I hope that letting them see these things teaches both my sons and my daughter that it's NEVER OK to just stand by while someone is hurt and that it's NEVER OK for someone to hurt them. [Reply] ...People magazine said that Jaycee's daughters showed surprising academic strength in testing considering their kidnapped mother was their sole teacher. Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped at 11 years of age and held captive in a backyard a�?garage/ prisona�? ... My daughter teaches 5th graders and does a superb job. Since you know me, I won't even attempt to take credit for that. All I want to know is why so many teachers can't teach up to the level of a 5th grade educated kidnapee. ...My mother got a call on her cell phone from Bill Richardson,a�? Little said. a�?He offered his condolences. And then someone said, 'Yeah, that makes sense, because Alfred Lovato is his chief of security.a�? Then the private drama became a public spectacle. ... William's daughter, Dianna, 24, teaches Head Start at San Felipe. Adrianne, 21, is a full-time student at Highlands University, where she is on the basketball team. James, 16, attends Santa Fe Indian School. ...Aubrey and her boyfriend are making out when her mom barges in and wants to teach her the right way to suck meat. So Aubrey's boyfriend whips his meat out of his pants and Aubrey begins to suck him off as her mother supervises. ...The equation then reads: the problem in the room that no one wants to face has had its head cut off and the daughter is being forced to cook it and eat it. She's angry with her mother for not showing up to do this for her. Interesting. For the fun of it let's add Dr. Stein's soothing ... That would be quite an elephant in the room, or rather a dead elephant that needs to be cooked and eaten with no help from an authority figure that teaches and takes care of children. ...Aksharaya touches both father / daughter , mother / son incestuous connections. The work of John Bowlby on the development of the infant's attachment to his parents in the second half of the first year reflects the fruitfulness of ... The early care giving relationship influences the child's developing cognitive ability, shapes his capacity to modulate affect, teaches him to empathize with the feelings of others, and even determines the shape and functioning of his brain. ...The woodpecker is able to find food hidden under layers of bark and wood and teaches us to dig deeply to find truth and deceptions. Woodpecker energy is associated with prophecy and the ability to see deeper than surface lies. ...I could spend days as I suspect many parents might, proclaiming the wonders of my daughter. I won't. But I will invite you to play with your child in the manner I describe. Hold him or her as shown in the position above. ...
My 11 year old daughter has this history assignment and doesn't understand it and asked me ( mother ) to help her but i have no clue on how to do it, so if i write down the details could you please help me and my daughter both : )
Task : Write three diary entries from the point of view of someone either attacking or defending a medieval castle. Each entry should be at least 250 words in length.
Your entries should be accompanied by some type of visual representation that shows the appearance of the castleand/or aspectsof the battlefor controlof the castle. The representation can be in any form you choose e.g model, illustrations, castle plan, poster, powerpoint presentation, comic strip.
Compose a bibliography of the material that you used in researching your assignment
NOW PLEASE NO RUDE OR MEAN COMMENTS , AND I AM NOT ASKING YOU TO DO THIS ASSIGNMENT , I AM JUST ASKING IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE ASSIGNMENT BETTER AND IF YOU HAVE ANY HELPFUL LINKS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS IN DESPERATE NEED AND KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT CASTLES SINCE HER TEACHER HASN'T BEEN TEACHING THEM VERY WELL .
THANKYOU
She has been having a lot of troubles with her daughter the last year. She has taken to hiding the mouse to the computer and password protecting it yet the daughter manages to find a way online anyways. I know a friend of hers has taught her how to get by the password thing and I'm sure she's smart enough to figure out the whole mouse thing. I am just at a loss. I really want to take the child and rake her over some coals. All she seems to want to do is cause her mother misery if she won't let her do whatever she wants. What do I do about the pictures??
hi everyone, i know somebody who has taken their 10 year old daughter out of school because she is struggling, the mother is now teaching her from home. Is this legal? from what I have gathered, its not through anyone or anything, the mum just woke up one day and went, 'your not going to school, im schooling you'
This woman is incredibly slow herself, she has no education and i beleive she is the reason her children are not educated. If they dont feel like going to school, they dont, dont feel like homework, dont do it etc etc. I have seen her teach her daughter to spell 'aciddent' for example! and when i said thats not how to spell it, she told her daughter im stupid!!
is this legal? what the hell should i do?
I think it's about a daughter's relationship with her insane mother. The only scene I remember is the mother forcing her to eat an entire cake until she throws up in order to teach her a lesson somehow.
It's not Matilda. Wasn't it a boy who ate a cake in Matilda?
It might be Mommie Dearest, but I can't find anything about a cake scene. Can anyone confirm this?
(Definitely NOT Matilda!!)
I have a Master's degree in Political Science and thought I could teach at an american school. I speak Italian. I have a 5 year old little girl and was wondering how hard it would be to relocate with her to Italy? How's the daycare/school system? I have 15K saved for the trip. Would it be a complete waste of money or do you think it could work out? any thoughts or experience relocating to Italy are welcomed?
could i go on vacation to italy and then find a job and stay? i read somewhere that companies are more likely to hire you if you are already there, so I was thinking I would go for a month or 2 and see what happens as far as a job. is that not an option?
I have been with my partner for the last 10 months and I can't describe how much I love him. He's 31 and I am 20, he has two children from his past relationship who are only a few years old and are in his full custody. It hasn't been the easiest relationship with his ex getting involved and saying she's been sleeping with him, his eldest daughter who has just turned 4 used to get along with me, but recently it seems she likes to tell me she hates me when her Daddy isn't there, she makes sure he isn't around to hear and hits me and says really nasty things to me. I have always tried to be the best for his two children and do everything I can for them because I love them to pieces and understand the way of "evil step mothers" and would hate for them to think that of me. I never try to take their mother's place as I know in a child's eyes their mother means everything. I love them all to pieces, but all me and my partner do is argue cos he feels it is my fault why his daughter is being like this with me, due to the fact I leave him to do the discipline, yet i feel that it is not my place to discipline his children. We split up because all we did is argue about stupid things, for example he thought I was seeing other people behind his back, which I would never ever do as I also know what that feels like, also i'm with him all of the time so wouldn't have the time to do anything. We also argue about things to do with his ex trying her hardest to split us up, calling me and telling me that she has slept with him when she has been round to see him which i know that she has been round cos his kids told me and many many more stupid pointless things. After splitting up because it wasn't fair in us or his kids I found I was pregnant with his child which was 2 week ago now and im only 6 weeks gone. Since we found out I decided it would be best to discuss the matter with him. We both decided to keep the child and get back together, but since then we have done nothing but argue, and his eldest daughter seems to have got worse with me, we do not argue in front of the children, but the fact that his daughter keeps being nasty when he isn't there is really getting me down, cos I try so much, I love him so much and hate arguing with him and arguing because he doesn't realise how much its upsetting me. I was meant to be going to university to study teaching next september commuting there and back, but this will make it more difficult. We had a big row today and split up we have argued every day since we found out. Its getting me down and I don't think I should bring a child into the world with all of these arguments and if we are split up then a child without a father and mother to bring it up. I haven't a clue what to do about it can someone please help cos I feel i cant talk to anyone about it.
How can you help a child who has a mother that has all but given up on them and everything really?
I've known this family for years. I've known these girls since they were little. The girls now are 15 and 11.
Their dad drives tour buses for various musicians so he is rarely home. These kids have always walked all over their mother. Since they were little she would ship them off to their grandparents if they got to be too much to handle.
Well the 15 year old has pretty much moved out. She lives at her grandmothers the whole time her dad isn't home, when he is home he makes her stay at the house. And the younger one pretty much runs the show at home.
Mom just sits and plays on the computer or watches tv anymore, she never spends anytime with the kids.
The other night I saw the older girl. She was on her way to a party dressed in a dress that was very low cut, almost showed everything down below and fishnet stockings. She looked like a prostitute.
And she told me not to tell her mom but the party she was going to had boys and is going to be unsupervised.
I let her mom know immediately and she said she actually bought her the outfit (it wasn't worth the fight) and that her daughter is going to have to make her own mistakes, she doesn't have the energy anymore to deal with this.
Now if that girl turns up pregnant all the blame is going to fall on her and not her parents who should know what she is doing and actively be part of her life and protecting her and teaching her.
How can you help a child who has a father that is absent and a mother that has basically given up on life, not to mention given up on her kids?
By the way the older daughter is no on any type of birthcontrol because she told her mom she isn't having sex and isn't planning on it?
(But one of the girls she hangs out with, her and her boyfriend got pregnant on purpose and now she is 15 and raising a baby on her own)
ADD: these two girls have a special place in my heart and I want to help them but without over stepping ofcourse
ADD: I am very close to the younger girl. (What makes this harder is these are relatives)
My son and his wife are staying with me. She is 3 months pregnant and she wont lift a finger to help clean the house. I'm a big man and I don't want to scare the hell out of her but she needs to help. I only have boys, I never had a daughter. I don;t think her mother taught her what to do in a home. I'm single now. I think she needs an older woman to line her out some. I just don't know how to handle this. Ant ideas would be appreciated
Julie, your not serious are you? Woman all over the world work and carry on with life. If she had a problem that would be different.
Julie-3 months is not a problem for most women. She is hardly showing. You must have trouble of your own. I had a wife and we had 3 boys together. She always did fine. She kept the house clean with my help and worked. My mother said the being pregnant is not an excuse for anything but sex.
Wow, I got some great Ideas! Thanks girls. I'm a great cook myself and I love to clean the kitchen. Thanks so much, I'm not sure who to give the ten points too! (LOL Not Julie! hahahaha.) ;)
I only have boys and they are all gone from the house now. I am kind of a clean freek but i take that into consideration.
Thumbell... I found your answer rude, me not having one does that mean I get to work 6-7 days a week and clean the house?
In the beginning it was just my mom, my little sis rose, and me walking inside a mall and enjoying our time as mother and daughters. It wasna��t until we got home, I noticed what my mom was really trying to do. She was saying good bye to me and rose for good because she was leaving rose and me with my aunt, Jean hathaway. My aunt, Jean, was the most funniest person to live with.
a�?Dona��t worrya�? she said to me a�? I will still be able to see you once things are settled, and when I move out.a�?
a�? like thata��ll happena�? I replied a�? I mean you say youa��ll see me, but youa��ll just leave me with aunty; you always do!a�?
