tis the season, so to speak.. this is the time of year the darkness descends like a proclamation of doom, and the light retreats like a rank and filer encountering an actual, thinking, reasoning person during the failed misery.. i don't exactly operate at a hundred percent in the dark and cold, ironic considering where i live.. so one day, we have a relatively clear parking pad, and the next we get a ton of white shit dumped on us.. such lovely fun, shoveling all the global warming from the drive.. got to take the truck out and let it strut it's stuff, that bad ol' aposta-truck was in it's element and unstoppable.
like the unfailing assault of reason on the last tendrils of mind control left in my wetware.. see, i've been thinking again, in spite of all the trouble it's gotten me in before it's a hard habit to break.
i drive around and everybody is getting their christmas on, and i have always felt so smug that i 'knew better'.. see, here is the witless take; you gotta get all vestiges of pagan influence out of your life, no saturnalia, no lupercalia, no all hallows eve, no 'bless you' to a sneeze, no 'pot lucks', bleh blah yadda.. yet, every day of the week and month of the year is named for a pagan deity, the planets are too.
Awe Dave you get the best read of the Month award from me! I loved it!
It's just normal and natural to have some encouraging celebration that cheers you up in the depth of the long dark winter, it's only natural and normal to have something in common with your fellow man, what are YOU doing for Christmas?
my awesome pre-teen girls are the best kids in the world.
and they were spanked!.
did he do it because he's a fifth-generation jw?.
(((nvr)))
I remember reading your vent. Sorry you had such a terrible childhood. I do understand the fine line between spanking a child for the sake of teaching them a lesson and down right beating them because you've lost control of your anger.
Seeing our society is so totally out of control perhaps a law is in order to keep the children safe.
my awesome pre-teen girls are the best kids in the world.
and they were spanked!.
did he do it because he's a fifth-generation jw?.
For purps , bikerchic, and ozzie , here's the link to the post that led me to start this in 5thGen 's honor...
Awe well shucks nvr thanks for the link. Yep that was the thread I was avoiding......I came from the generation that used corporal punishment, I did, my parents did, my grandparents did, my great grandparents did and so on......we all lived and I don't think any one of us liked getting spanked but darn well knew we deserved to be punished.
FWIW my own children are not spanker's they are time-outers. My grand kids are pretty well behaved as I was as their parents were. Now I would not use spanking as a means to punish a child there are plenty of other things to do to get your point across and I do think it encourages or teaches them to hit their siblings.
Heck they ought to be a law passed that you can lock all teenagers up until they are 20 and the raging hormones have quit raging! I really can't imagine spanking a teenager by that age they should know how to behave and if not lock 'em up throw the key away!
my awesome pre-teen girls are the best kids in the world.
and they were spanked!.
did he do it because he's a fifth-generation jw?.
I really don't get this thread....
Why single out something 5thGeneration posted somewhere else, with no reference to it and then want a Discussion on it?
I've got to say I agree with purps on this. Where is the damning evidence and who are we to judge what a parent can do to their kid.
Last time I looked we are not living in a dictatorship and what parents do in the way of correcting their children in their own homes should be none of our concern unless it's outright abuse and we have knowledge of it. I am the first one to say protect the children but I don't think spanking your child is a big deal. I got spanked plenty and I don't hate my parents for it. Most of what is wrong with kids today is parents who think they must be their kids buddies instead of actually parenting them and making them behave.
i've finished writing my novel (50 thousand words) about my years spent in federal correctional prison when i was an obedient little jw.. the editing and rewriting stage now commences.. i need your help!.
here is how you can help me.. i can't know what an outside mind wants to find out concerning this experience.
i can only conjure up what seems interesting to me.. tell me what you want to know about such a personal experience.. that will give me a checklist to compare to what i've written already.. i may have missed many little details which are very important to a reader.. i may have neglected essential questions which must be answered in order to satisfy the mind.. please offer me your curiousity.. thanking you in advance; i appreciate your taking the time to advance my novel to the finish line.. (i wrote it as a fictional work because i could not honestly write about myself without the distance of this device.. so, i made myself into a character with a different name.. the identity of everyone else is non-fiction.
I wish my brother would have gone to prision instead he enlisted. He came back from Nam in a casket. Not to be a downer Terry I look forward to reading your book as I'm sure it's a good one.
I've been missing my brother it was his birthday last month and am a bit melancholy.
it was great talking with you tonight!.
first and foremost, it's very gratifying to know that your hubby is on the heal from his recently diagnosed cancer.
i could hear him in the background, and he certainly sounded like he was in good spirits (even if he is a bit of a raspy old fellow lol).
Hey Tammy!
Sorry I didn't get to talk to you too tonight, that Craig is such a phone hog!
You take care and give Jim a hug for me.
to begin with, i'm moving out of my apartment because my roommate is messy and irresponsible.
2 months ago, i asked him if he was able to find another roommate, and we were able to get to one shortly.
like i told him he has been living here basically half the month to see his girlfriend.
Between then and now, I have made the necessary arrangements, and I will be moving out within a week. However, I will be staying 5 days into this month. The person replacing me wants me to pay my 5 days of rent and his application fees and administrative fees. First, I told him okay but he has to pay half of the fees.
Pay the 5 days rent that is only right. He should pay the application and administrative fees himself after all the application is going to be in his name, your name is going off the rent app.
so is it wrong to ask who is within 50 miles of san jose?
i gather from the earthquake thread, that i have neighbors here.
BC, being in Aruba, you would not have felt it, I'm sure.
Oh yeah......Aruba..... did not feel a thing!
so is it wrong to ask who is within 50 miles of san jose?
i gather from the earthquake thread, that i have neighbors here.
There was an earthquake?
i'm generous with my friends, but as far as being a good tipper, well......not really.
have a look at these guidelines.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/savinganddebt/savemoney/heresatip20percentisthenew15percent.aspx?page=all.
Yes as long as I get good service I tip at least 20% or more. I used to waitress and it's hard work and low pay usually minimum wage so you really need those tips!
