Grandparents know best!

According to this study, “Grandparent Caregivers Cut Kid’s Injury Risk in Half”. A short and nice analysis of the study (written by Summer Johnsom for blog.bioethics.net) here. No news, indeed. If you don’t have grandparents, you should buy some… I know this better than anyone!

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Romania, du-te dracului!

De data asta nu mai suport. Si nu vreau, si nu pot, si nu am chef sa ma abtin. Romania e o tara de cacat. Romania ar trebui sa fie un vas, sa ii dai o gaura si sa se duca dracului la fund. Am trait sa vad, la modul propriu, batrini lesinind la coada [...]

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My Grandfather (2)

I thought a lot whether to tell the following three stories about my grandfather or not. Today I decided to do this. Unlike my grandfather, Constantin Stavila (Tata Icu, as I was calling him), I do not believe that only love comes first. I think love shares its first place with the truth. 14.02.1990 (with [...]

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My Grandfather (1)

Constantin Stavila (14.02.1916 – 04.10.2006) Yesterday, my grandfather Stavila Constantin would have been reached the age of 92. He was born on February 14, 1916 – the year Romania set aside its neutrality and entered the First World War. His father, Ioan Stavila, was a schoolteacher – but my grandfather never knew him, because he [...]

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