All my mom did was sigh and retreat outside to talk to my aunt and she said something that worried my aunt more than it should have. I was capable of maintaining a stable life with or with out my mom and ever since my dad died I was perfectly able to take care of me and my little sister, Rose. oh, I guess I never introduced my little sis, Rose. Rose has always been a supporter, and she was not your regular student; rose was a genius. Rose had a way of persuading people to do what she said even though it was also hard on her for loosing our dad in that car crash. After that, Rose was silent for a very long time, but soon enough she went out of her shell and started to communicate with some of her old friends who excepted her back with open arms. Many things changed after our fateful father a�?dieda�? in a mysterious car crash with me and my sister inside with him two years ago. They could not identify if the body was even our dad or any one else, and since I had amnesia, I was useless.
a�? come on Leah lets hit the rode before we hit the traffica�? called our aunt from the car taking me out of my reverie.
a�?sure, Ia��m coming aunty Jeana�? I yelled back
If only I could remember what happened things would not have happened, I would be at school playing volley ball with me friends Ally and sam. Let me explain that, since I cana��t remember who was with me in the car besides my little sis, they decided it had to be my father because he never came back home even though they found a burned body that couldna��t be identified, so they pronounced him dead. I had to stay with my mom; now my mom does not want to deal with me and she tried to take Rose away from me, but Rose would not allow to be away from me for one second. Next thing I knew Rose was with me going to my aunts house in Denalli.
a�? youa��re going to like Denalli, girls.a�? my aunt said to me and Rose. a�? ita��s hot and therea��s sometimes rain there.a�?
a�?greata�? I muttered a�? maybe there will be more time to spend in doors than out side.a�?
my aunt then never spoke out for the whole ride there towards her home town. We were now in Denalli and it was the most muggiest place I have seen. It looks like my aunt had her weather wrong about Denalli; she was never into watching the news these days anyway, and she would always say that watching the news were for boring people. As we drove into the drive through, I saw three pale boys playing basketball on a drive way. Once I got out of the car, the boys suddenly stopped playing their game. They were staring at me and my little sis and then resumed their game; all of them played except for one of the boys, who was looking at me; more like observing me with his eyes. Next thing I knew he turned his head when I looked at him. Was it me he was looking at? or was he looking at the car? My aunt owned a beautiful red toyota that was always shiny. Maybe he was looking at the car and i just interpreted wrong? I wanted to be sure what he was looking at, so I turned my head again. Once I did, the boy turned his head quickly again. hmm this was interesting.
a�? Aunty Jean, who are those boys?a�? I asked
a�? Oh, those boys go to the school I teach at.a�? she replied.
a�? whoa��s the one observing them, the one that stopped playing with them?a�? I asked another question.
a�? Oh, that Dimitriusa�? she replied. a�? hea��s the captain of the basket ball team, and those boys that I told you go to your new school are all part of the basketball team and his brothers.a�? so the mystery boys name is dimitrius?
a�? why?a�? she asked curiously a�? do you want me to introduce you to them?a�?
a�?What!a�? I almost nearly yelled. I would be too embarrassed to interrupt their game just to say hi to me! a�? No, ita��s okay I just wanted to know the neighbors thats alla�?
a�? Dona��t be ridiculous Leaha�? she said a�? Ia��ll introduce you. Oh boooooooys! can you be dears and come over here for a second and help me!a�? she yelled across from the road. They all looked up and ran across the street, including, Dimitrius, the one who was staring at something I didna��t know.
a�?Hey Ms. hathaway.a�? they all said in unison. a�? Did you need some thing?a�?
a�? Well..... I do.a�? she said a�? can you introduce yourselves to my two nieces and help with some of the heavy equipment? they will be living with me from know on and I want them to know everyone in Denallia�?
a�?Surea�? said one of them, he was really
"If anyone curses their father or mother, he is to be put to death. His blood shall be shed on his own head."
Also, the end of I Corinthians 14:35 says that it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.
Did Jesus truly liberate women?
Genesis 7:14: I am uncircumcised. Am I truly gonna be exiled from my homeland and "cut off from my people".
Exodus 21:7: It is okay to sell your daughter into slavery? She is NOT to go free?
And moving onto Exodus 21:17, we see once again (probably to remind people to stay in line and conform) that anyone who curses his motehr or father is to be put to death?
Where is the love that everybody talks about? I don't see much.
Jesus taught some good things, but all his good deeds seem to be washed away and contradicated when I read, say, Exodus 35:2 telling me that I am to be killed if I do ANY wokr on the Sabbath.
Some people also say that the Old Testament isn't meant to be takne literally anymore. Why was it ever? If God truly inspired and told these men what to write, I don't see why he would told them such brutal things to write down. Especially considering that he would've known (he knows all) that in the future people would look at and shun these scriptures, which should be the opposite of what God wants, since he's always "talking" about wanting people to convert to christianity, etc.
God says he "loves" all people. Apparently not those men who have long hair (I Corinthians 11:14).
I am a 35 year old woman who is having a mental and emotion debate whether my father deserves my attention. He has a girlfriend of 20 years that he always chooses over me and i have tried to talk to him over the situation a lot. He always tells me there is nothing he can do about it or i should not blame him for what she does. I am a mother of two sons and i can not imagine letting some one upset them to the point that it would bring them to break down in tears over situations that happened and not put my foot down to this girlfriend. I decided not to speak to my father for 6 months and he beg my sons to talk me into talking to him so finally i gave in and made up with him. I told him that i would talk to him and he was welcome at my house to see his grandsons but the girlfriend is not welcome. Well it is 4 months later and i have never seen him but he calls once in a well to complain about how they have to throw a birthday party for her grandson at their house and the different things they do for her daughter when i know that he has not seen his grandsons in almost a year. And he has not bought them any presents for any of their birthdays or anything.Their are so many things i could go on about but it breaks my heart that he treats my sons this way as well as me. Is it selfish to just back out and stop taking his phone call to avoid the hurt that he causes me and my sons when i teach them that family is very important ?
Is this relationship between dad & daughter abnormal when Dad treats daugther better than everyone else in the family no matter what?
Is it okay for a divorced man to take his 15 yr old daughter to an expensive dinner every weekend especially when he is always complaining about his finances? My boyfriend has a daughter from his previous marriage and he says her mother doesn't treat her well. Basically the maternal mother is jealous of the daugther so he compensates for it. It seems to be a bit out of control to me though and I need help with this. He is constantly complaining about spending money but he will buy the most expensive everything for his daughter from shampoo, skin care products for her to the most expensive clothes, and then says he has no money to go to the movies or away with me on a weekend he doesn't have his kids. He can't take me out on a nice date without complaining about the expenses, and he can't buy his son a pair of socks, but everytime we stop at CVS the daughter leaves with an additional $25 worth of beauty products or hair accessories. His son cant get colonge but the daughter can have everything she wants. This started as soon as she got her priod. Honestly people, what 12 year old girl needs $20 razor blades or $30 shampoo? What 13 year old needs Juicy Couture, $150 Uggs, and coach bags? Does she have a job? He won't buy a video game for his son, but he takes the daughter out for an expensive steak dinner every weekend he has her because otherwise she will pout and throw a tantrum. She won't go to the movies with her dad and brother because it is embarassing for her friends to see her with her dad and brother and they have to go to another town when the dad wants to take the kids for a movie, but she feels okay going to an expensive dinner every weekend.
Anytime she throws a tantrum he lets her without any kind of punishment and anyone who points out the bad message this send out ends up getting punished instead. What little girl where thongs and gets their dad to buy them $50 push up bras? Have I lost my mind, or am I completely out of touch? I grew up with a mom and dad in the same home and a brother and none of this crap ever happened in my house! He acts as if his daugther is his partner and we all have to abide by her rules or pay the consequences. He boasts about her beauty, and popularity and how great she is, how she is happy all of the time - but he refuses to see she is happy because she manipulates him to get whatever she wants, and he follows, and then he ignores or blocks her mean acts towards others and her tantrums with him. He shares his personal life with her and what is going on in her brother's and he lets her decide what is best for her brother and they are only a year apart.
How do I get him to understand how this is desrtuctive not only to our relationship but also to the reltionships both his son and daugther will end up in as they grow older. He is basically teaching his daugther how to use men, and his son is conflicted as he sees his sister get everything while his father acts as if I am a rug.
I don't want to argue with him, but I guess I want to know if I have lost my mind. Should I jump ship and run for a life boat or what I can do to help him understand that this behavior is affecting our relationship and pushing me away. I am uncomfortable whenever she is sitting on him and sprawling on him, as well as when he yells at everyone else (his son, and myself) for trouble she causes. I mean honestly, I am beginning to think that this stuff about her mother is completely made up and the maternal mother is not really even jeaalous at all, but just disciplined and fed out with her daugther's manipulation!
Sorry this is so long but I need help.
Needless to say I got married at a very early age to run from my dysfunctional family ,like many others however I did not think of any future and what it would be like. My husband has been mixed up in several drugs, sent away for drug addiction, got cars repos very irresponsible throws plates at me , taken bats to our vehicles , called me names in front of my children over the years for what ever reason he justified that i deserved it. We ended up buying a 2 family with his mother and she got married at 56 and now has decided that after our separation she is staying in Florida with her new husband and nt coming back. I have never cheated on my husband and always been very responsible..for the most part. My children are 17(girl) and my son(21). One night I went to a dinner date and because my husband was invited however he never wanted to go out he chose to sit on the couch and smoke his pot, so the majority of the time i would go by myself. This one particular night i did nt make my curfew and he bagged all of my my stuff intrash bags(the 12th time)and threw it at my girlfriends house and kicked me out.This time I was sick of the humilation and this time I didnt go back.10 yrs into my marriage after years of intense marriage counseling and the constant police in my local town that were involved in my household I knew things would not change. Everyone supported me..except my kids.....I thought it would be easier when they were older.I beg the differ now!! I was separated with my husband 5 mos and ended up getting involved with a a friend of mine who is the best person inthe world and for whatever it is worth I will take the values he teaches me as to treat people with respect and if it doesnt work out it doesnt work out, I was never planning on getting into another relationship after 21 yrs. My Ex has managed to brainwash the kids that I am a drunk, I cheated on himand tells my 17 yr daughter about previous things that you would not tell your daughter ect. He is also recently hooked up (which is awesome) with the 27 yr old neighbor who is 17 yrs younger than him , we watched her grow up from 13 on and she is moved in my home and they are engaged .They are constantly showing my daughter sex toys , having sex toy partys, let her do whatever she wants she runs the streets. Here in Mass a 16 yr old can decide who she wants to live with and in her eyes I am the bad one. Not only that I own 25% in my house cant afford a lawyer but want my percent now but my husband is constantly telling my daughetr if I dont do this and do that then he taking me for child support which on my income would just crumble me as far as the guidelines. I am so sick of his bullying me around, I am so sick of looking liek the bad mother but yet I drive may daughter to school, make her lunch, tote her butt back n forth to school. was order to pay her cell phone, was ordered by ex to pay for pills , mds appt, ect. Unfortuantly she plays us both and my soon to ex blocks my calls whn I try to cmmunicate with him. In addition she is failignotu of school already? When I first left I went to court and filed shared legal custody but physical with him because they told me she could decide where to live, so what is good about that is he cant at least take me for child support but I still dont regret my decision after 21 yrs of mental abuse.I am in a rut as far as ex is bullying me around, daughter is failig out and ex has manipulated both my children, My son now lives upstairs in our old unit with girlfriend so it is oe big rooming room as well. Ex and girlfriend and chelsey live in mother in laws dowstairs unit now.Please give me some advice to my DRAMA!!!
