She seems like such a responsible young woman. I'm not surprised she is handling practicing driving with a cool head. I am so not looking forward to this whole thing with my kids. The thought of them being old enough to operate a motor vehicle makes me sad! She's pretty cool-headed yeah. And responsible. It scares me sometim
My daughter is 15 now, meaning that she's eligible for a driver's permit from the state we currently reside in. She's been talking about driving for a while now, even going so far as to tell her dad that she didn't want him to teach her how to drive because he yells too much and he'd freak her out. (he didn't like that much, btw). I decided that today would be the day to end the talking and start the driving. When we stopped to check the mail at the communal mail box at th
I think I just missed you on Yahoo Yep, you did. But we'll catch up later. Or tomorrow. Or sometime. I gots all kinds of time now that I aint workin'. Conundrums for you guys too, eh? <
Sending hugs D. Aww, thank you! Thinking of you... Thank you, too. And thank you for the christmas card. It's really something to see Santa on the beach in his shorts and un
Damn is right. ((((((((K))))))))) Thank you. I'm ok, really. It'll all be fine; it was a good thing that all this came out. Now I can begin to heal and decide what I want to do. I'm not going to make any snap decisions, I'm going to take it slow and see what happens. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width=
Damn. Yeah. I'm glad to 'see' you, Gene. I'm still waiting for my phone to ring, btw.
Of course noone feels that way all of the time but if it is a case of never feeling that way, well, you already know it's a monumental problem. Exactly. I don't expect things to be rosy all the time; that's not practical and it's not gonna happen. I just deserve better than a pat on the head and a 'good girl; you did the dishes so
Things came to a head in my house last night. The argument that had been brewing for months finally came to the fore of our conversation - heh, like it was anything close to a conversation. We haven't talked in years. Apparently, his love for me is based on my doing what he wants, when he wants it, how he wants it. It's like I'm some kind of pet; like I'm on the same level as Gracie. As long as I do what he says, it's all good. If I deviate...well, then t
You drive expensive cars to work because you can. You can because you've worked hard to be successful. You've worked hard to be successful because you didn't want to be a loser who was jealous of people who drive expensive cars to work. Now, wasn't that simple?
The blues are lessening and I'm feeling better today than I have in many weeks. I don't know if it's the medication; I think that it's too early for it to be that. I think that it's more that I was forced to get out of the house on Friday and going to that party and mingling with people renewed my self-confidence. D isn't exactly a sympathetic or even empathic man - actually, he's neither of those. Some days remembering and thinking about my dad hurts and it brin
Hopefully the number of heroes like this who lay down their lives in the call of duty will be a number that dwindles with time as the world becomes a safer place for all. I have that hope too, but I'm afraid that until the US finds a adequate source for oil, this war will be played out over and over again. To me, that's all this is.&nbs
We lost a lot of people and that fact is never far from anyone's mind around here, so it seems kind of...depressing...to me (and to the Soldiers who were discussing it at the "mandatory fun" BBQ this past week) that they would put something like that up at the ball. The party was great until the 50/50 drawing. There had been so many mem
It was D's work Christmas shingdig last night. We had to get there early to set up - Dave had done most of the foot-work and had pretty much set up the whole party. I started drinking at 6pm and didn't stop until 11pm, but for some strange reason lost the wee little buzz that I had going halfway through and didn't manage to regain it. There was LOTS of brass there last night (that's mil-speak for high ranking officers). Lots. Like General kind of brass
Just detention (or suspension or whatever else) will do nothing but embitter him. Yes, it will, and that bothers me. I can't do anything to help him; I'm too involved and it wouldn't be appropriate. I wish that I could find SOMEone to give him a little guidance - I really am afraid that this boy is going to be spending a lot of his
And in that frame of mind, I'm liable to do ANYTHING to protect my baby. I know the feeling. It's really something to have such a rage burning inside you that you're totally calm. Tres strange. Take ca
. I have to tell you I've been sweating a little on this and you haven't been far from my thoughts. Thank you. It's been a difficult time for me too, and I'm glad that it's over. Well, sort of over. The medication change isn't as easy as I thought that it would be, but I'm getting there. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="9
Oh! She got so BIG! She's gorgeous!
I met with the Principal, Vice-Principal and a local Police Officer at Shea's school this morning. Shea told them extent of the harrassment and made a formal written statement. The school won't tell me what action will be taken aginst the boy who touched her, but they DID tell me that they weren't going to let it go unpunished. Shea is not the only girl this boy has done this to. He's also got a Juvenile Detention record for assault. From what
One word, K. One word. I'll let you know. Thank you. Just so's everyone knows, I'm serious about calling the media tomorrow. This school district just made national and international news because of it's 'draconian' policy not allowing students to touch each other, so there had best be some immediate action from the princip
I know that I am so mad I am shaking. Here's something you should know: hell hath NO fury like the mother of a teenage girl; ESPECIALLY none like MINE.
Dear Teenage Creep, I know. I know that my beautiful daughter came home this afternoon and told me what you have been doing to her. I know about the comments. I know about the notes. I know about the touching. I know that she's asked you to stop. I know that her friends have asked you to stop. I know that you haven't stopped. I know that tomorrow morning at 7am I will be sitting down with the Principal and Supe
I'm standing by the window, looking down 16 stories to the highway below when he walks in the door. We introduce ourselves, and he starts asking me questions. A couple of minutes into our meeting, he hits gold and I answer 'yes' to EVERY question he asks me. He chuckles and tells me I'm falling to pieces, and I laugh and agree with him. He takes my hand. 'We need to get an MRI. I don't think you have MS; I think that a lot of what you're experienc
Dear The Internets, Today was not a good day. First, My Momma had to take the Littlest Kid to see DocVee. I dunno what DocVee is, but when they came home, the Littlest Kid had a sore arm and My Momma said he had to get Shot. I know what Shot is; my friend Rocky who used to live next door went hunting with his People sometimes and he said that Shot is what happens when People point a big stick at other animals and make it go BANG and then the animal they poi
[quote]when we come to the States in 2010[/quote] WHAT???????!!!!!!!! I knew you were taking a big vacation, but I didn't know you were coming here!!!!!!!!!! How do you feel about visiting St Louis?
people rarely (if ever) listen to the "new girl", especially when the "new girl" comes in wanting to change things. The status quo of those places may be horrendous and inhuman, but those who made it that way (from the top down) want to keep it that way. \ Oh, I'm not talking about converting the entire staff! I'm talking about being the
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