thought i'd stop by to say hello and drop hugs all around.
i do lurk from time to time - but have withdrawn quite a bit due to several weeks of flu and infections.
the marital front sucks.
((((Mim)))) I'm sad to hear of your troubles, but glad at least that you enjoy your job. Take really good care of yourself so you don't have relapses with the illnesses.
Men can really do a number on you. Yes, you are probably much better off. (I keep telling myself the same thing).
So glad that you let us know how things are going with you. Keep your chin up.
Love,
Dottie
i have several friends that are veterans and they have to work on monday!!
yet teachers (and we know how useless they are) and students get the day off.i have an idea!!
why don't they just let the veterans off, would that be asking too much??
Parents are responsible for their offspring until they are 18-years-old. Setting the groundwork begins at birth and children learn the most in their first years of life. It's a well-known fact that children can become good readers when they are read to from birth.
We don't live in an ideal world and we are going to have bad car mechanics, teachers and parents. Some children don't want to learn. I can say this, because I was that type of kid. I was a slow reader and got poor grades. Because of encouragement from teachers and my own desire to learn as I got older, I became a good reader. Putting the blame solely on teachers just doesn't cut it with me. Is it up to a car mechanic to tell you to take care of your car? Is it up to a hairdresser to tell you to wash and condition your hair between appointments? A teacher can give a child the alphabet and lessons and homework, but it's up to the child to take in the information and it's the parents' responsibility to encourage learning.
Promoting a child to the next grade level when he/she isn't up to it is wrong. A lot of children go to summer school for this reason. I can make excuses for teachers as you have for parents, but my point is that declining family structure has failed our children just as much as the educational system has.
Edited by - windchaser on 10 November 2002 21:41:15
i have several friends that are veterans and they have to work on monday!!
yet teachers (and we know how useless they are) and students get the day off.i have an idea!!
why don't they just let the veterans off, would that be asking too much??
The resources are there and, if you want to learn, you will learn. Involved parents can help in a big way to promote literacy; teachers aren't completely to blame.
i have several friends that are veterans and they have to work on monday!!
yet teachers (and we know how useless they are) and students get the day off.i have an idea!!
why don't they just let the veterans off, would that be asking too much??
The whole world is going down the toilet, even the good ole USA. I think that if I had been a guy and saw my buddies getting blown up all around me, I would be pretty damned patriotic right now. I think every veteran deserves far more than what they get and it's a pity the government doesn't do more for them.
Although I don't consider myself patriotic, I do appreciate living in this country and the freedom I have. Thus, I appreciate deeply all the blood spilled for what I have.
I work for a community college and have taken several classes. My experiences with teachers have always been positive and I am grateful for what I've learned from them. The ones who I have come in contact with through work are very special people and I resent your implication and generalization, Lucy.
there were some in my old congregation that would boast to anybody who would listen that they go to 2 district/circuit assemblies.
the reason for this is because they would so-called work at the assembly they were assigned to, so they couldn't get the full benefit from the program.
so, they supposedly attended another assembly so they can sit and <cough> enjoy the program.
The only assemblies I enjoyed were the ones where I missed a lot. It was a shame when I couldn't help make hoagies anymore. After having a blast in the kitchen throwing lettuce at the brother across the table (who was inserting meat in the buns), why would I even consider going to a different assembly?
*::pulls up easy chair::*.
so, wuz up?
i am "new" here, of course you can see this because i have yet to make jedi master status.
Welcome, Nunya!
my site (
http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/
) has been visited by people from 97 different countries.
Born in David, Rep. of Panama, raised in Whitinsville, Massachusetts and now a resident of San Diego, California.
i have been smoking off and on for over a year,,,,,,,never smoked before this year in my life.. it all started just for the hell of it.
then as my hub and i started going out dancing and hitting the town, cig smoke was everywhere.
i would comehome with it in my hair and all over my clothes.
Not when we first met, Lyin, but within this past year, I started smoking, heavily. I roll my own to save money and smoke at least 20 a day. I have a hacking cough, chronic congestion and my skin is yellow and becoming noticeably more wrinkled. I heard on the news this morning that there will be a nicotine lozenge available next month to help get over the cravings when you quit (like the patches). 75 will cost $39.95 and I think I may give it a try.
I am totally addicted and LOVE to smoke. I have lost so much weight that EVERYONE I know comments on it when they see me. I do not want to gain weight ever, ever again. Maybe working two jobs will help me overcome my addiction, but it's going to be hard no matter how I do it.
Wish I could help you, Lyin.
Love you,
Dottie l
sorry to be another october babe but it is my b-day and i would really treasure some of those warm wishes.....oh how pathetic am i?
lol
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dottie, of the Opal wearers class.
lyingeyes, i read your post to d.r.
and you mentioned that your ancestors are native american indians.
what nation?.
Thanks, jst_me, that page is extremely informative. Although I feel that the man I met was authentic, and I still wouldn't mind buying some of his leather, beads and buffalo stuff, I won't get sucked into all the things mentioned. I appreciate your posting this and I will be cautious.
Thanks again,
Dottie