Aimee
I have been thinking about calling his bluff as far as court but I am so afraid because in Mass whoever walks out has to pay C.S. regardless in addition I have been to several free legal aides . I am so very afraid !Its not that I dont want to pay child support but I cant afford what the mass guidelines.
Is okay for a divorced man to take his 15 yr old daughter to an expensive steak dinner every weekend especially when he is always complaining about his finances? My boyfriend has a daughter from his previous marriage and he says her mother doesn't treat her well. Basically the maternal mother is jealous of the daugther so he compensates for it. It seems to be a bit out of control to me though and I need help with this. He is constantly complaining about spending money but he will buy the most expensive razors, shampoo, skin care products for her and the most expensive clothes, and then say he has no money to go to the movies or away with me on a weekend he doesn't have the kids.This started as soon as she got her priod. Honestly people, what 12 year old girl needs $20 razor blades or $30 shampoo? What 13 year old needs Juicy Couture glasses and coach bags? Does she have a job? He won't buy a video game for his son, but he takes the daughter out for a steak dinner every weekend he has her because otherwise she will pout and throw a tantrum. Anytime she throws a tantrum he lets her without any kind of punishment and anyone who points out the bad message this send out ends up getting punished instead. What little girl where thongs and gets their dad to buy them $50 push up bras? Have I lost my mind, or am I completely out of touch? I grew up with a mom and dad in the same home and a brother and none of this crap ever happened in my house! He acts as if his daugther is his partner and we all have to abide by her rules or pay the consequences. He boasts about her beauty, and popularity and how great she is, how she is happy all of the time - but he refuses to see she is happy because she manipulates him to get whatever she wants, and he follows, and then he ignores or blocks her mean acts towards others and her tantrums with him. How do I get him to understand how this is desrtuctive not only to our relationship but also to the reltionships both his son and daugther will end up in as they grow older. He is basically teaching his daugther how to use men, and his son is conflicted as he sees his sister get everything while his father acts as if I am a rug.
I don't want to argue with him, but I guess I want to know if I have lost my mind. Should I jump ship and run for a life boat or what I can do to help him understand that this behavior is affecting our relationship and pushing me away. I am uncomfortable whenever she is sitting on him and sprawling on him, as well as when he yells at everyone else (his son, and myself) for trouble she causes. I mean honestly, I am beginning to think that this stuff about her mother is completely made up and the maternal mother is not really even jeaalous at all, but just disciplined and fed out with her daugther's manipulation!
My daughter is 4 years old about to be 5 and in kindergarten. the teacher is struggling to teach her because she refuses to talk to anyone. This isnt the only situation she refuses to talk.. It doesnt matter what we try rewarding or punishing for not talking. She actually speaks very well and great pronunciation compared to any child her age but only to people she already knows.. plz i need help here.. i feel she is going to fail in school and or never get any friends because of this.. There have been people involved with her life for a couple years that she sees everyday and she still wont speak a word to them, i do not beleive that therapy would do any good because i went through it for pretty much the same reason and it didnt help me at all and her stubborness is worse than mine was.. I raised her by myself with help from my parents since she was 2 months and her mother is just barely involved on the weekends.. plz help..
Okay, I love my husband to death and we have wonderful marriage, we are in our late 30s and early 40s, we are educated and stable. . We have 3 children. My oldest, who is 11, My stepson who is 9 and my daughter who is 8. We married when the children were all under the age of 5 so they have all been raised in the same manner by the both of us.
Heres the deal..my stepson is a terror..and I dont mean in the sense you are thinking of. He is 9 yrs old and he wont throw his trash in the trash can. He cant remember to turn lights off, he spills constantly, he wont do his homework, he crys over everything, he never takes responsibility for his actions. Everything is always "someone elses fault". He can be a very sweet kid., full of kisses and I love yous, but he does NOTHING. He lies, he starts crap with other kids in the neighborhood and then comes crying to me when they make fun of him back. Hes afraid of EVERYTHING. Being alone, dogs, upstairs, open curtains....I have begged his father to get him profesisonal help, but he has the biggest case of denial you have ever seen. He even gives my SS excuses when he cant think of his own. He sticks up for my SS even when he knows hes wrong. My husband and I just got in a big fight because I told him that it was time to let SS take responsibility for his own actions....He said the reason my SS was failing 4th grade is because the teacher isnt teaching him. SS manipulates my husband like you wouldnt believe. He even said that I pushed him down the stairs...and hubby believed him! Thank god he admitted he was lying later or i might be divorced. When my kids step out of line hubby comes down on them like a ton of bricks. But there is always some "reason" that SS does something wrong. I love my husband, and so do my kids. I struggle to try and not resent SS but he is a source of stress for me everyday. I yell all the time and the rest of the time im trying to figure out where I went wrong with him. Its getting to where I have to force myself to kiss him good night. Hes a smart kid, hes good looking, he grew up in a lovely home with nurturing parents. I feel like such a terrible person..good mothers dont wonder if they hate their child. i feel like a failure when it comes to him. I talk to him, explain to him, love him, help him in anyway I can but it never makes a difference for more than a few days....I feel like im loosing my mind.!!! What do i do???
Let me clarify. I have been this childs primary care giver since he was 2. And I HATE his behavior, not the child. His behavior makes him hard to love.
Its my mothers first and maiden name-----she is the most perfect person in every way. I grew up resenting how strict she was but now that i am a mother she is my best friend and i love her so much for what she has taught me. Any way i am wanting to include her name in when i have a daughter of my own...what do you think?
*its actually lange...forgot the "e" sorry
Kathy Lang
Charlotte Katherine
Katherine Charlotte....
Charlotte is my mother moms name...my grandmother who passed away almost 4 years ago :(
Emma is my great grandmother...we can through that in there too
My fiance's Mom hasn't really done a good job about teaching her kids about cleanliness and hygeine. I don't mean to be mean, but it's true. When I first started dating my fiance he used to go days without brushing his teeth because no one taught him it was important. His Mom's house is also always very dirty, I don't even like staying there when we go to visit.
Recently her daughter (13) came up to visit my fiance and I. She loves to go swimming so I took her. When we were in the changing room she said, "I thought I wouldn't be able to go swimming because I have my period, but my Mom told me that I can because when I go in the water my period will just stop."
I couldn't believe it. I told her it wasn't true but she didn't believe me. So I called her Mom and told her it wasn't true and her Mom was all like, "Oh, I just told her that you can do that if you're swimming at a lake." But that's bull s h i t because she told her daughter that when her daughter asked her if I could take her swimming at a community pool.
So I bought tampons and helped explain to her how to use them and that was that. But that's not the issue. Imagine how upset and embarassed her daughter would have been if she'd gone in the pool and someone saw she was bleeding, or if this happened when she was with her friends. I don't get her Mom. Should I talk to her more about this? It seems so ludicrous to me!!
He USED to be like that with his teeth. He's not anymore!!
im at the point of serious emotional breakdown. i hate my life. the only real reason I have to live is my beautiful daughter who is my world. im living with her father and his family.im 18. they treat me like shit. i get dirty looks from my sister-in-laws when i walk in the room. they try to act like they like me but anyone can feel when someone doesnt like them. im told what to do .. when i can do it. if i feel like i want to walk up the street just for a walk i have to get permission. if i want to see my mom or anyone from my family i have to get permission and b back before a certain time. my dad lives 15 mins away and i havent seem him in like 2 years. i ask him to come see me n my daughter and he says he doesnt have time. my mom is as depressed as i am... shes 44 and lives alone. i wish i could take away her pain but im only human.my mom and my sisters try to visit me as often as possible but my husbands sister gets a bitchy attitude towards them so they dont even bother that much.i have a nice 300 chrysler hooked up nice... but i was in a car accident 3yrs ago and i got so traumatized i still dont know how to drive. my husband wont teach me to drive he says im gonna go b like a dog in the streets. I get on myspace and try to say hi to my old friends... friends that were once my very close friends... since kindergarten.... they dont respond. not knowing they r one of the only hopes i have left of a social life. i have a lot of money in the bank from the car accident i was in more than 100,000.00 but money truly doesnt bring happiness. i have a cell phone but no one calls me. i went to the state fair this weekend but wasnt happy.... i went with my husband and daughter. i wanted to get on rides but with who??? ive tried to get my self to leave my husband but i would feel so guilty thinking that i took my babies happiness away from her. just the thought of how confused she would be all of a sudden not seeing her daddy everyday. it would kill me. and i feel like i would be choosing my happiness over hers. i couldnt do it. its recently gotten so bad to wear i have suicidal thoughts. i always listen to everybodys problems when they call me... but i never tell mine... ive just always been like that... but no one ever bothers to ask me how I feel. how am I doing. Am I HAppy??? i dont know what to do any more.... i have one sister in law that always is tryin to tell me what to do.... once at one of their family parties she told me to let my daughter down to play and i said no not right now... i dont like her to run around and get lost or hurt and me be somewhere else.so she told me that she wanted to hold her and so i gave her to her. she put her down and let her go get lost. like im not her mother and i have no say or what i say doesnt matter. ive decided to not have more children because we only bring more children to the world every day to suffer. im really sorry that this is so long but this is really the only vent that i have........ please some advice or something.... im having suicidal thoughts and i cant control them... this is a cry out for help.... ask for my myspace if you want it
is it OK to act nice if you're really not?
Here's the deal. I really do not like people, but as my mom taught me, smile and play nice. I am pretty sure people see right through this. The fact remains I could care less about people I meet in classes. Don't misunderstand me. I do have love in my heart and do enjoy the company of select individuals. I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. It is the rest of the population I cannot tolerate for extended periods of time.
Perhaps I am having an identity crisis. But the fact still remains, I have to force myself to be nice and make polite conversation. I know strangers think I am weird, but that is because it feels weird to me to be nice. Whether it is toward my sister in law, mother in law, cousins, professors, classmates... who ever. The only ones I am geniunly nice and sweet towards are my husband and son. Even to my parents and brothers I can be a real b!tch when properly torqued.
So, my question is to ALL who can answer...Is it OK to be a b!tch 24/7 ? Or must I "play nice" as my mother always taught? (even though people can see it is not "natural").
