Bea

I remember when this happened, and remember being so disturbed over the photographs that were taken of the dead lying on the ground in the compound. Some of them had their arms over their children.

The whole concept you've presented here calls for a great deal of reflection. I am still angry as hell at the punk that terrorized my daughter. I am angry that she's missed out on several opportunities due to the course of events that took place, as well as the fact that he created complete turmoil in my family for nearly a year. However, after it's all been said and done, she's emerged a stronger person with focused goals. I think that the forgiveness concept you've presented allows me not to feel so guilty for the whole turn of events. Anyway, hope you have a lovely weekend!

I have a room that needs to be de-crapified. I knew it needed to be done, I just didn't know what to call it.

Oh, wow. I suddenly feel oh-so-old! I used to come home from whatever date I was on and watch Midnight Special! BTW--love your playlist. I scrolled down straight to "Pinball Wizard." Uh, yeah, I saw in the theater. Enjoy your night!

It's freaking cold here. It already feels like January! We had snow flurries two nights ago, but nothing worth getting excited about. I usually don't start doing my snow dance until closer to Christmas, but I have a feeling that the white stuff isn't going to need my coaxing this year. What happened to autumn?

I'm sorry that you are in this position. After about 2 minutes of contemplation and reflecting upon my own relationships with my brothers, I really can't offer any sound advice to you and your sister. Mostly because you seem so polite and civilized. My brothers and I usually address such issues with a "Hey, WTF's wrong with YOU?" We tend to work through our issues rather quickly this way, but of course, we also tend to make our mother cringe. Good luck to you and your sister.

I love it!I just raised three daughters without any assistance from Nintendo. I also refused to buy them their own laptops. They used their graduation money to make those purchases. It really irritates me when I see kids whose families don't have two nickels to rub together, but the kid has a cell phone and shoes that cost more than all of mine together. Sometimes, enough is just enough. Thanks for sharing the post.

Whenever I'm dealing with a difficult students, I try to remember that they are someone's little girl or little boy. I also try to keep in mind how I would want someone speaking to my child.

I hate it when people send me that kind of stuff, too. Sometimes I read my e-mail at work, and I've learned not to open mail from certain people until I'm home. It can be quite embarassing and inappoproate.
Enjoy the rest of your day.

I love these!

As you may be aware, a year or so ago, we (my family & I) had a round with my youngest daughter's sociopathic ex-boyfriend. He seemed to enjoy roughing her up. However, we soon found out that he was a...a...well, my oldest daughter told me that I'm not allowed to use this word any more, so let's just say that he was a "p-word." I'm one of the people he had threatened to kill, yet he was terrified of me, because he knew that I had no problem standing up to him.
Anyway, I hope your friend finds her way out this relationship safely, and then moves right on into some strong counseling so that she never finds herself in this position again.

Elfie!!!Big hugs to you!!!!

Jason--if anyone ever wants me to go to Europe, they won't have to ask me twice. GO!!!! Get that passport in order and board that plane! Take lots of pictures, too!