I told a woman I work with that if her problem starts with "I am" then it
is her problem not mine. For example she complains that she can't sleep
because she's pregnant. That's an "I am" problem which means it is her
problem not the rest of the world. In other words, she needs to quit acting
like the world is out to get her because she decided to get pregnant. I
have no patience for that "the world is out to get me" mentality. If you
have a problem that starts with "I am" you can either change it or deal
with it. Either way, the reason it is a problem is because YOU let it be.
Not because the rest of the world causes it to be.

Just because your child makes strait A's doesn't mean every child will.
Bringing home lower grades also doesn't mean the child is stupid or lazy.
Also, every child is different and learns in their own way. This goes for
disciplen as well. Spanking does not work on every child. Neither does time
out. A parent should know what works best for their child and use it. The
rest of the world should but out. I mean seriously, I get being upset if
nothing is being done to make a child behave but if the child acts up and
the parent threatening no TV when they get home makes the child behave then
who cares. Just bacause that is not how you would handle it doesn't mean
its wrong.

So I'm driving to work today and see a guy driving in the center turn lane
for several blocks. At work, I mentioned it to one of my coworkers and we
started talking about it. One of them said something about "idiots" (as
they put it) who were "too stupid" to turn into the turn lane so they could
work their way into a regular lane when turning left across a busy road.
Technicaly you aren't allowed to do that either. Do people really not
understand the meaning of "turn lane"? I guess it's kinda like the "left
lane for passing only" signs. People take them to mean what ever they want
them to mean and then call other people idiots for actually obeying the
signs.

I don't care if you celebrate or not. I don't care what you believe. It is
still Christmas time no matter if you believe in what it stands for or not.
Christmas is still a Nationally reconized holliday no matter what you
believe. So no, I won't say "happy holidays" or "Merry Xmas". It is
Christmas time and I will wish you a Merry Christmas.

Why is it that thefts go up so much this time of year and on such
rediculous items. I was reading a list of top things that are being stolen
this season and it was rediculous. Prime cuts of meat, the new rocking
Elmo, designer clothes, and electric razors were just a few of the top
items. I get that times are hard and people are really strugling to jus get
by and you know if you got cought stealling bread and peanut butter or some
cheap hamburger meat I might feel sorry for you but prime cuts of meat and
designer clothes? People need to learn to live within their means. Also, am
I the only one that sees a conection between todays bratty kids who have no
manners and think the world owes them something and the increase in thefts
of toys like rocking Elmo? I mean I get that its an awsome toy but its
expensive and my nephew wants it but he's not going to get it and I promise
his world will not end because he doesn't get every last thing he wants. I
remimber when I was a kid at Christmas time and while I know for a fact
that I didn't get every thing I asked for the only thing I ever remiember
not getting was a guitar, which - did eventually get. I'm sure there were
some things that at the time I thought I couldn't live without but I can't
remimber them now and I always knew I was loved no matter how much or
little I got.

I was reading an article about all these places baning kids or doing "baby
hour" and then some of the comments about it as well. I don`t have kids but
I love them and really even when they get a little loud in places I dont
usually mind. There are places and times that it is just plain rude to let
it continue and the age of the child has a lot to do with how much I`m
willing to tolerate. Last weekend we went out to eat and there was a child
about 2 years old that was just sitting there screaming as loud as she
could. The mom sat there ignoring her like it was perfectly normal for
several minuets untill someone made a comment about how annoying that must
be if she did it all the time and the mom "you get used to it". Finally the
manager came by and asked her to please quiet the child down at which point
she siad something about there being nothing she could do. Then the dad
arrived and after trying to calm the chiland failing he took her ouside. It
wasent two minutes before they were back inside ant the child had the dads
capplaying with it with a big smile and was very wll behaved the rest of
their meal. I dont think kids should be banned but I do think they should
be kicked out if they cant behave.

