i might add she was also perturbed that we wouldn't set up Yahoo or MSN or AOL or any other instant messenging program on the kids computer. She wanted to do most of her communication with them that way at first, and we said...NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
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Do you think a 7 and 9 year old kid should have a cell phone?
by Eyebrow2 inokay...so many of you know that i have two stepdaughters....great kids, 7 and 9. currently they are living with us.
now, when they, or one of them is with their mom, it is like pulling teeth to get her to answer the phone or call back when we leave a message to talk to the girls.
there was one period of time that my husband went almost 10 months without getting to talk to his oldest daughter when she was with her mom.
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Does Anyone Feel Stuck In Their Job?
by love2Bworldly indoes anyone hate their job but feel like they would be throwing away a good thing if they quit?
i'm working at my 3rd state agency in 4 years and have been unhappy at every one of them--usually because i don't have enough work to do and feel like a hamster on a wheel waiting for the paycheck, and i'm so bored!.
i'm scared to quit the state job because i have a large family, and this affords me great medical benefits and retirement benefits.. any advice?
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Dan-O I feel your pain. My boss can be a real bitch hahah.
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Do you think a 7 and 9 year old kid should have a cell phone?
by Eyebrow2 inokay...so many of you know that i have two stepdaughters....great kids, 7 and 9. currently they are living with us.
now, when they, or one of them is with their mom, it is like pulling teeth to get her to answer the phone or call back when we leave a message to talk to the girls.
there was one period of time that my husband went almost 10 months without getting to talk to his oldest daughter when she was with her mom.
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yes, I have to admit that is what bothers me the most. I don't even let my son have a phone line in his room...and he is 14.
I also told them they are not allowed to use the phone unless they tell me or their dad they want to make a call first. That way they won't be calling right as they are getting in bed (too delay going to bed...they have already tried that hahah.. I told them if they want to call to say good night they need to do it 20 minutes before the little one goes to bed so they both get a little time to say goodnight) I know she will flip when she hears THAT...but it is our house OUR rules. I told them that way I can make sure that they are keeping track of the phone and charging it...all excuses of course. They can call their mom anytime..and I don't ease drop when they don't but I do want to know when they call anyone. I feel that is part of my job of keeping an eye on them. (and probably the little control freak in my, I admit)
I am asked my husband why she is so hell bent on making they call only when THEY think of it. He answered because she really is only 13 herself hahah. Unfortunately, she tries to be more like a big sister than a mom most of the time. Almost every time they come back for a visit, the 7 year old is grouchy for two days...partly because she won't meet us to pick them up until 9 or 10 at night WAY past their bedtimes.
by the way, mamo...ANY advice you have for dealing with the mom or being a stepmom is appreciated...I have been their step mom for 6 years, but we have only lived close to their mom for about 6 months, so things are a bit different now,
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Love & work
by Andrew1342 inhi guys, i hope i'm not intruding too heavily on your private space.
my name is andrew, and i'm a doctoral student of psychology based at swinburne university of technology, in melbourne, australia.
if the moderator deems it appropriate, i would like to post a synopsis of my research area here, along with a link to my online survey for people who might be interested.
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Eyebrow2
woooo! that's another 30 minutes of my life I will never get back!!
just kidding...that was an interesting survey...made me think quite a bit. You need to add some catchy thing at the end that summarizes the person's answers..you know, like Cosmo and iVillage and all those silly peeps do.
(yeah...I know this is serious research...but it wouldn't hurt hahah)
good luck to you!
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Do you think a 7 and 9 year old kid should have a cell phone?
by Eyebrow2 inokay...so many of you know that i have two stepdaughters....great kids, 7 and 9. currently they are living with us.
now, when they, or one of them is with their mom, it is like pulling teeth to get her to answer the phone or call back when we leave a message to talk to the girls.
there was one period of time that my husband went almost 10 months without getting to talk to his oldest daughter when she was with her mom.
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bebu that is a good idea...they have lost several watches though hahah...but what I could do is set the alarm on my cell phone for a few times a week to remind them. I usually have that with me all the time, since I use it for time instead of a watch.
or maybe I should just have them call her every morning before they go to school. I know she is home...and I know she is sleeping. MUAHAHAH
naw...that would be wrong.
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Are they vigilantees
by jt stumbler ina volunteer organization called the "minutemen" are patrolling the arizona/mexican border.
this a 30 day stent.
they are extra eyes and ears for the border patrol who have not gotten a lot of help from our government.
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JT, I wish they would come over legally too...it would make it easier on all parties involved. I am sure many have their reasons, but it it makes it tough all around.
These people in the minutemen project, they claim that boarder guards have stated that that have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of people getting arrested since they have been out there. The minutmen policy is to NOT approach or involve oneself with those crossing. To just observe and report. They kicked a guy out a few days ago for violating that rule. (this was the guy that gave an illegal $20, some cereal and milk, and asked him to pose for a picture holding a tshirt that said " I was caught by so and so" with the volunteers name and photo on it), Now that guy...they don't need wackos like that (but hey, at least he gave the guy some food).
If that is all they do, observe and report...more power to them. It is dangerous to cross the board illegally...Mexico apparantly is upset that these guys are out there..but they don't do much to stop their own people from coming over. Maybe they should focus more on improving their country instead of making families feel like they have to cross illegally just to earn money so their loved ones can survive.
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BREAKING NEWS
by the_classicist inthe 14 year old jw girl from vernon, bc, has just lost her court case in the bc supreme court in vancouver to not have blood transfutions.
more info.
to come.
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"The Bible has clear standards that we are not to take blood as Christians," he said.
That is such utter bs...it says not to eat it..because it is sacred. That is all...having a transfution is not the same as eating it. There is no digestion,....it joins other blood and does exactly what blood is supposed to do.
I find it interesting they were accusing the court of age discrimination. HELLLOOOO!!! The kid is 14, she may be some what mature, but that doesn't make her a legal adult.
I do feel bad for the kid...what a lot on her shoulders.
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A reality show for the sisters? woah...hmmm interesting...interesting...I wonder if they would let cameras in the KH?: hahah
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For those of you who are "sure" Michael Jackson is innocent. Would you.....
by avishai inwould you let your kids stay over at his house?
in his bed?
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he may not be guilty of molesting this kid...but he sure is guilty of being a MORON.
Can you prosecute for that??
I would never let my kids spend unsupervised time with anyone I didn't know....especially someone that only wears one glove at a time and isn't a baseball player or hockey goalie.
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Immigration and weddings...
by CeriseRose inso i've mentioned i'm engaged and may or may not have mentioned that i'm emigrating to the us from canada.
waiting in the immigration process, in a word, sucks.
add to that the we got shafted by a lawyer who didn't do what he was supposed to, so we lost 6 months of processing time not having our application in.
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Ahhh...welcome future americans! I hope you go through the nationalization process...that way you will get a much better education on the constitution and US history than 99% of the US high school students.
Hey, we have our problems...but so does every country. Gotta take the good with the bad...I think there is more good to outweighth the bad. I do like Canada...only been there twice...back in '85 or '84 for the international convention, and then again about 10 years later for an overnight trip...Montreal has the cleanest subways I have ever been in!!!
you should move to Texas...now TEXAS...this really is a whole 'nother country my friend.