Thank you Sarah. That's all I wanted to hear from someone. It's so very easy to SAY what you would do in a situation like that, but until you've been in that position you don't really know exactly what you would do. Love is just as unpredictable as the weather. Sometimes you just have to let go and give into a little faith.
One of my best friends was a girl who was "half and half", (her words, not mine) and she taught me some very important lessons about tolerance. She started dating my husbands (white) friend and I was appalled at the comments and stares when we all went out. I started going after people who did it and telling them what I thought about them. She finally sat me down one day and said that my defensive behavior was making her much more uncomfortable than the ignorant people who were causing it. She said that the only thing that really matters in life is how we feel about ourselves. There is a simple solution to the whole Rush thing. If you don't like him, don't listen. The media feeds you all this stuff and you lap it up like hungry dogs. I can't stand Howard Stern so I don't listen to him. He demeans people every day in the most offensive manner and yet they volunteer to go on his show. Where's the outrage?
The other thing I want to discuss is Ricks comment about states rights. Yes, Rick, state rights have been stripped over the years and look where it's gotten us. California, Michigan, New York, Illinois, and Ohio, just to name a few, are in serious trouble. The problem with stripping states rights is that you are giving the federal government tremendous power in the process. When you do that you open the door to giving a handful of people control over the entire country. Uh oh! Too late, it's already happened.
The last thing I'd like to know is how we are going to improve our economy when we are running big business out faster than we're letting illegals in. Big business provides jobs that feed and stimulate the economy. We are saddling them with such huge tax burdens and health care costs that they simply cannot afford to stay here. They are leaving and taking jobs with them. The only jobs that are being created are government jobs. (the latest, 17,000 IRS agents.) These do not feed our economy, they add to the debt. If you can tell me how we are going to fix these problems then maybe I can have some hope for the future.
they are both bad. I remember how horrible a driver i was as a teenager because i was always distracted by someone or something. Ryan, however hit it right on the head with his comment above.
"There's a difference between compassion and enabling someone to do nothing with their lives." Did you really just say that? Do you think people aspire to not being able to take care of themselves? The total absence of compassion that I've seen from the people opposing this, the anger and violence that's come out of a bill designed to help fellow Americans is so frightening. Yes "fellow Americans" these people you think we are "enabling to do nothing with their lives". There's no compassion in anything you've said. You don't get to lump them all together and label them, what makes you think you're qualified to do that? As far as the elderly, do you still think there are death panels? Is that what you're worried about? The only thing wrong with this bill is the single payer system was left out. Hopefully this bill opens the door enough for that to become a reality.
Entertainer? How frightening that this is true. He spews hatred and racism and his follower applaud. He would love to see our country fail, just because his party isn't in charge. He's nothing more than an egomaniac with a radio show.
Rick..I did say I know there is a rare occasion when a marriage can survive infidelity. Your parents are the perfect example.
"children" they were my only reason for staying in as long as i did. Children are the reason for staying in many situations. It is really hard for anyone to know exactly what they would do or how they would handle it unless they have been there themselves. My situation has changed me in so many ways for the better. If i could go back and know that my kids and i would have been OK if i left when i wanted to then God help us i would have. I would do many things different if i could go back but I cant, however my mistakes got me to where i am now and I would give that up for NOTHING!
Yes, I've noticed you're big on statistics. Congressman Duncan (who I've become acquainted with through calls and emails) just sent me an article from the Washington Post written by a very middle of the road economic columnist who also writes for Newsweek. It was published in the post on March 15, 2010. In the column he spouts some interesting statistics about health care that conflict with the ones coming out of Washington. You should check it out.
i'm not gonna blame the government rather the idiocy of the general public.. after someone gets the sniffle whats the first thing they do? run to the drug store and chug bottles of cough syrup or acetaminophen.. didn't anybody expect the flu virus to eventually grow resistant to drugs? as ALL drugs are characterized to do??? the result is always a stronger virus and morons will go out and get stronger drugs..
You can say NO all you like, but it doesn't make it the right choice for everybody. As with my parents the answer was YES. And my father did what he did because he was young and stupid at the time. People make mistakes. Whether they learn from those mistakes is the point here. And my father learned from his mistake. As far as trust is concerned let me tell you that there is no other man on this god's green earth I trust more now than my father. And the occasion is not rare. I've seen this happen to friends and co-workers who are still happily married to this day. My mother is one of the strongest women I know and she is no less respectful to me or anyone else who knows her just because she decided to give my father another chance. She did so because she is "in love" with him and he too is "in love" with her. In fact, I believe it made her even stronger. And come this November my mom and dad will celebrate nearly 40 very happy years together. They are to me a model of what a real relationship can go through and remain just as strong as they day they married each other if not stronger.
The other thing I want to discuss is Ricks comment about states rights. Yes, Rick, state rights have been stripped over the years and look where it's gotten us. California, Michigan, New York, Illinois, and Ohio, just to name a few, are in serious trouble. The problem with stripping states rights is that you are giving the federal government tremendous power in the process. When you do that you open the door to giving a handful of people control over the entire country. Uh oh! Too late, it's already happened.
The last thing I'd like to know is how we are going to improve our economy when we are running big business out faster than we're letting illegals in. Big business provides jobs that feed and stimulate the economy. We are saddling them with such huge tax burdens and health care costs that they simply cannot afford to stay here. They are leaving and taking jobs with them. The only jobs that are being created are government jobs. (the latest, 17,000 IRS agents.) These do not feed our economy, they add to the debt. If you can tell me how we are going to fix these problems then maybe I can have some hope for the future.
"children" they were my only reason for staying in as long as i did. Children are the reason for staying in many situations. It is really hard for anyone to know exactly what they would do or how they would handle it unless they have been there themselves. My situation has changed me in so many ways for the better. If i could go back and know that my kids and i would have been OK if i left when i wanted to then God help us i would have. I would do many things different if i could go back but I cant, however my mistakes got me to where i am now and I would give that up for NOTHING!