Sailor Ripley

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  celebration of life thread

  by darth frosty in

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  while the dubs were so looking forward to telling the world how false religion was going to end ( wonder how that went for them) i got to thinking, what special event are we looking forward to in the next 3 months.. so right here, right now, what special event do you look forward to in the next 3 months.

  for me its going snowboarding and when its really miserble here heading down to warmer climate for a nice lil holiday..

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  Sailor Ripley

  Christmas! Christmas! Christmas! We're hoping that at 2, our older kid will know more what's going on this year!

  Good luck, KatieKitten.
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  Raising well rounded and balanced kids...what have you done right?

  by My MILs worst nightmare, a nonJW in

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  parenting is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things there is.

  doesn't every parent want their children to have a good moral compass, to have good manners, to be socially adept, to be compassionate, to reach their potential and even overachieve in terms of school and career, to appreciate and understand history, science, the arts and the world as a whole, to play team sports when they are younger so they can benefit from physical activity and the comraderie of a team sport, and above all to be a critical thinkers who are strong and independent so that they will not become easy prey to abusive organizations and/or abusive people?.

  as a parent i have many times felt like a real failure and at other times like i am actually helping them to reach their potential.. what do you feel that you have done right in raising well rounded and balanced kids?

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  My kiddos are too young to say if I'm right or wrong, but I'm trying my best to do exactly what my mom and step-dad did... sans all the Jehobie Poop.

  Ripley Strategy to Rear Kids to be Happy Adults

  *Everybody works. No free ride, starting at a young age, e.g., cleaing rooms, garbage detail up to working after school and Saturdays. You will buy your own ride and pay for your own insurance.

  *Life ain't fair and it's never been fair, get over it. If you want something go and earn it. The only reason you get something is because you worked for it. If you got it for some other way it won't be worth having.

  *Sir and Ma'am to adults/elders. You'll give respect because you have respect for yourself.

  *No adulation. If you've gone above and beyond we'll tell you what an awesome job you've done; if you've done what you were supposed to do, okay. You don't get a pat on the back for just doing your job. Do better next time.

  *No, you're not perfect, you will make mistakes and I will let you make them. Hopefully you'll learn from them. If you don't then you'll make them again.

  *The rod will not be spared. You'll know exactly why you're being spanked. It will be swift and commensurate to your bad action

  *You will get self-esteem by earning it through hard, difficult challenges, not from a bunch of sissies telling you that "you're the best/you're great." That works for a while then you figure out that everyone is "great" which means that everyone is the same. You are not the same.

  I don't know if it'll work or not but it sure worked for me. I love my life and all that I've learned. Thanks, Mom and Ol' Man.
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  Forgot I was not on the NET! LMAO

  by Sparkplug in

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  i had to take late movies back tonight and they were so late the store had called and told me they were charging me for them.

  so i called them back and asked if it was too late because i did not want to buy these movies.

  well, the store manager said no, just bring them in.

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  You...didn't....like.....Bush?????? WTF?????
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  Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?

  by Sailor Ripley in

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  not sure if this has been posted before, but i'm wondering, since i have a two-yr-old and she has friends that are bad (scream, fits, say "no" a lot, hit, kick, whatever) and no one seems to care.

  we get a note yesterday from her mommy-day-out about "discipline vs.

  punishment.

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  It's not any particular group or situation. It's kids freakin' everywhere at all ages. In Target, Grocery Store, whatever. The mom says, "come here" and the kid keeps on trucking.

  Hitting begets hitting... I've heard this before, quite often actually, and though I've never seen any data or research on it, I guess that if I was "beating" my kid with my closed fist or punching them they might turn out to be mal-adjusted. There is a distinct difference in controlled spanking and an all out beating by a 250 lb Daddy. I'm talking about spanking their bottom. If my kid goes to school and hits some kid, then we'll have to add that to the things that we talk about too. But, I refuse to let my kid dictate, with their actions, how I'm going to discipline them. I got spanked about once per week because I needed an good attitude adjustment. I'm glad they did it. I feel that I'm better for it, and to this day I have respect for my elders.

  So I guess I've made up my own mind. Though I could very well be out of my tree. My kids will want to say "Sir" and "Ma'am", they'll have respect for adults and they'll salute the US Flag. Oh, yeah, and they'll get their butts busted when they need it.

  Thanks for your comments
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  I'm sooooo low in my spirits today... :(

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i'm not going to get into much details but i'm just so depressed today.

  today i feel like i'm living in a personal hell.

  i have been sinking into this depression lately and it seems like it's starting to consume me.

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  Go somewhere and sweat! Get a good work-out in and you'll feel much better. Endorphins and Dopamine surges are awesome! Then go and eat a great, good-for-you meal. Repeat daily.
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  Robbed Again!

  by hambeak in

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  thursday morning 2am cst i got a call from the garland pd my shop was broken into again 3 times this year i am so hopping mad because this is going to put me out of business i can't claim on insurance not that much only a few hundred dollars but the clean up and disruption of business i am at the point of buying a gun.

  i had one of the guys replace the window again and this time put heavy duty cage wire over all of the windows.

  any suggestion on how to deal with this anger?

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  I would choose dogs, big ones, multiple big ones, over a gun. I'm a bona fide gun nut but I think they may do more harm than good.

  Maybe they'll go to the next place with no dogs. I knew some guys in college, or in my apartments I should say, that were theives. They went for the easiest score they could. They didn't like dogs at all.

  Hope it works out for the better. Be safe with your life! Tools can be replaced, albeit expensive.
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  Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?

  by Sailor Ripley in

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  not sure if this has been posted before, but i'm wondering, since i have a two-yr-old and she has friends that are bad (scream, fits, say "no" a lot, hit, kick, whatever) and no one seems to care.

  we get a note yesterday from her mommy-day-out about "discipline vs.

  punishment.

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  Sailor Ripley

  Not sure if this has been posted before, but I'm wondering, since I have a two-yr-old and she has friends that are bad (scream, fits, say "no" a lot, hit, kick, whatever) and no one seems to care.

  We get a note yesterday from her Mommy-Day-Out about "Discipline vs. Punishment." It reads things like, "hold your child when they're out of control." Why are they out of control? Let your kids make their own decisions about why they're in time out. We don't have time for time-out. If you continue to do something I told you not to do you're gonna get a smack on the rump. Not a beating, not abuse, a smack on the rump to get your attention.

  I was never allowed to get out of control. Mom said, "stop" and we stopped. We were kids, I didn't want to be making my own decisions. All I wanted was what I wanted right that second, not what was best for me over the long-haul. Our schools are a wreck, kids are bad. I would have never thought to talk back to my teacher! If I did I knew it was straight to the Principal's office for you, three licks and back to the class to learn and shut my piehole.

  Am I out of my tree to think that I'm the one responsible for my kid's well-being, which includes their understanding of right and wrong. If my kids act up then I’ve failed them, which seems to be contrary to current opinion.
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  Regis and Kelly TV Show

  by jrjr4189 in

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  just curious if anyone has ever watched the show before and seen how they show a shot of ny city every morning to talk about the weather.

  anyway the shot is from brooklyn and you anc clearly see the watchtower complex in the foreground.

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  Sailor Ripley

  No I haven't seen the Ivory Tower of the Evil Empire. I have seen Kelly. I like her. She's a total dork but you know what...? She acts as though she doesn't give a damn what you or I think about her. I like that quality. I try not to worry about what others think. I try to treat them well; hopefully they'll do the same for me. That's really all that matters... isn't it?

  I guess it doesn't hurt that she's easy on the eyes too. **Oh, hey, honey. ...I was just about to wash those dishes.** HaHa!
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  What's Your Attitude Toward "Religious" People?

  by minimus in

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  any stereotypes regarding so-called "religious" persons??

  as a rule, i am seeing that many religious people are "nuts"!

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  Sailor Ripley

  I saw a bumper sticker the other day. Something to the effect of "I've got no problem with god... it's his nutcase followers that bug me." I feel this way. I also had a t-shirt in college. "I'll respect your crutch if you stop beating me with it."

  I don't believe what they believe so they get extremely frustrated. I'm a nice guy, I don't break any of the Big 10 commandments, why do I have to accept Jesus as my lord and personal saviour to be okay. If I die and go to hell what do they care? It's my toukas in the fire, not theirs.

  Go GOP!
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  Do political ads work only for the ignorant and uneducated?

  by free2beme in

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  doing a quick survey among friends, i find that all of them are voting the same way they said they would months ago.

  i also found that they are not doing this because of the fact that a political ad showed them something new, or convinced them on some one's character.

  instead, they made this decision based on what they have seen in the news, the world and their own life.

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  I don't know about the ignorant and uneducated. They don't work for me.