just john

just john

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Reply to Your Child Died? It's YOUR Fault! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I think the central part of the debate is if the parents have any responsibility to ensure the safety of their child. Yeah, I know in the eyes of the law she is an adult. A parent can say no and refuse to pay for it, couldn't they? I feel very sorry for the difficult situation her parents are in. Have you looked at the travel sites that advertise these trips? They all show pictures of the big party. I saw pictures of keg stands and people who

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Reply to Please help me!!! in Misc JoeUser Forums

You could be low on Freon. If that is the case your unit is probably frozen up. The coil could be dirty too if you haven't changed your filter regularly. If you aren't adventurous call the a/c guy. If you are check out the how things work site Link and you can get a good idea of where these things are located. If the coils are frozen the air might be cool but not cold and it won't be blowing very much

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

As for your "fostering" several children: "I'm not a dr., but I play one on TV", right? Ya know... I have heard here that I shouldn't be discussing things that I know nothing about. Well this is one you surely know nothing about. It's too bad this has turned into a bashing session instead of a discussion. I give up ... believe

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

Para's right...your parents broke several laws in providing your party. Had you, or one of your friends attending managed to get drunk (there are ways, even at a supervised party), and die as a result of alcohol poisoning, your parents would have been fully legally culpable for their deaths. Absolutely

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

From what I read in this article though, your parents and the girls parents seem to be cut from the same mold. So you agree that her parents were bad? Excuse my blunt

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

I see that no one agrees with me and I really didn't intend to ruffle any one's feathers. However, I won't change my opinion because it doesn't suit you. I feel sorry for the family.

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

Are you a parent? No, but I have fostered children. I have seen, first hand, the results of parents who could give a crap about their child. (I am not saying this couple didn't care about their child. Obviously they were quite involved. She was a good student and other things) <TABLE cellpaddi

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

A) She was 18 and could go where she liked. B) Kids on senior trips end up going away to college like 3 months later without their parents. C) The crime rate/disappearance rate is far, far worse at the vast majority of college towns in the US than it is in Aruba. All valid points.

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

But once I turned 18 (still in college BTW), I moved out. It was tight, but there was nothing they could do. And when I moved out of the house I had to accept responsibility for myself. This girl was a child. In the eyes of the law, yes, she was an adult. But, even as an adult my parents had ways of MA

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

And that could have happened anywhere. True. I have heard all of that. If there were supposed to be chaperones, and they let her go... that is the definition of negligence. It still doesn’t change my opinion. The only way to protect this girl would be to have someone on her all the time. One chaperone c

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

I would never allow my child to leave the country unless he was on a supervised trip with adults. Am I a good parent now? That is not the whole of it. Being a parent means being responsible for the life you brought into the world. You are wise to not allow your son out of the country unsupervised, but i

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

18 is a legal adult. The parents had no say in her decision. PuLease. Lets get real. Did she live at home? YES! Did her parents have a say in her decision? YES! (They probably payed for the trip) Let's call an adult an adult and a child a child. If you live at home and can't support yourself, you are

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Reply to Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

Don't be so quick to condemn the parents that not might be aware as to what is going on. I thought being a parent ment being aware of what your children are doing and where they are at. That is their job. Sorry, If you don't question why your child wants to leave the country unsupervised, that

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Missing girl = Bad Parenting in Parenting JoeUser Forums

I just don't understand what is going on with the current trend of kids going out of the country unsupervised as a graduation thing. When I was in high school, not all that long ago we went on senior trips ranging from a hundred miles or so to at most a Florida or bust trip. Did we do stupid things? Hell yes! We acted crazy, tried to get away with illegal things, and

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Reply to My Unequivacal Position in Politics JoeUser Forums

This is the first time I have agreed with anything that you have posted. I know that if abortion is illegal, it will only turn to the back alleys and women will still do it. To me, that doesn't change the fact that I believe it to be morally wrong. I also believe that it would be wrong to outlaw it. On the other hand... You are a person who calls others hypocrites when they seem to trample on your beliefs or lack there of. (not a shot, but it

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Reply to I did the deed... in Art JoeUser Forums

Congrats! I played Trumpet for 9 years. I don't really want to pick it up again. I did buy a guitar once and never learned how to play it. I have been wanting to pick it up again.

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Reply to This Ain't Montgomery and YOU Ain't Rosa Parks! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Who the hell are we to judge? That is what this is about. It's not about sitting at the back of the bus. It's not about being black or white or yellow or green. It's about societal fair play. Choice is what makes us free. Take away the choices and we've got nothing but a religion-based notion of what is acceptable in society, and

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Reply to I love Police but ...... in Misc JoeUser Forums

The best thing you can do is go to court and fright the ticket. The burden of proof falls on the officer (who probably won't show up). You will probably get stuck with court costs but you can have the ticket removed from your record. In the end that is better for your insurance. It's still a scam though. The officer is in hopes that you will have some other illegal issue to cite as well. I got a ticket for following to closely. The officer cl

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Reply to Time to Put an End to Food Stamps! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Wow I was sick of reading the thread and there was still so much more. Here's my two cents though. whereas a federal program, such as food stamps, will guarantee that people will eat. Not true. A major argument here is that food stamps are a commodity. Any paper of value can be traded. States l

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Reply to What is faith? in Religion JoeUser Forums

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