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Reply to Is It Ethical To Spy On Our Young Childrens Internet Use? in Parenting JoeUser Forums

I think that you're doing the right thing by setting guidelines for her, and no, I don't think monitoring your child's activities online is spying. I think it's simply good parenting. I have three kids, and I'm proud to say I snoop on their internet sessions. They know that if they violate one of the rules I have set for them regarding being online, then they won't get to be online for a veerrrry long time. Like months. They know that I mean it, and they haven'

Reply to My Student Of The Month in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Congrats to Shea Thanks! Basically, she rules. Definitely your daughter, but also definitely her own person Her teacher talked about her individuality as she was lising the reasons Shea

Reply to My Student Of The Month in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Rawk On, Shea!!!! That's what I said! Congrats to Shea, I'll pass that along! <TD

My Student Of The Month in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

My husband and I are going to my daughter's school for an assembly this afternoon. She's been nominated as Student Of The Month and the assembly is in her honor. Dave and I will stand in front of the entire school and hand Shea her certificate and prize. Shea's ecstatically happy about it - she says that it's usually the Preps or the Plastics that get this award, and seeing as she identifies herself as a member of the Punk crowd she feels like she's going to be represen

Reply to These Things Must Come to Pass in Religion JoeUser Forums

There have been wars and rumors of wars, nations rising up against each other, plagues, famines, earthquakes in diverse places, pestilence all over the place and countless other things the bible mentions since the dawn of time. Matter of fact, 'prophets' have been saying "repent, then end is nigh!" since the dawn of time too. The end hasn't come yet.

Reply to A Week's Worth in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Here I was thinking that I'd got plenty of time left to make baby Bella's gifts, and as it turns out you're due next week! Whilst I can get your gifts (there will be something for each of the boys in there too) finished by early next week and mailed out by Wednesday, I don't know how the mail will be getting from here to Hawaii. So, if it doesn't make it there in time for her birth, please forgive me! I'm glad that everything's going well, and I'm keeping my f

Reply to Bits and pieces in Misc JoeUser Forums

How about if I tell you that life is unfolding as it should and you're where you belong, that what you're going to be doing is a good fit for you and them? I"m having a lazy day too, still in jammies....it's an "early Friday" kinda day That works for me, Trudy. Thank you! I LOVE lazy days. If it were up to me, I'd spend

Reply to Bits and pieces in Misc JoeUser Forums

you could just accept it that SOME people think you are lovely or caring, and be done with it. I could, but that's hard too. See, I live with me; I see me being nasty and mean and lazy and sometimes not worthy of any praise at all. I am trying, MM. And, I'll continue to try. <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center bg

Bits and pieces in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm having a lazy day today. I COULD be mopping the floor, but I don't feel like it. I swept it and did the bare minimum amount of housework that I could - vacuumed, unloaded and reloaded the dishwasher, swept the kitchen and hallways, made the beds and picked the laundry up off the floor of the kids bathroom - and I've decided that I want to devote today to knitting. I'm finishing one of the baby sweaters and am trying to chart an anarchy symbol and heartagram so I can make beade

Reply to No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted... in Misc JoeUser Forums

You're right, it IS shocking. It has women struggling to reach un attainable goal. I couldn't believe how much they airbrushed her either!

I'm honored to be asked. in Misc JoeUser Forums

My boss at the hospice called today. I expected to be asked to go sit vigilance with someone, but instead of giving me a patient's details she said she had a proposal for me. She asked me how I'd feel about an ambassadorship. I'd be an ambassador for the hospice with one of the local nursing homes. I'd go and meet with the directors and managers a couple of times and month and be the liason between that nursing home and the hospice. I'd be dropping in and

Reply to Rush, you're a tosser in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I've thought of Rush as a tosser (whatever the hell that means) for years, but he just keeps speading fecal frosting all over that cake. Tosser:Literally, one who masturbates. Common usage typically refers to anyone of whom you have a low opinion. And yes, he does keep on...and on...and on... <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" al

Reply to Maricopa county Sheriff strikes again. in Politics JoeUser Forums

I heart Joe Arapaio! It's about time somebody stopped pandering to non-English speaking immigrants. This is America, and the primary language spoken here is English. It's ok to want to hang on to your culture and heritage; it's ok to speak your native tongue to your kids and friends and family and fellow countrymen, but don't expect the rest of America to learn to speak your language too. Learn some English! To compare the Maricopa County jail to a concentrat