My mother-in-law is a diabetes patient and doctor advise her to rest and not stress. She is good mother and gave her children whatever they want. My sister-in-law always pressure my mum-in-law over her financial issue and also to take care of her children. She is a full time housewife have two kids with the 7yrs old eldest daughter is a diabetes patient on insulin and 1yr old youngest son down syndrome. Her husband stayed in another state but always send her money. She got welfare allowances for her children every month. My father in law work to help to pay her bills but it's always never enough. We can't give my mum-in-law money because she will give it all the her. My husband and I will buy all the diabetes food or others necessary things for my-mum-law in a way to help. Others of my husband's sibling give up on my-sister-law because she is always talk about money. She lied, cheat and steal. Worst of all always make everyone in the family fight among each other with her lies. Always spend unnecessarily doesn't care about her daughter's education and son's improvement on speech and physical movement that require physiotherapy. She lied to her husband that both of her children are healthy. Her husband was away for 2yrs and really want to come back to see the children. I only knew he is an abusive man but love his children and always send money. My mum-in-law leave with her and always cried when we spoke to her about it. She had occasionally chased my mum-in-law out of her rented apartment. My husband and I give up but stay patient because there are children involved. I worried over my-mum-law's health. My father-in-law can't stand her but help her too because of my mum-in-law and the kids. My mum-in-law always pressure him to pay for her bills. My sister-in-law even teach her daughter to call, asked or cried for money to buy things from my father-in-law. What my-sister-law did doesn't stress me out but I curious over anyone had come across issue like this or have any ideas to deal in a situation like this. Thanks for an honest answer.
Okay, this is actually my Mom's question about my little sister, but it's annoying me, too. So, I'd like your answer as well. Here's the stats below. Thanks for your help. Greatly appreciate your time.
"My 19yr old daughter has been dating her 19yr old boyfriend for a year. When they started dating he didn't even have a driver's license due to his mother not wanting to pay the extra insurance. Therefore he did not have a job, so no license=no job=no car=no job and so on. He comes from a family of 4 boys whose mom has been married 5 times. He himself says he wants to break free of his mother's way of life, multiple marriages, poverty etc. However he is far from a self starter. My daughter took him for his license, I know she is buying things he need/wants. He is a good kid despite his background. He is saved as is my daughter, he asked my husband to teach him how to work on a car, he treats my daughter well. We had a long conversation with them about what we expect. Our daughter is an honor student, a member of the NHS and had a 4.3 GPA when she graduated and has a job while attending college. He not so much, but he is attending the same college as my daughter. While I don't need him to be the same it worries us that he still has no job nor does it appear, short of filling out applications, that he is interested in getting one and my daughter is enabling him to stay like this. She is unwilling to insist on him getting a job and seems content to "take care of him". She always has excuses and is unwilling to listen when we shoot the excuses down. I reiterate in every other way he is good kid, if he had a job while attending college or showed some sign of not being a sponge I would feel better about their relationship which they have said is headed toward marriage after college. Any advise on how to wake them up would be wonderful. Thanks in advance."
Thanks.
Can you truly give me a good reason that All people should not follow the ten commandments?
What is wrong with teaching your children these good and basic rules. What ever can you see by these rules that you don't like. You don't believe that if we all followed them that this would be a great country?
1.You shall have no other gods before me.
2.You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
3.You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
4.Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
5.Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
6.You shall not murder.
7.You shall not commit adultery.
8.You shall not steal.
9.You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
10.You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.i??
My daughter is 7 years old and she has a horrible attitude. We have had a lot of trouble with her over the past few years with her behaivior and with school. Nothing major like getting kicked out but she was diagnosed with adhd and is very impulsive and extremely insensitive to others.
Anywho, Im not looking for advice on her adhd...just giving a little history!!
We cannot understand why she seems so hearless and cruel sometimes. We really go out of our way to reward her for good behaivior and we are very stern and consistent with our discipline. She is just so unappriciative for everything. She has a habbit of breaking things and everytime we give her consequences, it does not seem to phase her. She broke the entenna off of her boom box we got her, not even a year and she broke her nintendo ds in half, and just a few months after xmas last year, she broke almost every piece of furniture in her 5 foot tall gorgeous doll house that santa got her. I would like to blame it on us spoiling her but honestly all of these things are things she has gotten on her b-day or holidays. We do not reward her with toys. When she does well in school or on a test or has good behaivior we will take her to the book store for a book or a new board game, something educational or stimulating. We moved into our new home over a year ago and painted every room except hers so my husband and i took her to pick 3 colors over the weekend and painted her room for her and she didnt even thank us. In fact she was being really snooty in the evening and I asked her how she can act like that after what we worked on all day for her.....her response was "what did you do for me?"...I was shocked and honestly she just crawls beneath my skin sometimes and I feel horrible to say this but I am almost repulsed just to even have her in my sight at times. I am ashamed to say but i do not understand where I went wrong. Maybe I am too hard on her, expect too much?!?
Our son who is 2 years younger is the complete opposite and she is starting to have an effect on him in a very negative way.
What can we do to make her appriciate things more and take care of things and have pride in her stuff? and most importantly teach her how to show appriciation...even when she says thank you, she wont even look at you!!
We do not know where she gets this from. The only thing we can come up with is that my mother plays a big role in everything. She has a soft spot for our daughter and I swear when she spends the night at my moms and comes home....she acts like freaking royalty and expects us to cater to her.
Im just looking for some sincere hearfelt advice here. I dont want to do wrong by her but I know my disgust for her actions are going to become too much too handle and I dont want to hurt her. I really feel for her, she is a beautiful girl and has a good heart in there she just has a hard time showing it!!
thanks for reading!
I also wanted to mention...we are very family oriented and spend a lot of time with our children playing games, sports, movies...in fact our kids wouldnt know how to entertain themselves if we decided to be lazy one day!!
We are from a well off, prominent family. There are three sons and two daughters. Our father manages a huge family estate. He taught us
business from early childhood, divided the estate among us (the girls took marriage portions, they were not into business), and set us as the heads of the branches, but without legalising us as the owners. We were each to become the legal owner of the assigned branch after our father's death. We were more or less satisfied with this. But then our mother Ermengarde died. Our father re-married. His new wife Judith is from Bavaria, and she is positively evil. They had two children, a daughter Gisela and a son Charles. Our father is mad about Charles, and is trying to disinherit us and give our portions to him. Of course, Judith sics him on us all the time. Our father is infatuated with her, and she cheats on him with his adviser Bernard. We suspect that Charles is not our father's son, but he would not listen. His wife winds him up, and he is constantly re-dividing the estate, leaving Charles with the biggest share every time. It's so unfair. We were managing the property for years, our employees recognize us as bosses, we looked after it, preserved it, and made it more profitable, worked hard day and night, all to be disinherited and leave Charles, who did nothing, a rich man! What should we do?
I thought liberals were so very much separation of church and state!
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TEX-A Just put this up: Why Do So Many Cons Get Uncomfortable When I Quote Jesus Christ?
Conservative Pharisees crucified Jesus over things like this. Today's conservatives STILL hate Jesus Christ and everything He taught.
Why is that?
Matthew 19:23-30
And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be last, and the last first.
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I bet he/she didn't read further down!: Mathew 10:34 a�?Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 a�?For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; 36 and A MANa��S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
If you want to call Jesus a Jihadist, It is not in the bible. But if you want to use that analogy, then it would not be against man, it would be against sin.
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How do see these scriptures?
Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17 both say "your sons and daughters will prophesy".
Acts 18: 18,19, 24-28. Priscilla was a Christian sister who was on missionary tour with Paul. In verse 24 it shows that Apollos was a man well versed in the scriptures but did not know the things about Jesus. Verse 26 says, "When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him into their company and expounded the way of God more correctly to him."
Also note that the mother of Jesus was one of the first to receive holy spirit at Pentecost. Acts chapter 1 and 2. It was during the the day of the festival of Pentecost when the holy spirit acted on men and women to speak in tongues. They spoke the language of different people so they could tell the good news to many more than just Hebrews.
Psalms 68:11, "Jehovah himself gives the saying; The women telling the good news are a large army."
Romans 16: 1-6 calls women "a defender of many", "fellow workers in Christ Jesus".
John 4: 25-30 mentions the woman at the well went back to her city to tell men she had found the Messiah.
The scriptures you quote are speaking about women not teaching in the congregation because that is a God given role for men. It also mentions that a head covering would be required for women to wear if they need to teach in the congregation maybe due to a lack of qualified males.
I am not trying to start a fight, I just am interested in how your religion incorporates these scriptures?
I am divorced not getting a cent from my X . I support and handle all the finances in my home. I barely make it month to month i struggle. My parents came here in April and moved in with me because my other sibling refuses pets (dogs) and did not have space for my parents.
Without hesitation or question I opened the doors for my parents and pets. Dad was diagnosed with cancer (boy that really hit me hard) my other sibling advised him to get a loan for him funeral (he did 20,000.00). I became very upset and said "there will be no funeral" you are going to live many years.. I decided to get a second opinion with a different MD. I got the pathological slides and turned them over to another lab. The results we higher his cancer was more elevated. I searched for one of the best urologist and cancer facilities and I am happy to say Dad is in remission.
During the whole time I did not dare ask them for money (dad did offer) but since I know the reaction of my other siblings and because it is my obligation or turn to take care of them ...I never took a penny. I feel very confused to later find out that they having been giving my other brother money (who also lived with me for free) they even purchased a 2,000.00 laptop during his stay here( for his personal use).This siblings has eroded my parents financially and he is 32 and unemployed.
They are know leaving the country after I worked very hard to get their medical and health issues in order ( I am not bragging ) but i am being left with all the other bills plus their have been discrepancies. I found out by mistake that they are send more money to my brother in our country . I was not and will not expect any monetary appreciation or compensation, however; i do feel like a " thank you would have made me feel special. I was not told they where leaving until his last day of radiation.
I am not control their lives however; I called a "bad daughter" my my mother because she through some clothing to the garbage and I became irate and exploded with tears. I teach my children that respect and honesty always prevails no matter what. I do feel disrespected and confused. Sadly both siblings do not speak to me because they say I was "burning" Dad with radiation they never took care of my parents or visited Dad on his worst days.
I am not here to control anyone's life but my own. I am concerned about their health. After all the "beating around the bush" I was honest and told them that I was no longer going to invest my time with their issues because i see that they do not care about mine. Now I am stuck with their problems and my brother's too.
I guess I need to hear or feedback from someone out there. I am not perfect but my love for them moves mountains. I have my own problems and was counting on their moral support, I guess God will stick around a little longer...He has never failed me.
With tears in my eyes be honest and tell me the truth maybe I can be a better daughter?
Thanks to all I feel much better....I do not know you but I do extend my appreciation and God or your "Higher Power" shall guide you and bless u forever..Bella
CAN U BEAT THIS RESUME !
