Thursday, April 3, 2008
What were you doing in 3rd grade?
Were you plotting with a group of your classmates to kill your teacher? Well, there is 11 kids in Waycross, GA who did just that.For those of you that don't know the story...11 3rd graders planned to kill their teacher after she disciplined one of them for standing on a chair. The children brought handcuffs, a steak knife, duct (duck...lol) tape, ribbon, and a 5 lb large crystal paperweight. Each child had a job to do including luring the teacher into the trap and one even assigned to clean up the blood after wards. Now granted, these children are all special needs children, so their thought processes may not be as advanced as a group of regular third graders, but does that make it even better? Oh, and they used the oldest excuse i the book....."The TV made me do it."
Why do parents allow the TV to raise their children and then get surprised when the TV does a bad job? Isn't that why we are parents, because we wanted the chance and opportunity to mold someone after ourselves, and to raise a productive member of society? And doesn't the fact that they are special needs kids imply that they need that much more supervision and explaining as to the mechanics of TV? The children are too young to be charged with a crime, but I think that the parents should have to eat the punishment on this one. What do you think?
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Posted by ME at 9:02 AM
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Friday, March 28, 2008
I am ashamed to even write this...
But my husband and I have been drawn into the addiction known as World Of Warcraft. I hate even having to say that, but they say that the 1st step to fixing a problem is admitting that you have a problem.
So here goes:
My name is [ME] and I am addicted to World Of Warcraft. Now maybe I can get some help.
Thanks alot [you know who you are], too bad we couldn't have played together..
Labels: 101 reasons why I love my husband, addiction, bored, confessions, Family, newsworthy
Posted by ME at 11:35 AM
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
just curious...
Would you think less of a woman if she put up with her husband's bad behavior?
For those of you that follow the televangelist community, you have heard of the whole Juanita Bynum case. Well, for those of you that haven't, she is the televangelist, famous for telling women to leave abusive and dead-end relationships, whose husband whooped her ass in an Atlanta hotel's "public" parking lot. Well, as of like a month ago, they decided to reconcile. WTF???? Now maybe its just me and my domestic abuse employment history, but when a man has the balls to hit you at all in public, its probably because he has done it before in private, and it has become a way of life. What do you all think. Now this Bynum chick seems like she is a pretty intelligent, successful and stable black woman, so what the hell is going through her mind?
What about Hillary Clinton? We all know the story of her husband's indiscretion. I mean, hell, to those people old enough to really remember, it was like he cheated on us all with Monica. And what about that other woman...I can't remember her name, but she came out around the time Monica debuted that blue dress with the "spot," so as you can imagine, she is pretty inconsequential. Plus, the many women we never found out about. But anyway. Do you think less of Hillary because she stayed with Bill after it all...? I mean, I'm all for staying down for your husband, and I think its that fleeting feeling of companionship that's whats wrong with marriage these days, and i have even had to admit to myself, that if my husband ever cheated on me, and was truly sorry and truly showed me that it would never happen again, I would stay with him. He would have tons of work to do, but I believe that everyone makes mistakes and once is a mistake...twice or more is a habit.
This is the main reason why in this whole presidential race, I couldn't vote for Ms. Hillary...I saw her acceptance of her husband's multiple infedilities as a major weakness, maybe even a sign of dependancy.
A friend of mine brought to mind that sticking with something that is difficult in a time of adversity is what would make a good president. But I don't think so. I think that sticking with something when you know that you shouldn't is why the hell we are fighting this horrible ass war now. I think that as opposed to determination in a president, I want someone who knows when to give up. She talks of ending a war that was obviously a mistake, but she won't end a marriage that has been plagued by many.
Another friend brought up the point of what if she decided that she wanted to wait until she got to the pinnacle of her political career before she divorced him, you know, politics and family being as intertwined as they are. I truly believe that this is what happened, which is why for the most part I don't think of her as a weak woman, but rather a dishonest one. I believe that their marriage is a front, perhaps she knew that she would never make the presidential seat as a divorced woman, and what better position for the first female pres. than as the wife of the former pres.? And I respect her for her decision, but this in turn means that she is a liar...
Please remember, these are my views. My own personal views. If you feel the need to attack them, please do so, but do not attack me. I am a human and an american and I am able to speak my mid because of such. If you have any opposing views, opinions, thoughts, anything...please feel free to leave a comment detailing them...but lets all act like adults, k?
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Posted by ME at 5:42 PM
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
cool new contest
I know you have all heard about the Dyson vacuum right??? Well, its the vacuum that never loses suction, and the little 30 dollar piece of crap I have now could never compare. To top it off, it has that guy with the sexy english accent (whats that sound...thousands of SAHM's remembering the sexy english-man??) to promote it. Well, I just found a super cool contest over at The domestic diva where you can win a PINK one...OMG, could you believe it??? Pink, you should totally enter it, Just in case.
Labels: contests, gifts, giveaways, Mommy-hood, newsworthy
Posted by ME at 7:57 PM
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Suburban Inferno
As anyone who knows me knows, I am from San Diego, CA. As hopefully everyone knows, San Diego is now on fire. This kind of thing happens all the time, every year, but normally it is just by the rich homes out where the celebrities live. This means that I personally don't feel all that bad about it. Now however, places much closer to home are burning. I am very scared and hoping for the best for my family and friends, and I want them to all know that they are in my thoughts and prayers. If life were perfect, those fires would all be able to be contained and taken down, and everyone who was evacuated would be able to go back home safely. Sadly, though, life is not perfect. The fires are not even 0% contained, and many homes are already gone. The question of what you would grab if there was a fire has been brought home to so many people who never thought they would ever have to ask that question. It has also been suspected that it was started by an arsonist. Luckily there have been no deaths so far, but I hope that if someone does get hurt or killed, that the person who started this hell fire has to suffer to the fullest extent of the law.
