All categories - 14 November 2006

Someday when my children are old
enough to understand the logic that
motivates a parent, I will tell them:


I loved you enough... to ask
where you were going, with whom, and
what time you would be home.

I loved you enough... to insist
that you save your money and buy a
bike for yourself even though we could
afford to buy one for you.

I loved you enough... to be
silent and let you discover that your
new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough... to make
you go pay for the bubble gum you had
taken and tell the clerk, "I stole this
yesterday and want to pay for it."

I loved you enough... to stand
over you for two hours while you
cleaned your room, a job that should have
taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough... to let you
see anger, disappointment and tears
in my eyes. Children must learn that
their parents aren't perfect.

I loved you enough... to let you
assume the responsibility for your
actions even when the penalties were so
harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all, I loved you
enough... to say NO when I knew you
would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult
battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in
the end you won, too.

And someday when your children
are old enough to understand the logic
that motivates parents, you will tell
them.............

My Mom was mean. We had the meanest mother in
the whole world! While other kids ate
candy for breakfast, we had to have
cereal, eggs, and toast. When others had
a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we
had to eat sandwiches. And you can
guess our mother fixed us a dinner that
was different from what other kids had, too.

Mother insisted on knowing
where we were at all times. You'd think
we were convicts in a prison. She
had to know who our friends were, and
what we were doing with them. She
insisted that if we said we would be gone
for an hour, we would be gone for an
hour or less. We were ashamed to admit
it, but she had the nerve to break the
Child Labor Laws by making us work. We
had to wash the dishes, make the beds,
learn to cook, vacuum the floor,
do laundry, empty the trash and all
sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would
lie awake at night thinking of more
things for us to do.

She always insisted on us telling
the truth the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. By the time we were
teenagers, she could read our minds.

Then, life was really tough! Mother
wouldn't let our friends just honk the
horn when they drove up. They had to
come up to the door so she could meet them.

While everyone else could date
when they were 12 or 13, we had to
wait until we were 16.

Now that we have left home, we
are all educated, honest adults. We
are doing our best to be mean parents just
like Mom was.

I think that is what's wrong with
the world today. It just doesn't
have enough mean moms

2006-11-14 10:35:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Friends

So.. sometimes I ask dumb questions (yeah I did 2 days ago...) or I'll do something not quite right or someone will just want to offer some healthy criticism so I can do better. And I won't get angry, I'll beat myself up! I want everything I do to be right, and I don't want to make people think I'm dumb or hard-headed. How can I take criticism better?

2006-11-14 10:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by Tall&Lovely 1 in Other - Society & Culture

If the resistance of an electrical circuit remains the same, and the current in the circuit increases, what will happen to the voltage? Explain FULLY!

2006-11-14 10:35:26 · 7 answers · asked by Lizzie 2 in Homework Help

The BCS Is A Bunch Of BS If You Ask Me. Boise State Is Still Undefeated At 10-0 But Still Somehow Manage To Be Outside The Top 10 Rankings. Go Figure.

2006-11-14 10:35:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Football (American)

Why are poeple trying to erase GHod from the Government and prove he doesn't exist? I read in the paper that a man had scientific proof God doesn't exist then later withdrew his claim. First of all, who would go through so much work to try n disprove a good thing? it doesn't make sense. HOenstly no one cares about how much evidence you find on God we're still gonna believe. Becuase it is through faith we are saved. Also Let me ask non believers. What happens when you die?

2006-11-14 10:35:20 · 19 answers · asked by bboyballer112 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Why are there so many Children on P & S today?

2006-11-14 10:35:18 · 18 answers · asked by Alotta FAT! 2 in Polls & Surveys

I had an account that was charged off on 2001. Is there any way to have this account reflected as charged off in 01 because the company is still reporting the charge off currently. When I call and ask about it, no one has any information for me to even try and settle it. What canI do?

2006-11-14 10:35:12 · 10 answers · asked by T.J 1 in Credit

do you sometimes have a feeling that something bad is gonna happend but your not sure on what it is?

