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Happy Mother's Day!

All of us here at Mod-Blog want to wish our mothers a VERY happy Mother's Day. (And one JUST as happy to one Mod-Blogger who IS a mother.) We thank you for your love, sacrifice, and for your part in giving us all life.

Mother's experience may produce phobias in children

Okay, this is a weird one. Scientists have found that the experiences of mothers during pregnancy may influence the behavior of their offspring. This may explain why many human babies appear to be born with a phobia of snakes and spiders, prior to any experience with them.

The newborn crickets whose mothers had been exposed to a spider were 113 percent more likely to seek shelter and stay there. They were also more likely to freeze when they encountered spider silk or feces — a behavior that could prevent them from being detected by a nearby spider. Overall, these newborns had better survival rates than other newborn crickets, eaten by the wolf spiders for the sake of science.

At the risk of freaking out pregnant mothers even more then normal, it makes me wonder just how many other behaviors are influenced by maternal experience. It should encourage fathers to do whatever they can to minimize the stress of their wives during this fragile time.

World's Oldest Mother Dies. (I'm Shocked!)

A Spanish women who lied to doctors to get an in vitro fertilization procedure done has died 2 years after giving birth to her twin boys. She was 69 when she died. Every few years we have someone break this record of "Oldest Mother". When will people stop being selfish. Even if these boys have a loving extended family to raise them, they will miss their mother. Some of us lost a parent who died at a "young " age. That is hard enough.

Happy Mother's Day!

We here at Mod-Blog want to wish all of the women in our lives - the mothers, the mothers-to-be, the someday-mothers, and the mothers-to-children-not-their-own - a very happy Mother's Day. May you be truly blessed by those you love, and those who love you... even if they are not always the same people.

Happy Mother's Day!

We love you very much, and are thankful that God chose to entrust us to your care. We thank God that not only were we given a womb in which to be knit together, but also were given a nurturer and protector who could become a good and loyal friend, as well.

May to day be a day of joy and family. And may God pour out upon you every blessing.