20, 2009 @ 8:57 am
I would ask him if fear of divine retribution and punishment was the only reason he didn’t have an affair before? If not, I would get him to explain why.
When you got married you made a deal or a promise to each other. That deal/ promise should be honored out of respect and love for yourselves and each other, not out of fear of punishment.