RESUME
EDUCATION /Qualification:
1950: Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh ,
1952; Stood first in MA (Economics), Punjab University , Chandigarh ,
1954; Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College, Cambridge,
1955 and 1957; Wrenbury scholar, University of Cambridge ,
1957; DPhil ( Oxford ), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on India 's export competitiveness
OCCUPATION /Teaching Experience :
Professor (Senior lecturer, Economics, 1957-59;
Reader, Economics, 1959-63;
Professor, Economics, Punjab University , Chandigarh , 1963-65;
Professor, International Trade, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,1969-71 ;
Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi,1976 and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi ,1996 and Civil Servant
Working Experience/ POSITIONS :
1971-72: Economic advisor, ministry of foreign trade
1972-76: Chief economic advisor, ministry of finance
1976-80: Director, Reserve Bank of India ;
Director, Industrial Development Bank of India;
Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, Asian Development Bank;
Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, BIRD
November 1976 - April 1980: Secretary, ministry of finance (Department of economic affairs);
Member, finance, Atomic Energy Commission; Member, finance, Space Commission
April 1980 - September 15, 1982 : Member-secretary, Planning Commission
1980-83: Chairman , India Committee of the Indo-Japan joint study committee
September 16, 1982 - January 14, 1985 : Governor, Reserve Bank of India .
1982-85: Alternate Governor for India , Board of governors, International Monetary Fund
1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister
1985: President, Indian Economic Association
January 15, 1985 - July 31, 1987 : Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
August 1, 1987 - November 10, 19! 90: Secretary-general and commissioner,
south commission, Geneva
December 10, 1990 - March 14, 1991 : Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairs
March 15, 1991 - June 20, 1991 : Chairman, UGC
June 21, 1991 - May 15, 1996 : Union finance minister
October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket
June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the ministry of finance
August 1, 1996 - December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce
March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance
August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rules
Aug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges 2000 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group
June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Aug 2001 onwards: Member, general purposes committee
BOOKS:
India 's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -
Clarendon Press, Oxford University , 1964; also published a large number of articles in various economic journals.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge , 1956
Padma Vibhushan, 1987
Euro money Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993;
Asia money Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia, 1993 and 1994
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
1966: Economic Affairs Officer
1966-69: Chief, financing for trade section, UNCTAD
1972-74: Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on
International Monetary Reform
1977-79: Indian delegation to Aid-India Consortium Meetings
1980-82: Indo-Soviet joint planning group meeting
1982: Indo-Soviet monitoring group meeting
1993: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Cyprus 1993: Human Rights World Conference, Vienna
RECREATION :
Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; Life Member, India International Centre,
New Delhi
PERSONAL DETAIL:
Name: Dr Manmohan Singh
DOB: September 26, 1932
Place of Birth: Gah ( West Punjab )
Father: S. Gurmukh Singh
Mother: Mrs Amrit Kaur
Married on: September 14, 1958
Wife: Mrs Gursharan Kaur
Children: Three daughters
Our Indian Prime Minister seems to be the most qualified PM all over the world..
Miss American this is not mine Resume. it is our prime minister Mr. Manmohan Singh
Please. Listen to my story. I doubt you have ever heard one like it. Try to think of me as you would your own daughter, or sister, niece, or friend.. But, honestly.. you don't have to read my sob story.. it honestly is a bunch of excuses.. but I guarantee to you.. you will never think of life the same.. You could skip through to the bottom of this question.. and honestly, If you do, I don't care what you think of me.. A friend, an enemy, a daughter, a complete stranger.. Just remember I'm a person. I'm a reall life person. My name is Marissa. I'm a human being that loves with such a passion, because she has lost more than you will ever begin to understand. She's a fifteen year old girl who hid in the corner of her room on the top floor of her house in Johnson County, Kansas, while she watched silently as her perfect "johnson county" life fell apart. Her world crumbled beneath her feet. She has taken every beating, every bruise, every cut.. because she's got nothing else. She's just fifteen. I am JUST fifteen... And the emotions I have lived with, the terrors God has put me through, they have made me into an invididual who had everything.. and was finally pushed over the edge by her own brother, he was fifteen. I was only thirteen. I had my life threatened by my own blood relative. In front of my own mother, who was too scared and powerless to do anything to help her own daughter. I had my life threatened in front of my own 7 year old brother, who had to watch in horror as his big sister was beaten by closed fists, as she was thrown across the rooms of her house, stabbed at with an acctual knife, and burned by burning money.. all by her own family members.. mainly by her own older brother...
But I'm not blaming him..It wasn't his fault.
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We were just little kids.. trying to make it through this crazy little thing called life.. Me and my older brother, (Jake) never had the best lives.. What I will call "Daddy #1" (birthdad, nick) was addicted to many subsatnces, including crack, heroin, and meth. And who i will refer to as "Daddy #2" (stepdad, who eventually adopted jake and myself to become our legal "Dad", Tom-also, birthdad to my younger half-brother, TJ) Was bipolar, extremely Depressed, and within his time as my "Dad" our family watched as cancer took two of my amazing grandmas. The first to go was my mom's mother. She was such a powerful individual. She cared for Jake and I when Nick (Daddy #1) Left the family for the Crack business. Later, within the same month, cancer took Tom (Daddy #2)'s mother. I called her "Grandma Trudy" Honestly, she was the only thing in Daddy #2's life that kept him sane. With her gone, He went wild. spending all the family's money, and taking his physical rage out on Jake and I. I was eight at the time. He beat us sh!tless. (sorry for my language, but it was the lightest way to put it while coming close to what happened.) Daddy #2 burned money infront of my face. A Twenty Dollar Bill. He was wearing his blue flannel shirt. Me, My favorite pink sundress. Jake, a chiefs jersey. I could tell you every detail of that day. He was yelling at us for wasting money. Then, being all high and mighty, as always, he decided to teach us a lesson in finace while teaching english, by using metaphors to punish us. He pulled out his money clip. then, got a twenty dollar bill out of the clip. Then took his lighter, and lit the money on fire, waving it 2cm in front of my face. While screaming at Jake and I for being wasteful. I remember him saying "next time you feel like wasting money.. why don't you just let me burn it for you? Because this is what you're doing. You're wasting our family's money. You're burning our money." All I had done was not finished my dinner, because I had a stomach ache from eating too much. My mom cried in the other room, while I cried with the fire so close to my face, I was sweating. Finally, about 11 months later, around the time his mom had died, He left my family.. with no money, a newly single mother, to support a family of four on a teacher's sallary. She raised My younger brother, TJ (4 at the time of Tom's departure.), My older brother, Jake (10 years old at the time,) and Myself, Marissa (8 at the time). She raised us all to the best of her ability, trying to undo all that Tom had taugh us about life.. But sadly enough, for Jake and Myself, statistics show that whatever a child lives with until he/she in 6 becomes normal behavior for the child. For Myself, this meant I thought being hit, and screamed at, was normal. I had no friends, because everyone was scared of my dad. I seriously thought it was normal. It didnt seem fair.. but I knew nothing
My 11 month old daughter is starting to hit, and scratch me and her mother. We tell her no several times but she continues to do it. Ive been telling my wife when she does that to put her down and ignore her. This is my first child so Im still learning. My daughter also throws little fits when she gets frustrated. She will scream at the top of her lungs and get mad. I try not to laugh when she does it but its so cute to me. Its awsome watching her grow and I forget at times that I still need to be a parent teach her and discpline her when need be. We spent a lot of money on Your Baby Can Read and it seems to be working really well she is learning a lot already, but I feel its time to start teaching her what no means and right from wrong any suggestions on how I can help teach her hitting wont be tollerated.
Silly Family
A silly family moved from one village to another. That family takes idiomatic expressions literally. The members of that family are Lisa, the mom; Frank, the dad; Grace, the grandma; Michelle, the daughter; and John, the son. One day a man tried to make friends with the silly family. After 30 minutes the man said a�?I should go home now ita��s raining cats and dogs (raining hard)a�? a�?Dona��t worry cats and dogs, wea��ll save youa�? the family shouted. The dad gets a trampoline and the five went outside. They didna��t find any cats and dogs. a�?They all dieda�? the five said sadly. The next morning, a woman knocked on their door asking if she can borrow a puncher. Frank, the dad, punched her face. The woman told about it to her husband and he got angry. Later on, the husband went to the dada��s house and said angrily a�?Ia��m very hot under the collar (very angry), youa��ll be punished for what you did to my wife and youa��ll face the music (be punished)a�? The dad gets ten candles, a collar, and a radio. The dad lights the ten candles and he places them around near the husband. He places the collar above his head. a�?Ia��m making you hot under the collara�? Frank said. He turns on the radio and he puts his face on the radio. a�?Ia��m doing the punishmenta�? Frank said. a�?Youa��re born yesterday (fooled easily)a�? the husband shouted angrily. a�?Wow! I am? Really? Thata��s very amazing! I grew very fasta�? the dad said in surprise. a�?Just pay me a��2,000 or else Ia��ll tell to the police about what you did to my wifea�? the husband shouted angrily. The dad paid him a��2,000. One day a woman made friends with Lisa. The woman said a�?Madonna is so popular that she set the world on fire (to be very famous)a�?. a�?Thata��s impossible to happen and so shea��s a devil wea��re not on earth, are we? Are we in heaven?a�? Lisa said in surprise. a�?Youa��re stupida�? the woman said and left. The next day, a man made friends with Lisa. The man interviewed her. He asked her this question a�?What do you plan to do in the future?a�? The man was shocked to hear her answer. a�?I plan to go to the sun and live therea�? Lisa answered. a�?Youa��re dumb and youa��re crying for the moon (to hope for something impossible)a�? the man said. Lisa cried and said a�?Moon! Moon!a�?. One day a boy fell in love with Michelle the daughter. He said to Michelle a�?Youa��re very pretty, youa��re the apple of my eye (favourite)a�?. a�?Really, Ia��m a beautiful apple in your eye. Please let me out! And how did I get in here?a�? Michelle said. a�?Ia��ll look for another girlfrienda�? the boy said. One day Grace, the grandma, went outside, then she overheard a neighbour say this a�?The people living in this house (the neighbour is pointing at the silly familya��s house) are a thorn in the flesh (annoying) because theya��re very stupida�? Grace was very surprised when she heard that. a�?Really, wea��re stupid thorns that are half thorn half human and we live in a house and we go to other peoplea��s skin to hurt thema�? Grace said in surprise. a�?Youa��re really very stupida�? the neighbour said. One day it is John the sona��s birthday. One of his friends greeted him Happy Birthday and gave him a present. The gift is a green shirt with an ugly design. a�?I hate green, this shirt is very uglya�? said John. a�?You look a gift horse in the mouth (to criticize something given to you)a�? the friend said. a�?Dona��t talk nonsense! How can a horse fit in your mouth? And you did not give me a horse, you gave me an ugly shirta�? John said annoyingly. One day John went outside to throw papers at a tree. A neighbour saw him and said to the boy a�?Youa��re chasing butterflies (to waste time in worthless activities)a�?. a�?Ia��m not chasing butterflies, Ia��m throwing papers at a tree and I dona��t see any butterflies arounda�? John said. One day Grace the grandma overheard a woman say this to her son. a�?Break a leg (good luck) in the dancing contest and try to bring home the bacon (to win in the contest). a�?Dona��t teach your son to do bad things he will be punished for that and why is a bacon the reward for the winner?a�? Grace said. a�?Youa��re dumba�? the son and her mother said and laughed. One day, Michelle heard the president of their village said this a�?Some people who are chosen by the people here to become Vice President or Treasurer of this village are not doing their job, we should separate the sheep from the goats (to distinguish the good and responsible members of a group from the bad or lazy members)a�?. a�?So those people are sheeps and goats? Amazing!a�? Michelle said. The president laughed at her. One day, Lisa heard a man said this to her wife a�?Ia��m so worried about my son, Ia��ll move heaven and earth (to do everything to make something happen) just to let him walk againa�?. a�?Thata��s impossible to move heaven and earth and that wona��t cure your sona�? Lisa said. The man laughed at her. John heard a woman say this to her son a�?Study hard so when you grow up youa��ll be in a bed of roses (in a comfortable life)a�?. a�?So people who study hard will just lie in a bed of roses, thata��s impossiblea�? J
My daughters bestfriend just recently moved away to texas at the end of there sophomore year, they are now jr. My daughter wants me to adopt her bff and let her live with us. Adoption is quite spend though. What are my other options? Temporary guardianship? letter of guardianship? becoming her legal guardian? Im not trying to take her away from her mother or take away all her rights i would just like to know what my options are. I get child support for my taught from her father and I work my own job, but we still have some money problems. And the family my daughters bff is coming from isn't very well financially either. So would i get help from the state like maybe food stamps or something? What are my best options for getting her legally? money wise what would be effectively best? how would i get legal guardianship or a letter of guardianship? how long does it last? They just wanna be together and finish there senior year together. I really wanna do this for them and help them what can I do?
