Prop 8 is a law that California voters passed of their own initiative to outlaw gay marriage. (As if only straight people have the right to marry the person they love!)
I'm very happy about this ruling.
Civil Rights for ALL Americans!
lisaBObeesa
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Prop 8....
by chickpea in...... overturned in federal court as unconstitutional.
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on to the supreme court, without a doubt.
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Isn't going to Law School a no-no?
by Chaserious ini was reading some education-related threads on here and i'm curious about something.
i haven't been out too long, and while i was in, i was farsighted enough to get my college degree part-time at night.
i kind of knew i'd be out someday and would need it... anyway, since i've been out, i've been going to law school.
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lisaBObeesa
I know a guy who is a JW and went to law school to become a lawyer for the Society. And now he IS a lawyer for the Society.
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lisaBObeesa
He'd say she is clearly DEMONIZED!
burn her cds NOW!
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What do you think about this kid?
by jamiebowers inmy adult stepson, who lives with us, has his daughter every other week.
she turned one in march.
she's very bright, verbal and started walking at 9 months.
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lisaBObeesa
full disclosure: My first child was very strong-willed and very difficult and I had a terrible time with him because I didn't know how to deal with him. I actually remember just colapsing in tears of frustration at the end of a long day many times... It wasn't until he went to (a very good) preschool that I got some lessons from the experts there that things got better....
And he does have ADD. (no 'H')
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What do you think about this kid?
by jamiebowers inmy adult stepson, who lives with us, has his daughter every other week.
she turned one in march.
she's very bright, verbal and started walking at 9 months.
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lisaBObeesa
LisaBobeesa, I have three other grandchildren; two are older and one is just a few months younger than this one. I have never witnessed them screeching until they start choking and gagging, and this one does it several times a day if she's not getting her way. I understand that babies and toddlers cry, and sometimes even scream, but this is much different. If StAnn's blanket time out doesn't work, I hope the next two years go by quickly if that's how old kids must be to be broken of this.
Well, I'm not saying she isn't a difficult child, just that she is a very, very normal child (it sounds like to me, anyway).
It doesn't have to take years and years to break a child of these things, but it does take,like you said, consistent consquenses and lots of patience. Heavy emaphasis on 'CONSISTENT' and "patience.'
If you deside to give her a consequence for a bad behavior, you must give her that consequence every single time she does the behavior. This is very important because if you only do it 80% of the time, you will actually be reinforcing the bad behavior! (If the child knows that sometimes screaming gets her what she wants, she will scream ALL the time, because it MIGHT work!)
The fact that the child lives in two different homes will make the 'consistent' thing more difficult and will make the teaching take much longer. That's just how it is. please be patient. Everything will take longer and be more difficult. Of course, it's not the baby's fault, that's just how it is.
Supernanny has such great examples of how to apply these things, but I could find no examples of her working with a child so young. I'd really recommend checking out some episodes of that show on the web. Even though most of them don't apply right now because she is so young, the shows are a great resource for working with strong-willed kids when they are 2, 3, 4 or 5...and that is right around the corner!
Just my 2 cents. :)
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What do you think about this kid?
by jamiebowers inmy adult stepson, who lives with us, has his daughter every other week.
she turned one in march.
she's very bright, verbal and started walking at 9 months.
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lisaBObeesa
Sounds like a perfectly normal and healthy baby to me.
of course she screams. That's her baby job.
It's the parents job to teach the baby so that by the time they are 3 or 4 they aren't screaming like that anymore. Then, at 3 or 4 the child will be doing something else that 3 or 4 year olds do, and the parent will be teaching them about that.
Normal, normal, normal.
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In Conclusion...
by Dark Side ini won't be posting on this board anymore.. i joined a few years ago, but didn't post much until recently.
i enjoyed the discussions we had.
everything i posted was to elicit a conversation.
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lisaBObeesa
Actually, I think he needs to learn how to care about other people's feelings. He worries me becasue he can't seem to do that...
It also wouldn't hurt him to stop acting like he knows everything and that everyone else is stupid. Oh, and stopping the name calling would be good, too.
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In Conclusion...
by Dark Side ini won't be posting on this board anymore.. i joined a few years ago, but didn't post much until recently.
i enjoyed the discussions we had.
everything i posted was to elicit a conversation.
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lisaBObeesa
See ya later, DS.
Say hola to 'Jorge' for me.
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Say " Hello " to the Least Racist Person in America
by flipper inin the spirit of keeping all our race relations positive- thought i'd start this thread.
from the time i was born i've been around people of all walks of life in america.
i love em' all.
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lisaBObeesa
DS said:
"Electing Obama was a positive step in race relations for this country. Except for Whites who are bigoted"
It sickens me when I hear that. Obama should have been elected based on his merits. It shouldn't have had anything to do with his color. Yet I believe it was, for the most part. That's racism in the worst possible way. Since then, people on BOTH sides of the race aisle have used Obama's election to further their hate agenda.
Why do you assume Obama was not elected based on his merits?
Flippper:
I hope you do not think that I think white privilege is a good thing! I believe it exists, but I think it is a bad thing, just to be clear!
I absolutely believe in hard work, effort and ambition to excel! Absolutely, 100%. We agree here, all the way.
I hear that you are saying that in your life you have not benifited in this society because of the fact that you have white skin. I too, respect your opinion, and respectfully disagree.
Ok, If I don't stop this my husband is going to kill me.
peace, love, and rock n' roll, seriously this time...I'm out....
-Lisa
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Say " Hello " to the Least Racist Person in America
by flipper inin the spirit of keeping all our race relations positive- thought i'd start this thread.
from the time i was born i've been around people of all walks of life in america.
i love em' all.
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The great thing about America is ANYBODY can pursue a dream if they work hard enough at it.
*biting my tonge* can't ....hold...it...much...longer....
oh damn.
I'm sure there are more vocations where minorities have been able to make inroads also.
The word 'inroads' implys an uneven, unequal situation.
"White privilege" is being able to work toward any career you can imagine, without you or someone else of your race having to make inroads into the vocation first.
That is quite an advantage.