2006-11-14 10:35:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I live with my grandmother who seems to do it her way. Everything i do, to her is WRONG. She used to physicaly hurt me. like punch, slap, and puch around, she also calls me names like; failure, fatass, and she tells me my parents dont want me. My mother was into drugs, and my father was sleeping around. I've been threw alot to have to deal with this. I moved to a totaly different state, to a totaly different setting. I've only got untill May 25, 2007 till i'm done with school, but its making it hard to study. It hurts my feelings and its hurtting our realtionship with her also. I don't need this.

2006-11-14 10:35:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family

amie is her name and we talked i noticed she was waiting for the bus i caught her in the corner of my eye i turned around and i said hi to her we talked finally , we have been smileing at eachother and runing into each other for a couple of months now both of us to shy to get to know each other, i told her for my introduction "i dont see her at the gym any more" did she get the hint , anyways i am sick and tired of beating around the bush with this girl its time i stand up and be a man and tell her whats up what do u think and how should i do it

2006-11-14 10:35:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

I am starting an ecommerce business.I have heard horror stories
about using paypal.Bad customer service,always on the side of the buyer,not the seller etc.Is there something better than paypal
out there to receive credit card payments?

2006-11-14 10:35:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Credit

i need real opinions. not just yes or no. i want to know WHY you have this opinion. if you have any personal expierences why you believe this, please share.

2006-11-14 10:35:00 · 6 answers · asked by girllll 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-11-14 10:34:59 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Mental Health

2006-11-14 10:34:58 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5 in Jokes & Riddles

A lot of people who are anti-homosexuality will say that most homosexuals participated in sex with another of the same gender when they were very very young, or that they were sexually abused when they were children. Is this true?

Personally, I don't believe it is, but I was wondering what you thought.

2006-11-14 10:34:53 · 17 answers · asked by Dopple 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-11-14 10:34:52 · 2 answers · asked by beautywithin78 1 in Swimming & Diving

It's really disturbing and not at all funny. It's one thing to threaten like Bernie Mac does, but another to really do it. Homer crosses the line with this one and I think the writers are really off the mark?

2006-11-14 10:34:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Television

give me a sentence for each word....

due to?

as a consequence:

accordingly:


as a result?

owing to?

2006-11-14 10:34:46 · 4 answers · asked by hey 3 in Homework Help

If there was a car in front of you and this car was about to go over railroad tracks but the car suddenly dies halway across the tracks. Your front end is on the other part of the tracks behind the stalled car. Lets suppose a train is coming. Would you hit your gas and push the car in front of you off of the tracks and get yourself off also in time. Or do you simply get out of your vehicle and run? You could possibly get a ticket for hitting the person in front of you and they possibly could sue you for alot of money. What would you do?

2006-11-14 10:34:42 · 14 answers · asked by Coodles 5 in Polls & Surveys

2006-11-14 10:34:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I will be seeing Disturbed, Flyleaf, Stone Sour, and Nonpoint on the 25th at the Music as a Weapon show in Dayton. I was just thinking about the name of the tour and curious as to people's thoughts on what that may mean? I have my own ideas, but would like to hear other's opinions. If you don't have a valid point to make then please don't bother answering. Peace and Thanks!

2006-11-14 10:34:37 · 4 answers · asked by CherBear 3 in Music

why is country singer joe nichols drinks for?
bye tina

2006-11-14 10:34:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music

2006-11-14 10:34:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2006-11-14 10:34:12 · 4 answers · asked by Matt D 1 in Mathematics

how far in advance would you send out wedding invites if it's out of town for most people?

2006-11-14 10:34:12 · 20 answers · asked by rudyzacksmom 1 in Weddings

2006-11-14 10:34:10 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

so im super hungry and i want to eat something healthy but eaisy to make and tastes good.... yeah any ideas? i could really use some help cause i have NO IDEA what i want!!!!

2006-11-14 10:34:10 · 11 answers · asked by shortie 1 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-11-14 10:34:10 · 2 answers · asked by mssjj87 2 in Makeup

I wish there was a way the oil companies could come up with an alternative fuel that would make oil obsolete. I say this not as tree huggin' liberal....I would just love to see the middle east run out of money, and hence much of the money to terrorism would be cut off. Ohhhh, one can dream.

2006-11-14 10:34:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics