I am praying for the strength of the family, I myself have a preemie born 10 weeks premature at 30 weeks gestation. She was 2 pounds. Those kids are fighters and I pray for every ounce that child gains, God Bless that beautiful baby.
I just went to the site, I watched the trailer and the footage, and I sat here bawling my eyes out. This just reaffirms what I feel already. Powerful, going to have to see this while my daughter is in school.
I like this trend. My daughter has benefitted from me being home with her to raise her, no nannies, babysitters for us. And, I am a damn good housekeeper.
My mother on the otherhand is a successful business woman who keeps trying to push me into the working world and going back to school. I have a highschool diploma, that is as far as I have gone, I decided to settle down with a family early, and it was the best decision I have made. I wish I didn't have so much pressure put on me to "get a job" when I have a very important job already.
You have stated something that is correct, but is not mutually exclusive with my original statement.
In addition to the historical prejudice and mistrust of the Persians, the neighboring Arab states doubtlessly have made more practical decisions about the negative consequences of a 150 megaton thermonuclear weapon detonating a few hundred miles from their border.
"...Iran assured its neighbors that the maneuvers and missile tests aren't aimed at them. It made clear they were meant to impress the United States and Israel."
The missile tests are aimed at Israel. The radiation from a nuclear exchange will affect other Arab states. To say that they are not "aimed" at them is nearly meaningless and hardly reassuring. I would be worried too, if I were a leader of a neighboring Arab state.