Momma, Parenting

Raise a Child or Rear a Child?

My mom, the retired English teacher, made me aware of a phrase that we all use incorrectly. The phrase, "Raising a Child" is actually incorrect. The correct phrase should be "to rear" a child. She explained it to me in a such a simple and OBVIOUS way. She said, "We RAISE cattle, we REAR children."… Continue reading Raise a Child or Rear a Child?