Please dont make rude comments or anything im not asking for your 2 cents im asking for your help, for my family, my daughter and her bff.
thank you
OK. So my grand mother have a cousin who grand daughter is my age ! so i quest she like my 3rd or fourth cousin ! when i first saw her i taught she was a normal cousin! when we started hanging out to together i got weird signal ! My cousin never treat me like a cousin , she always treat me like the boy next door ! Once we was at a store together when she saw her boyfriend ! She immediately ran the opposite direction ! when i ask her why, she said her boyfriend might beat me up, but i said am your cousin ! Since that day, whenever i am around her i would stare at her body especially because she didn't were that much clothing ! I always say that my cousin and me would be wrong and unthinkable, but that was like 3 year ago !
Now am 17, i still think she look good but she my cousin ! Me, my sister , and my dad was having a conversation about her. My dad said when we were kids my cousin use to like me, My sister said that my uncle try to hook us up ! Apparently my family know we like each other !
Is it wrong to be attracted to your fourth cousin !
Dandy, his sister, Miranda and their mother, all stood at the station waiting for the bus.
Dandy, walked to his sister and slapped her twice.
" you looked at me, " he said, " i hate those who look at me."
Miranda slapped him back. " And i hate those who slap me," She said, spraying Dandy with spit.
" stop it both of you," The mother yelled, " Dad asked me if you did anything wrong, then i have to write it down and show it to him."
" i don't care about dad," Dandy yelled, " i want to hurt this creature."
He jumped at his sister and started kicking her under her arms, between her feet, and in her face.
But all of a sudden, the girl raised one finger, arched it forward and a long, blue thread encircled the boy and carried him away, to the other side of the street.
" how dare you use magic in the middle of town?" her mother whispered, " If someone sees you then it will the end of our family,"
" he was hitting me mom," the girl got to her feet, " haven't you seen him?"
Their mother pressed her lips and grasped her daughter from her arms and walkd to the other side of the street.
" get to your feet,"
Some men gathered at the other side of the street and started pointing at the girl, their heads tilted towards each other, as if whispering something.
" now you've done it again," Dandy said, breaking free from the rope. " the magic that father has taught you, will bring him trouble, i'll make sure to tell him that you don't deserve those private magic lessons, you bring us trouble Miranda."
Miranda stroked her hand against her jupe, and pointed at a small cat walking at the end of the sidewalk. " it's mercy. She' s here."
The cat grinned at Miranda, twirling her tail around her leg.
Miranda ran at the cat and grasped her from the ground. She started shaking her back and forth. " do you have any news?"
The cat remained silent, her hazel eyes gazing intentently at Miranda.
" What?" Miranda said," The other cat ate your tongue."
" cats don't eat each other's tongue Miranda," Mercy said. Then she turned her head at Dandy.
" Your Dad is dead." Mercy said, her voice nearly a whisper.
Miranda shivered and Mercy fell from her hands. The black cat walked away, peering at Dandy and Mom. She was ready to deceive them.
by the way, it's for ages 9-12.
Let me tell you a bit about my family, we are young, married and live in a smaller 3 bedroom home, with a decent size yard, my husband jogs daily, we do have a 4 month old daughter but have petsit a dog so know we can handle the both, I only work part time and on my days off my mother watches my daughter so someone will ALWAYS be home with the pup.
Also, no matter WHAT sex we get, it will be fixed before 6 months old*my vet does it at 16 weeks*
I want a dog that will cling to my side and be very very loveable but also love my husband and daughter, I do NOT want the pup to be aggressive as I have neighbors and children that come to my home, I prefer a calmer dog and I would LOVE to teach lots of tricks to the dog and hopefully have the dog listen to us very well.
The dog will not be used for breeding, hunting, or anything like that, just a new addition to our family to love. So which one? Male or female labrador, PS were looking for a yellow I know sometimes people think they have different characteristics depending on color.
i am helen kellers dad asking for help with finding a teacher for her
let me know your opinions, and if you give me the url, i will be glad to answer your questions
Dear Mr. Anagnos:
My name is Arthur Keller, a former officer in the Confederate Army, and I am writing to you regarding my six year old daughter, Helen. This letter is to request your help with finding a teacher for her, for she is deaf, blind, and mute.
When Helen was 19 months old, she came down with a severe fever. As a result, she lost her vision and hearing, which in turn made her lose any chance of ever being able to speak. Now we have no way to communicate with her, and she often goes on wild rampages. We ask that you send her a teacher. He or she must be able to teach her common manners, as well as give her a regular education. The instructor must also train her to communicate in some way, and must show her mother and I how to communicate using the method that was created.
I would like to personally thank you for any actions you may take regarding this situation, and would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Sincerely,
Captain Arthur Keller
actually, it is a business letter, and we must follow a format in our textbook, which says keep it short and to the point
Dandy, his sister, Miranda and their mother, all stood at the station waiting for the bus.
Dandy, walked to his sister and slapped her twice.
" you looked at me, " he said, " i hate those who look at me."
Miranda slapped him back. " And i hate those who slap me," She said, spraying Dandy with spit.
" stop it both of you," The mother yelled, " Dad asked me if you did anything wrong, then i have to write it down and show it to him."
" i don't care about dad," Dandy yelled, " i want to hurt this creature."
He jumped at his sister and started kicking her under her arms, between her feet, and in her face.
But all of a sudden, the girl raised one finger, arched it forward and a long, blue thread encircled the boy and carried him away, to the other side of the street.
" how dare you use magic in the middle of town?" her mother whispered, " If someone sees you then it will the end of our family,"
" he was hitting me mom," the girl got to her feet, " haven't you seen him?"
Their mother pressed her lips and grasped her daughter from her arms and walkd to the other side of the street.
" get to your feet,"
Some men gathered at the other side of the street and started pointing at the girl, their heads tilted towards each other, as if whispering something.
" now you've done it again," Dandy said, breaking free from the rope. " the magic that father has taught you, will bring him trouble, i'll make sure to tell him that you don't deserve those private magic lessons, you bring us trouble Miranda."
Miranda stroked her hand against her jupe, and pointed at a small cat walking at the end of the sidewalk. " it's mercy. She' s here."
The cat grinned at Miranda, twirling her tail around her leg.
Miranda ran at the cat and grasped her from the ground. She started shaking her back and forth. " do you have any news?"
The cat remained silent, her hazel eyes gazing intentently at Miranda.
" What?" Miranda said," The other cat ate your tongue."
" cats don't eat each other's tongue Miranda," Mercy said. Then she turned her head at Dandy.
" Your Dad is dead." Mercy said, her voice nearly a whisper.
Miranda shivered and Mercy fell from her hands. The black cat walked away, peering at Dandy and Mom. She was ready to deceive them.
by the way, it's for ages 9-12.
They were embarrased themselfs because....they don't know how to pray.
They finally admit ...they know the religion very well & what it holds ...but they were too embarrased to say that there parents never taught them the value of salat and as a matter fact nothing about Islam. Not attending school because she felt that her deen was important, she should at least know who Allah SWT is? During salat she was would say ' you first sister and going to pray in the other room ' But what was she doing? Crying . There Father is an alcholic and doesen't care about Islam, however uses Islam & Allah to his advanatage. His mother is either dead or is somewhere searching for her daughter. This person is 22 yrs old....and too disgustied with herself to ask someone how to pray she looks modest & beautiful in the outside But what does the inside hold ... This person .......wants to be a better Muslim.....this person is your sister in Islam....How does this person forgive her rutless parents .....How can you help her...she doesn't even know who she is?
@hab-ali&Ikram- Inshallah if Allah swt wills.
this is a business letter from me, helen keller's father, to a man, and i am requesting help on finding a teacher for her
Dear Mr. Anagnos:
My name is Arthur Keller, and I am writing to you regarding my six year old daughter, Helen. This letter is to request your help with finding a teacher for her, for she is deaf, blind, and mute.
When Helen was 19 months old, she came down with a severe fever. As a result, she lost her vision and hearing, which in turn made her lose any chance of ever being able to speak. Now we have no way to communicate with her, and she often goes on wild rampages. We ask that you send her a teacher. He or she must be able to teach her common manners, as well as give her a regular education. The instructor must also train her to communicate in some way, and must show her mother and I how to communicate using the method that was created.
I would like to personally thank you for any actions you may take regarding this situation, and would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Sincerely,
Captain Arthur Keller
I suppose my life is good. My mother loves me, and I've traveled the world with her. She supports my passions for art and dance, and attends my annual dance recitals. I'm also pretty bright. l love Math and English, but I don't have trouble with other subjects. I have many faithful friends who stand by me no matter what, and I'm even a little pretty. My reddish curls bounce and my emerald eyes sparkle with health, but it's not always been that way. There was a time when things weren't as fortunate.