I bought a movie from Target that didn't work and had to fight to get a new
one at no cost to me because it was on sale when I bought it and when I
returned it the sale was over. That's supposed to be the policy but there
is no way I'm paying an extra $5 for a movie just because it didn't work
the first time I bought it. I don't buy movies at Target anymore because of
their return policy. As much as I understand the need for a strict policy
on games and dvds, I also refuse to continue to be cheated (or attempted to
be cheated) by a super strict policy. I have bought 3 dvds from Target
(different locations) and all 3 of them have had to be taken back and
argued over. I now buy my dvds other places but I still shop at Target from
time to time because, in the end, they did give me what I needed. Just like
how I don't buy books from Wal-Mart anymore. They are well known for having
pages (sometimes entire chapters) missing from their books. I don't know
why, I've never had this problem when buying books from anywhere else.
There are lots of stores I don't go to for some things but will for others.
As the saying goes, "nobody is perfect" including your favorite stores.

All this fuss over the name of ice cream? Okay some people need to get a
life. Then again, I'm one of those people that doesn't get get offended
easily even when someone calls me some stupid name that is supposed to have
me instantly upset and up in arms. Now the people spreading that video on
twitter and facebook of the 14 year old girl...THAT is something to get
upset about IMO.

(In no particular order)

1-insomnia
2-crappy movies made from good books
3-people who don’t know how to merge
4-grammar/spelling maniacs
5-racists
6-hypocrites (especially in relationships)
7-people who think being military or ex-military makes them worship worthy
8-people who don’t get that not everyone learns like them
9-people let their kids and/or animals run wild
10-resturaunts not having what I order from the menu

I understand wanting to understand someone that you are doing business with
but where do people get off thinking they have the right to criticize
another customer for not speaking the same language as them right at that
moment. I'm not even talking about not understanding English at all. I'm
just talking about caring on a private conversation with another person in
a different language. News flash people: English is NOT the only language
out there. Do people seriously expect people who come from another country
to instantly start speaking English and never speak their native language
again? That's really what it seems like sometimes. And what about people
like me who are trying to become bilingual? Am I not allowed to practice my
Spanish while at the grocery store? What happened to land of the free and
freedom of speech or maybe even just the golden rule?

Yesterday I was talking to a friend who has said for years that she never
wants kids. She said she hates mother’s day because she always gets asked
when she plans on having kids and then told she isn’t “old enough” to know
what she wants yet when she says “never”. She’s 26 same as me. I started
thinking about this and realized I’ve been asked about if/when I plan on
having kids as well as nobody says I’m not old enough to know what I want
when I say that I want to adopt. I’ve wanted kids for as long as I can
remember. I used to babysit all the time and I would tell people that I
loved kids and couldn’t wait to have some of my own. Even when I was in
middle school and would tell people that, nobody ever said I wasn’t old
enough to know what I wanted. They told me I should wait, and one asked
what I would do if I couldn’t have kids of my own which is when I said I
would adopt and wanted to adopt even if I did have my own kids. So, why do
so many people think a 26 year old isn’t going to stick to a decision not
to have kids but a 12 year old will stick to a decision to have kids and/or
adopt?

Happy Easter. Have a fun, safe, and happy day.

Why do people say "my God" or "your God"? Does every person have a
different God? Or is it more like it's "my God" because I believe but not
"your God" because you don't believe? And then if you start to believe He
becomes "your God"? At least for as long as you continue to believe I
supose. I was always taught that God loves everyone even if they don't
believe in and/or accept him. Wouldn't that make him everyone's God?

When I was a kid we sat indian style, our parents got told we acted bad
when we did, we had "indian gift exchanges", teachers had a "Secret Santa"
and in December we had Christmas break and usually we had a Christmas play
and Christmas party.

Now kids sit "criss cross applesauce", parents get told their kid was
"naughty" when they act up, they now have "White elephant gift exchanges",
the teachers have a "Secret Pal", they take "Winter break" and you aren't
allowed to call it a "Christmas Party" or a "Christmas Play" (but the theme
can be Christmas apparently).

have used the card at K-mart, you know...

in probably 6 or 7 years. The one nearest me is a nightmare. They will have
only one cashier and like 30 people in line and then the cashier won't even
know how to work the register and will have to keep calling for help. I
will go in there just to kill time and end up finding something I want but
after 30 min of standing in line I put my stuff down and walk out. I have
NEVER been in there where it took less then 20 to 30 min to check out and
after 30 min I walk off no matter what store it is unless it's a big sale
and they are actually trying to keep the wait to a decent time.