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Question by : My boyfriend is driving me insane.?
We have been dating for a year, and living together for 3 months. I am 25, and he is 9 years older than I am. He does a lot of things that I would characterize as childish. But with him being 34, I would assume he should have grown out of them. Maybe it’s a dominance role, but I’m not 100% sure. Anyway, he always has to be better or smarter than I am. If i download a new game for my phone, or anywhere he’ll ask me “what are you downloading?” when i tell him, he’ll go download it too. At first this sounds sweet. But a few days later he’ll ask “how far are you on that game?” When i answer, his response is always “oh i’m so far ahead of you”. Or he will point out all the achievements he has gotten so far. And at first these things didn’t bother me but then it became with everything, and if i did start to excel at the game, he would play it until he got higher scores then me. One night he stayed up all night long just to beat one of my scores. He refused to go to bed until he had beaten me and then got upset when the next day came and i had passed his. What is supposed to be a game, or even a chance for us to bond, is now a competition. If i ask him a question that he doesn’t know the answer to, he’ll make up an answer. Or if I ask him a question that I give him the answer to, his response is always “yeah i knew that, how didn’t you know that??”. It seems to be a tact to make me mindful that he’s smarter or better than I am somehow. Also he loves to pick on me, saying semi-hurtful things as though he’s trying to get a response from me. When i express that I want him to stop he gets mad, or if i decide to shoot the same type of joke at him, he gets really mad. I already have a toddler, I don’t want to have to treat my boyfriend like one. My personality prohibits me from laying down and letting him win, or just agreeing that he’s more intelligent. I believe we’re both intelligent in different areas. When i try to explain this to him, he merely says “well if i wanted to be knowledgeable in the same areas as you, i could learn it all in a couple of days”. He plays guitar and I write creative stories, poetry as well. But to him he’s the only artistic one, because creative writing isn’t really artistic to him. I’m really ready to throw in the towel with this one but I’m not sure if i’m just being over sensitive. I am a girl, so I know we have a tendency to overreact. Should I just let him go on thinking this way, or should I just cut my losses?  Read more... (861 words, 2 images, estimated 3:27 mins reading time)

Toys that won't break the bank

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TOUGH financial times have seen many households tighten their belts, but not, it seems, when it comes to buying toys and games. While Christmas budgets were trimmed, Australians still managed to splash out a cool $ 1.3 billion on toys during the past …
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Political gaffe revives US love affair with Etch A Sketch

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"Etch A Sketch is one of those evergreen toys," said Erik Quam, of Fat Brain Toys of Elkhorn, Nebraska, where it is consistently "one of our best-selling products" out of the 6500 in its catalog of educational toys. "I think the Etch A Sketch is a …
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The university learned of the teacher from one of its students, a De La Salle alum who named Dzuricsko as providing exceptional educational inspiration. Dzuricsko teaches honors chemistry and physics as well as physical science, chemistry, …
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Stories appearing in Friday's edition

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It's a project involving students at Baldwin School and ninth-hour students at Quincy Junior High learning how to make healthy decisions via a seven-week program that involves a partnership between Quincy Medical Group and the Salvation Army Ray and …
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Evanston calendar for April 5, 2012

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Every parent wants the same thing; for their child to grow up happy. It is not uncommon for caring parents to stress over their baby’s educational development. The 6 months leading up to their 1st birthday is a crucial time as babies become much more communicative and mobile. This article focuses on educational toys for babies 1 year old and why they are important for your child’s development.

A ball can be just a simple play thing for the park or garden, but when a baby is learning to walk, stand or crawl it becomes an important educational toy for strengthening your baby’s leg muscles. Firstly you should sit on the floor holding your baby facing away from you. Put a ball in front of their feet and encourage them to kick it. You can help by moving their legs if your baby can’t do it unassisted. Give praise each time they make contact and this will give them confidence. With another parent and baby playmate you can have them kicking the ball to each other. They will both improve their gross motor co-ordination skills whilst having a lot of fun.  Read more... (701 words, 2 images, estimated 2:48 mins reading time)