Before hearing my name, Tatiana, you may think that I've always been an American kid. However, that's not the truth. I was actually born in Russia. You see, my mother died giving birth to me, and my dad left my mother after she found out she was pregnant, so I really don't know much about my parents. After I was born, I spent some time in the hospital before leaving to Aistyata, a Russian orphanage in Chelyabinsk. I was one year old, and nothing more than an uneducated, confused little infant. And like most Russian orphanages, the conditions in Aistyata were poor. Sure, a meal a day was given, but it wasn't exactly gourmet. Some days we would receive bread with out meat, other days mushy vegetables that liked to stick to the top of my mouth. I was always hungry, as were the other children, and to survive I learned to manipulate people and to steal to get what I needed. Obviously, these were not the best habits to obtain. At age four, I was moved to a new wing of the orphanage. You see, once you get past a certain age, the staff seem to have lost all hope in finding a family for you. So, inevitably I was quarantined to a section considered home to the unteachable, lying, and manipulative children. Life was even worse in this new environment. Children there were just like me, and there for as skilled at stealing as myself. I barely managed to obtain enough food to live, and grew thin and ill. My curly hair grew thin, and lost it's luster. My eyes grew dull and glassy. My cheeks grew thin and sallow, their pinkish color fading into a sickly yellow. I wondered if I were to ever escape such a dreadful place.
At times, weeks would pass where a sickness would sweep through the orphanage. I would watch children fall ill with fevers and coughs, and I'd shudder late into the night, fearful of catching the illness and never waking up to see the next day. I wanted to live, and I would do whatever it took to do so. I'd steal from the sick, from the frail, from the lame and the children who had just given up. I watched as children would die, and I'd be the first to claim their belongings as my own. Something inside of me told me that what I was doing was wrong, but I didn't listen. I am ashamed of the things I did, but if I had not done them, would I still be alive to this day?
The next year seemed to start off the same. Weeks had passed since a potential parent had wandered the hall which I called home, but one day was different. It brought hope. A single woman adopted a child that day. She adopted a little girl, with curly hair the color of a smoldering flame and grass green eyes that shone with such clarity they seemed to know more than a five year old should. The woman knew the little girl had a pure heart, but was also aware of her new daughter's distrustful mind. However, the woman knew that she could teach this little girl how to love, and she also knew that the little girl would learn with ease. She discovered that she was correct while traveling home to America. During the flight, a woman asked the mother her child's name. She, as a native English speaker, didn't understand or speak Russian well, and just stared blankly at the woman. However, during her confusion, her new daughter chuckled politely, and replied in a clear, sweet voice, a�????�??N? ?�????N?N� Tatiana.a�?
OK. This is gonna be a long post.
I have a serious dillemma here, and I honestly don't know what to do, or what to think, or how to feel.
I'm a 29 year old single Mother who is currently living with my Mother.
My Mother and I moved to Ohio after my daughter was born and bought a house here three years ago. We were coming from some pretty hard times, and my Mom sold off her condo in California and we decided to Move and invest our money into a house here. We co own this house.
My Mother and I are extremely close. She is like my best friend in the world, and its almost like a marriage, even. (Not to sound perverse) We are really attached to eachother. We understand eachother perfectly and if it wasn't for her I wouldn't have survived, although she has put me through Hell, she has always been there for me.
The thing is, I take care of her too, and without me, I don't think she would survuve emotionally, physically, and materially.
I I had alot of problems growing up, partly because of My Mom, and I've never really worked and I dropped out of highschool. She had emotional problems and problems with drugs.
I Love her, I've always been there for her and taken care of her, but that's how it was. It affected me, negatively. But it taught me alot too. She's a very fragile person.
She doesn't really have any friends. I have a few close friends.
I have a daighter now, and now that I'm 29, I'm really rethinking my life, and I might want to go back to school. We are poor and both living on a fixed income.
It's always been a dillemma for me, trying to strike out on my own and be my own person and have my own life, but i can't. She could never survive on her own. I feel guilty for having this desire. But is this Normal?
I've tried having men move in with us, and live with us in the past, but the truth is, she's very needy, and no guy really wants to live and deal with the Mother and Law everyday, and truthfully neither do I, especially of she craves constant attention.
I'm dating now. Honestly, I would Love to just go back to school, get a good guy, move out with him, and my daughter, and do what other people do. Have my own life.
Am I wrong???!! Should I feel guilty?? My Mother and I are so close, am I selling her out for some man??
I wish it could just be normal. Like she could have her own place and I could have mine, and I could come see her with my daugher everyday, and call her on the phone, isn't that what other people do?
Between both of our incomes we make it.
But without mine, even if she knew how to balance bills, and save money, would still not be enough even though, she owns this house.
My question is, how do seniors out there make it on their own??
I don't anyone who would live with her, because it's hard for her to get on with people. Honestly I really don't want to do the boyfriend, mother in Law big happy(actually miserable family) thing again. I don't.
I'm happy with her, right now, but i worry about my future, i don't want to end up an old maid. I really want to just my own person, my Mother has been such a huge dominant influence in my life. I also have a tendency to pick abusive men, and I think that's part of the reason why I'm so close to my mom, cuz I've essentially given up on men, she's the closest thing to Love I've ever had, so am I being disloyal here? I don't even think going back to school or getting a job is a real option for me here, cuz I know how she is, and she gets demanding and lonely for my attention all the time.
Also, she helps me alot with my daugher. That's why I feel guilty!!!
*sigh* okay well firstly let me apologize for any bad language I use during this, ita��s a long story so bare with me, if u wanna help me, then ita��d be REALLY nicea��actually. BTW I AM NOT LOOKING 4 SYMPATHY, if ua��r too immature to not take this seriously then please, DONa��T ANSWER. Okay, to evry1 else whoa��s mature enough, leta��s say this, my year has been absolutely sh!t. Ia��ve got my friends in the one corner & my family in the other. Leta��s start with my friends, okay well lately Ia��ve been changing, (not physically) more mentally. Ia��ve changed as person, Ia��m not what I was before, Ia��m different, & the bad kinda different too :( Ever since the begging of this year Ia��ve beena��oh yeah btw (Ia��m size 6-8 in clothes) yeah well Ia��ve been, ummma�� *bites lip* nota��eating. & obviously my friends have noticed at lunch I eat absolutely nothing. my BFF who practically knows me better than myself, always asks me, a�?are you sure ua��r okay, Ia��m really worried about u, youa��ve been acting strange for ages and I wanna know whata��s up?a�? & then I go off and be the terrible person that I am and say something so harsh like this, a�?OMG!!! damn it cana��t you leave me alone for 5 f*ucking minutes, bloody hell, Ia��m fine now go away!!!a�? I said it to her so meanly that she ran off crying and didna��t wanna talk to me all day (cana��t blame her). I HATE MYSELF for hurting her like that, shea��s my sister (well shea��s like my sister, wea��ve known each other FOREVER, shea��s helped me with stuff in my life, and Ia��ve helped her, wea��ve always had each othera��s back, now that I look around and notice that shea��s not here, I feel like a monster). Ia��ll admit again, I dona��t eat, but I know why I do it, strangely as it sounds, it make me feel better. Although sometimes, when I dona��t eat, the pain it get from it gets soooo bad I have to lie, put on a smile and go to sick bay telling the people there, that, a�?oh, I didna��t get much sleep last night,a�? & I always have to change the excuse. Ia��m so grateful that I have people like this who care about me. I just sometimes forget to show it. My parents (told you ita��s a long story, you can leave at this point, it only gets worse), are VERY VERY worried about me, (And yeah yeah yeah, I already know they say it, ONLY cuz they care, theya��ve mentioned it to me a 1,000 times!!!) My mother (who I dona��t have a great relationship with) said to me once, a�?I dona��t know who youa��ve become anymore, I dona��t know where my daughters gone, I wish I had her back, but Ia��m only afraid that she was never actually here?a�? all that night I cried and stayed up. I wona��t lie, I HAVE changed, and I dona��t like who I am. In fact I hate who I am, I just cana��t remember who the old me was? Where I used to NEVER swear, NEVER shout, I was soooo good, and now all I do is regret. Ia��m 15, and high schoola��s pretty much brought everything crashing down (ita��s all girls, its catholic, its priveta��its hell) besidea��s my friends that is. But I DONa��T want to go to public, sorry. A LOT of crazy sh!t has happened to me, not only in this year but all my life, Ia��ve always been a humble person, and I try to remain selfless, but I just dona��t know anymore, I hardly ever stop and wonder, a�?hey, Vanessa, did u know that your entire family and friends have had to go through the same things as u have, GROW UP AND MOVE ON!!?a�? and ita��s reflective moments like this that I realize what Ia��ve done. please dona��t tell me to grow up btw, I already know the mistakes that Ia��ve made, I dona��t need people reminding me :( Ia��ve lost all my spirit, in the things I do, I used to make everyone around me smile, and I was always soooo positive, Ia��ve had constant suicidal thoughts now, about killing myself and how good it would be to just go. I know, it sounds morbid but ita��s the truth. I need positive advice, & to make things worse, today is my one year anniversary of my nonnoa��s (grandfather) death. He meant soooo much to me, he took care of me and my older brother for 5 years along with my nonna (grandmother) he died last year (*sigh*he taught me how to me grateful, positive & happy. Now I feel as though Ia��ve betrayed him. & Ia��m nasty to my older brother too, we used to be close and hea��s very protective of me. but know we just dona��t talk anymore, Ia��m losing everyonea��and Ia��m losing myself. HELP ME :(
i appreciate all the God advice poeple are giving me, i am catholic...but i'm NOT a strong believer, i never have been, sorry if this hurts anyone, but the idea o tlaking to God, or trusting him *sigh* i don't know, not my thing.
Disclaimer: I am a Christian and I have posted these funny saying of kids about the bible. It is only meant for fun not to make fun of anyone. So please just laugh about it. God has a sense of humor too, and He loves Kids.
King of Glory
Six year old Mike was listening to the Messiah one day with his mother. When it got to this part: "He is the King of glory," Mike asked, "Is Glory His wife?"
Palm Sunday
One Palm Sunday, little Joey had a sore throat and had to stay home from church with a sitter. When the rest of the family came home, they were carrying palm branches. Joey asked what they were for. His father told him that people held them over Jesus' head when he walked by.
"Wouldn't you know it!" said Joey. "The one Sunday I miss, Jesus shows up!"
Did Noah Go Fishing?
A Sunday School teacher asked her class if they though Noah did a lot of fishing while he was on the ark.
"Of course not," said one little boy. "How could he? He only had two worms!"
The Children's Sermon
On Easter Sunday, the minister was giving the children's sermon. He reached into a bag and pulled out an egg. He asked the children if they knew what was inside.
"I know," said one boy. "Panty hose!"
The Collection Plate
A little boy was in church for the first time. He watched as the ushers passed around the collection plate. When they got to his pew, he told his father, "Don't pay for me, Daddy. I'm under five."
Prayers
The Sunday School teacher asked, "Now, Bobby, do you say your prayers before you eat?"
"No, sir, we don't have to," Bobby replied. "My mom's a good cook."
Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
A Sunday School teacher told her class about the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. The prophets of Baal tried to get their god to send fire to ignite the offering they had put on their altar. Of course, their god couldn't do it. Then Elijah put his offering of a bull on an altar. But before he called on God to ignite it from heaven, he had the people pour water on the bull four times. The teacher asked the class if they knew why Elijah would do that.
A little girl waved her hand excitedly. "I know, I know," she said, "To make the gravy!"
Lot's Wife
A Sunday School teacher was telling the class about how Lot's wife looked back at the city while they were fleeing its destruction, even though God had forbidden her to. She then turned into a pillar of salt.
A little boy interrupted her and said, "My mommy looked back one time while she was driving the car and she turned into a street lamp."
The Good Samaritan
A Sunday School class was learning about the Good Samaritan. To make the story vivid to the children, teacher told the story in detail, describing how the Samaritan was beaten, robbed, then left for dead. Then she asked the class what they would do if they saw someone on the side of the road, beaten and all bloody. A little girl quietly replied, "I think I'd throw up."
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Who's the Higher Power?
A Sunday School teacher was teaching her class about the powerful Kings and Queens of the Old Testament. "But there is a higher power. Does any one know what it is?"
One little boy said, "Sure. Aces."
How Moses Crossed the Red Sea
A mother asked her nine-year-old son what he learned in Sunday School that day. He said the teacher told them how God sent Moses behind enemy lines to rescue the Israelites and lead them out of Egypt. When they got to the Red Sea, the army built a pontoon bridge and everyone walked across safely. Then they saw the Egyptians coming, so Moses radioed for reinforcements. Bombers came and blew up the bridge, so the people were saved.
His mother asked, "Is that really what the teacher said?"
"No," he replied, "but if I told it the way the teacher did, youa��d never believe it."
The Lord is My Shepherd
A Sunday School teacher decided to teach her young class the 23 rd Psalm. After church, a mother asked her daughter what she learned that day in class. The little girl replied, "The Lord is my shepherd and that's all I need to know!"
Be Not Afraid
After church one day, a mother asked her daughter what the Sunday School lesson was about. The daughter replied, "Dona��t' be scared, you'll get your quilt." The mother was perplexed and couldn't figure out what her daughter could be referring to. So she called the teacher and asked her what the lesson was. The teacher said, "Be not afraid, your Comforter will come."
Jesus' Father's Name
A Sunday school teacher asked her class, "What was Jesus' mother's name?"
They all knew. "Mary," they answered in unison.
The teacher then asked, "Does anyone know what Jesus' father's name was?"
A little kid shot up his hand and said, "Verge."
The teacher asked, "Where did you get that?"
The little kid said, "You know, Verge n' Mary.
38. In "By Any Other Name," Santha and Cynthia are
A.
sisters
B.
mother and daughter
C.
best friends
D.
the same person
39. In "By Any Other Name," one reason the girls' mother sends them to the Anglo-Indian school is that
A.
they have already learned everything she can teach them.
B.
She can no longer teach them at home.
C.
she is legally required to do so.
D.
the sisters beg to be sent there.
40. Why does Santha answer "I don't know" when asked her name in "By Any Other Name?"
A.
She cannot translate her name.
B.
Indian names are hard for her to pronounce.
C.
She's not sure what answer to give.
D.
First names are kept secret in India.
41. To the narrator in "By Any Other Name" the word apple is
A.
unfamilliar.
B.
silly.
C.
significant.
D.
babyish.
42. Premila wants to leave school in "By Any Other Name" because
A.
her teacher insulted Indians.
B.
she is jealous of Santha's popularity.
C.
the family is moving to another city.
D.
the girls' mother told them to.
43. A writer has successfully conveyed a character's motivation when
M.
the character is competely predictable.
N.
the reader can identify with the character.
O.
the reader understands why the character does something.
P.
the character is respected by the other characters in the story.
44. Which of the following items is an example of a secondary source?
S.
interview
T.
oral history
U.
biography
V.
autobiography
45. In "Everyday Use," Maggie's shyness arises mainly from
E.
her fear of her sister.
F.
the sudden attraction she feels toward Hakim.
G.
a trauma she suffered when the house burned down.
H.
the ridicule her family heaps on her.
46. The mother is reluctant to let Dee have the quilts because the mother in "Everyday Use"
E.
has promised them to Maggie.
F.
distrusts Dee and Hakim.
G.
knows the quilts have great monetary value.
H.
is angry with Dee for leaving home.
47. Which of the following traits does Dee in "Everyday Use" share with her mother?
E.
Neither of them likes the family house.
F.
Both women are strong-willed.
G.
Both of them love their country.
H.
Neither of them went to high school.
48. In "Everyday Use," Dee and Maggie differ in that Maggie is
E.
less practical than Dee.
F.
closer to her mother than Dee is.
G.
more educated than Dee.
H.
better looking than Dee.
49. Which of the following statements best describes "Everyday Use's" main conflict?
E.
Dee argues with her mother over the butter churn.
F.
the mother wants Maggie to be more like Dee.
G.
Dee wants the quilts, but her mother has promised them to Maggie.
H.
The mother does not approve of Dee's choice in men.
50. Who has the quilts at the end of "Everyday Use?"
E.
Dee
F.
Maggie
G.
Hakim
H.
The mother
51. Who has the quilts at the end of "Everyday Use?"
E.
Dee
F.
Maggie
G.
Hakim
H.
the mother
Ok I am a stay at home mother of 4, a 18 month old, 3 yr old, 8 yr old and a 10 yr old. For the most part most of my day is focused on my 2 younger ones, (monday Thur friday) because my older 2 go to school. I know I am Truly blessed, I am very grateful for my husband. He works 50+ hours a week, many times he doesn't get a day off. However he tells me his job can get busy, he doesn't have to do allot of physical work, (I always worry about him overloading). Now he can be incredibly wonderful and helpful at times or to me completely the opposite and insensitive. I feel it might be a control issue. He always seems to get upset over little things I do, and it makes me feel I am never doing anything right.
Like today a took a nap while my baby was napping and my 3 yr old laid down with me for quiet time, she watched some tv. I don't nap all the time, every once in awhile I will cause I feel exhausted. Now he acts like I do nothing at all ALL day so I have no reason to need a nap. To me it comes down to- he works and I dont, I napped and since he cant I shouldn't either!
I don't feel like I am lazy. I play with all my kids, do activities with them, I teach my kids, tutor them when needed, take them places, I do all the housework, laundry and the cooking. I do the shopping. So it is not like I am not doing anything-not to mention again I have 4 kids!
And this is only 1 little thing that really gets me.
A few weeks ago after my kids got home from school it was around 4-4:30, I was watching my 2 young ones in the family room play with the Lego's, so I sat in the recliner and dozed off, not for long-not on purpose, (I know it wasn't for long because when I did open my eyes my littlest one was still playing with the Lego's), however my 2 girls started arguing and the youngest hit my older daughter. Well when my husband got home my kids were telling him about their day and the girls argument came up, so it came back to me and what I was doing. So my husband got mad that I was so lazy and careless that I feel asleep. He said I deliberately sat down and allowed myself to fall asleep so it was my fault the girls were fighting. And this whole ordeal turned into a several day argument, and not talking to each other because he was being so unreasonable and so not understanding or would take the time to listen and see it from my point a view. It just came back to I don't work and stay home and do nothing all day so there for I shouldn't be tired!
I don't know what to do. I don't know if this is normal and I am being unreasonable or what. I don't know how to make him understand that I am not doing anything wrong. or am I??
The same little things come up about, I get on the computer, not all day usually in the morning while the kids are getting ready for school and my younger ones are still sleeping or after they all go to bed. I have a face book and a myspace account, I don't ever use the face book account, but get on the myspace more often. If I disagree with something he is doing or have a problem it always comes back in my face-oh all I do is nap all day, or play on the computer, to him I am on myspace 24/7- and I think he feels I am secretly talking to people- maybe guys (and Im not I have nothing to hide, I usually tell him if I ha a message and who it is from), I am not sure what exactly is the problem. To me it comes back to Im on it and he cant so therefore I shouldn't be able to. And I don't have a ton of friends on either account only family and true friends. But I don't know what to do about this pettiness and I am tired of him making me feel like everything I do is wrong! What should I do?
I pay a ton of attention to my husbands needs. I tell him regularly that I appreciate all he does and his hard work. I write him special notes and poems, I surprise him (after all the kids are in bed of course-with when he comes home late from work there will be a trail of roses leading to our bedroom, I massage his feet almost every night, not becasue he ask but becasue I know he is on his feet alot. I do all that I can to make sure he knows I love and appreciate all he does Emotionally and physically. sex is not the issue.
My mother in law is mentally ill. She makes up stories and I think that she even believes the stories. She has accused me of poisoning herself and my daughter with bottled water. She went as far to take a bottled water to get tested for arsenic. She called several lawyers. Told me I was a horrible parent because I continued to use bottled water. She had plans on taking my daughter to get tested as well until we put a stop to it.
This is just an example of many that I have endured throughout the last 2 1/2 years.
The latest situation: she has accused me of teaching my daughter a foul word (pu**y) and suggesting that she knows where it is and how to touch herself now (somehow because of me?!?).
First of all, neither I nor my husband use ANY foul language around my daughter especially a word of that nature.
Second, two year olds explore. It is a part of nature.
We have started to limit contact with her, and we are currently not allowing my daughter to be with her alone, since most of these occurences only happen at her house when we are not there.
The issue? She has started contacting government agencies, pediatricians, and mental health professionals. I know this because we pay her bills and I can check her phone records.
I just don't know if I should just let it go and deal with it when it gets addressed to us or address the situation now.
I am not used to dealing with this level of mental incapacity.
BTW...I am also 6 months pregnant.
Any genuine help is appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
My mother in law is mentally ill. She makes up stories and I think that she even believes the stories. She has accused me of poisoning herself and my daughter with bottled water. She went as far to take a bottled water to get tested for arsenic. She called several lawyers. Told me I was a horrible parent because I continued to use bottled water. She had plans on taking my daughter to get tested as well until we put a stop to it.
This is just an example of many that I have endured throughout the last 2 1/2 years.
The latest situation: she has accused me of teaching my daughter a foul word (pu**y) and suggesting that she knows where it is and how to touch herself now (somehow because of me?!?).
First of all, neither I nor my husband use ANY foul language around my daughter especially a word of that nature.
Second, two year olds explore. It is a part of nature.
We have started to limit contact with her, and we are currently not allowing my daughter to be with her alone, since most of these occurences only happen at her house when we are not there.
The issue? She has started contacting government agencies, pediatricians, and mental health professionals. I know this because we pay her bills and I can check her phone records.
I just don't know if I should just let it go and deal with it when it gets addressed to us or address the situation now.
I am not used to dealing with this level of mental incapacity.
BTW...I am also 6 months pregnant.
Any genuine help is appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
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