I ask of you one thing, please just hope, wish, pray or beg that the families in San Diego will be safe and come out of this ok. TTYL.
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Posted by ME at 3:50 PM
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Racism is alive and well..."Jena 6"
Dear friend,
I just learned about a case of segregation-era oppression happening today in Jena, Louisiana. I signed onto ColorOfChange.org's campaign for justice in Jena, and wanted to invite you to do the same.
http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/?id=1621-383756
Last fall in Jena, the day after two Black high school students sat beneath the "white tree" on their campus, nooses were hung from the tree. When the superintendent dismissed the nooses as a "prank," more Black students sat under the tree in protest. The District Attorney then came to the school accompanied by the town's police and demanded that the students end their protest, telling them, "I can be your best friend or your worst enemy... I can take away your lives with a stroke of my pen." A series of white-on-black incidents of violence followed, and the DA did nothing. But when a white student was beaten up in a schoolyard fight, the DA responded by charging six black students with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
It's a story that reads like one from the Jim Crow era, when judges, lawyers and all-white juries used the justice system to keep blacks in "their place." But it's happening today. The families of these young men are fighting back, but the story has gotten minimal press. Together, we can make sure their story is told and that the Governor of Louisiana intervenes and provides justice for the Jena 6. It starts now. Please join me:
http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/?id=1621-383756
The noose-hanging incident and the DA's visit to the school set the stage for everything that followed. Racial tension escalated over the next couple of months, and on November 30, the main academic building of Jena High School was burned down in an unsolved fire. Later the same weekend, a black student was beaten up by white students at a party. The next day, black students at a convenience store were threatened by a young white man with a shotgun. They wrestled the gun from him and ran away. While no charges were filed against the white man, the students were later arrested for the theft of the gun.
That Monday at school, a white student, who had been a vocal supporter of the students who hung the nooses, taunted the black student who was beaten up at the off-campus party and allegedly called several black students "nigger." After lunch, he was knocked down, punched and kicked by black students. He was taken to the hospital, but was released and was well enough to go to a social event that evening.
Six Black Jena High students, Robert Bailey (17), Theo Shaw (17), Carwin Jones (18), Bryant Purvis (17), Mychal Bell (16) and an unidentified minor, were expelled from school, arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder. The first trial ended last month, and Mychal Bell, who has been in prison since December, was convicted of aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery (both felonies) by an all-white jury in a trial where his public defender called no witnesses. During his trial, Mychal's parents were ordered not to speak to the media and the court prohibited protests from taking place near the courtroom or where the judge could see them.
Mychal is scheduled to be sentenced on July 31st, and could go to jail for 22 years. Theo Shaw's trial is next. He will finally make bail this week.
The Jena Six are lucky to have parents and loved ones who are fighting tooth and nail to free them. They have been threatened but they are standing strong. We know that if the families have to go it alone, their sons will be a long time coming home. But if we act now, we can make a difference.
Join me in demanding that Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco get involved to make sure that justice is served for Mychal Bell, and that DA Reed Walters drop the charges against the 5 boys who have not yet gone to trial.
http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/?id=1621-383756
Thanks.
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Posted by ME at 11:12 AM
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
WHO?????
Laci Peterson. Natalie Holloway. Jennifer Wilbanks. Kelsey Smith. What do all of these women have in common??? They were all missing (Natalie Holloway has still not been found), and when they were missing they made headline news. The most recent of them went missing on memorial day weekend. I believe that's all I have to say, and everyone remembers the girl from Target. It is a very sad story, very upsetting to any young woman. But do you know what is more upsetting????? Having someone in your family go missing that same weekend, and you never even hear about it on the news. This is what is happening with Stepha Henry's family. You see, Stepha went missing the same weekend as Kelsey, and we all have yet to know her name or even hear about her story.
You see, the women above have one more thing in common, they are all white. They were all young, attractive white women. And Stepha is not. Stepha is a young middle class black woman. She does not fit the stereotype of women that are normally shown on the news. It is a common misconception that in the black community women don't get assaulted or taken and that kids don't get kidnapped, when in reality, the statistics are just as high, its just that they are not reported on as much.
On Monday, when googled, Stepha Henry's story only produced 3 hits, and even today, you have to spell her name perfectly, and add a few other characteristics, such as where she went missing, when she went missing and how old she was. Ridiculous huh? When on the exact same day there were 525 hits for Kelsey Smith, and a whopping 6,581 stories that focused on Paris Hilton.
Now what does this say to the black community or even to Kelsey Smith's family. Now it is understood that the media feeds into ratings, but it is truly ridiculous when we find out that a jail bound socialite is more important that women's lives.
This means that if both me and my best friend...THE BER...were to go missing at the exact same time. Statistically her case would be reported on much more than mine. She would be on every news story, and I might just be a hot topic on the view. I just say, I pray that never happens...cause I'd be screwed.
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