Rush, you're a tosser in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Rush Limbaugh accused Michael J Fox of "exaggerating" his Parkinsons disease, saying that the tremors and shaking MJ exhibits in the political commercials now in rotation on national TV are "purely an act". Link Whilst I agree that MJ probably didn't stick to the medication regimen he's on to minimize his symptoms, I don't think his flailing and tremors are "an act". He was diagnosed years ago and has appeared in public less a

Reply to Shared journalling and how it's helped us. in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

people usually say more in writing than they would when speaking. Yes, they do. I've always found that I can express what I want to say better with the written word than with the spoken. My marriage is happ

Reply to Micheal J. Fox Lies and Makes Himself a spectacle. in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think that he's incredibly brave for not taking his meds and taping a commercial when his shaking is at it's worst (I too believe that he probably didn't take his meds for a couple of days prior to shooting). Parkinsons is a terrible disease, and he wanted to show people what it had done to him. Appearing to have very few tremors isn't going to spur people into voting for stem-cell research, now is it? Appearing as he did, flailing and shaking away...well, that's a p

Reply to Shared journalling and how it's helped us. in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

We didn't bicker and fight, we just didn't talk. I tried early, but she couldn't handle talking about difficult things, so we eventually stopped completely. Well nobody LIKES to talk about difficult stuff, but we HAVE to if we want our relationships to last. Perhaps that's a big part of you guys breaking up....she couldn't handle talking to you

Reply to It's 'international night' in our house in Misc JoeUser Forums

can I recommend Jalebis for dessert? Basically an excuse to eat fat and sugar! A thin batter is deep-fried in spirals, then soaked in sugar syrup Ooh, that sounds wonderful! Thanks for the link, and it's nice to 'meet' you! I've heard a lot about you...

It's 'international night' in our house in Misc JoeUser Forums

When our kids were small, we started having what we call 'international night'. Basically, we'd make food that was traditional to another country for supper, try to learn a few words in the language of that country and we also talked about that country; what it's traditions were, where it was located at geographically, it's culture and what role it played in the global scheme of things. For instance, when international night was French, we ate coq au vin and had proifteroles for d

Reply to People can be so weird in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm late to this thread, but I wanted you to know that I'm sorry this happened. You're so sweet, and you didn't deserve the treatment you got.

Shared journalling and how it's helped us. in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

As some of you know, my marriage hasn't been exactly blissful this year. We've had months where we just can't seem to get along, no matter what we do. We don't have big knock-down-drag-out-fights, we just bicker back and forth and generally get on each other's nerves. It doesn't make for a happy atmosphere at home, especially for our kids. It wasn't until our son made a comment about it that we realized just how bad it had become - and we decided to do something about

Reply to Sorry in Blogging JoeUser Forums

As Loca and In Bloom have both said, you can make your blogs private so only you can see it. When you go to the page where you write your article, just mark the 'who can see this' as 'only me'. That way you can still vent, but nobody else will be able to read your venting. It's important that you have an outlet right now, whether that be an online journal or a handwritten one. If you're still not comfortable with writing about your troubles online, please c

Reply to This is too cool! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I got hooked by your title, and then saw, "another yarn yunkie", but the enthusiasm and energy made me read it huh? Ted, I found and ordered some hemp and wool yarn, so your Jerry Garcia doll is a possibility. All I have to do is figure out the short row shaping for his belly and I'll be casting on his stitches!</P

Reply to This is too cool! in Misc JoeUser Forums

Only 5 words........WHERE???!!! In my 'Stitch N Bitch Nation' knitting book. I'll scan the pattern and send it to you if you'd like. It's not terribly difficult; if you know how to increase, decrease and pick up stitches from a finished edge and knit them, then you'll be able to make these babies just fine. <TABLE cellpaddi

This is too cool! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I have just come across the coolest knitting pattern. THE coolest pattern. Of all the patterns I have come across, this is the coolest. It's a doll knitting pattern (patternS, actually). Not an ORDINARY doll, not just some plain old regular baby doll. A Joey Ramone doll. JOEY FREAKIN' RAMONE! How cool is that?!! But the fun doesn't end there; I also found a Henry Rollins doll pattern, complete with tattoos. Yes, you read that