Society & Culture - 24 December 2006

My inlaws go the distance to visit my husband's sister & spend loads of money on her children for Christmas. However, they send a card w/
10. for each of my 6 children in the mail even though they don't live that far from us. His sister lives much further. My parents never celebrated due to their religion, so that's out of the question. My husband usually drinks excessively on the holidays & this is the
last straw. I don't want the children nor I spending Christmas
here w/ him. I don't know where else to go that doesn't cost alot.
We haven't any friends to visit on the holidays, either. I want to take
the children somewhere special so that they can look back and say, "Christmas of '06 was memorable; this is what we did".

If it looks familiar, yes, I did put this question up a little over a week ago. However, I figure there will more traffic in here now
that's it's Xmas eve, & help me w/ a more serious problem I'm
about to post under "Family".
Please help w/ advice.

2006-12-24 05:08:00 · 12 answers · asked by SistineAngel 1 in Other - Holidays

Experience of fear. It is an emotion that is basically saying "what you are doing is not in balance with you know is right. . . re-shift, change paths (decisions), get out of the ' dark alley ", step back because the ground beneath you is crumbeling, I don't want you to fall " . If that is the case then should'nt fear be respected and valued for the 'wake-up' message it is sending to us.? Why have people become so out of touch with the value our emotions can bring to us ? Fear signals to be careful, Sadness signals to get in touch, release emotions that need to me released / cleansed, Anger signals to stand in your power, express respect for your space being invaded (though anger emotion often gets abused in it's expression). Why have so many become out of touch with true value of emotions ?

2006-12-24 05:07:36 · 10 answers · asked by onelight 5 in Religion & Spirituality

does it drive you mad where ever you go you hear the same old stuff over and over again its not that i hate christmas just all those songs

2006-12-24 05:07:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

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2006-12-24 05:07:19 · 19 answers · asked by Nicole B 1 in Christmas

2006-12-24 05:06:28 · 4 answers · asked by Doodles 2 in Christmas

santa was a real man true or not

2006-12-24 05:05:30 · 6 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-24 05:04:56 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4 in Christmas

2006-12-24 05:04:45 · 14 answers · asked by The better half 1 in Christmas

nurses,.carers...........

2006-12-24 05:03:20 · 19 answers · asked by med 2 in Christmas

if any ask u about ur calture what do u say about it ? i am interested to know

2006-12-24 05:03:17 · 8 answers · asked by vana 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-24 05:02:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

who is more true to his religion

2006-12-24 05:02:51 · 13 answers · asked by DANIEL H 1 in Religion & Spirituality

For the last few years we have gone to my in-laws house Christmas afternoon to visit and exchange a few gifts and eat and visit. This year I shopped as usual, a few well thought out gifts that I know these people would like and appreciate, and have everything wrapped any ready to go. This morning when I call to confirm what time we need to be there and if there is anything they needed picked up from the grocery store I was told "We are only having the kids open presents, the adults aren't getting anything this year."
I told my father-in-law that I had already paid for the gifts, wrapped them and had no way to return them. No big deal if they didn't get anything for my husband and I we got them things we knew they would like...and he got pissed off at me for saying that.
My problem is not so much the getting pissed off part it is the fact that he has done this to me before. Waited until a few days before Christmas to tell me that they weren't going to get us anything.

2006-12-24 05:02:23 · 16 answers · asked by Miss Guided 4 in Etiquette

Or do you do something different for Xmas dinner?
What?

2006-12-24 05:01:56 · 19 answers · asked by Chula 4 in Christmas

Critics of iner racial adoption argue that it's impossible for someone of one culture to teach another culture because you have to live it in order to absorb it. The proponants of argue that children are hurt most by being left in the system to wait where the chances plummet that they will ever get adopted the older they get. A disproportionate number of adults who grow up in care are incarcerated, unemployed, do not finished high school and receive public assistance.

I personally think that somethin I read sums it up: When people say 'love is all it takes', they seem to overlook the impact race has on our society. Somehow when it's a case of adoption, race suddenly doesn't seem to matter anymore.

2006-12-24 04:59:26 · 10 answers · asked by Ms Bleu 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-12-24 04:58:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Happy Holy Days

Blessings on All

Peace and Love

2006-12-24 04:58:09 · 21 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Religion & Spirituality

10 points if you get my answer

2006-12-24 04:56:13 · 15 answers · asked by ohhhgoodness 3 in Christmas

them bigger more expensive presents

2006-12-24 04:55:38 · 16 answers · asked by WildCat-on-Oxygen 1 in Other - Society & Culture

the bible also says it salt loses it flavour what good is it. it also says not to hide your light under a bushel
what hope is there for me. ? i have lost hope and assurance

2006-12-24 04:55:16 · 13 answers · asked by jay or 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-24 04:55:15 · 3 answers · asked by curious86 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

this saying has two words. both begginning with N & i can't remember for life of me what it is :P

2006-12-24 04:55:12 · 2 answers · asked by velvetrose_51012 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Jesus is the prophet from Allah and created from one person "woman" like Adam created from no human " from dust",,, those creation is miracle not else.
when u think one time only u will discovered it isn't imagine the presence of two Gods or God and his son because:
1. If he came for Adams' sin, so why Allah didn't forgive him without passion
2. If Jesus is God ,,, why he created from ordinary human like mariam?
3. If he came an sacrifice for all sins, why we still do mistake and need forgiven from Allah, now we need another Jesus for al our sins.
4. Allah said in bible "any one on cross became accursed" , how is Jesus on cross? and Jews leave it there more days.
5. when Jesus told his student about Allah always said my Lord , how said that if he ia a true God.
there is ore questions but now this is enough.
MY ADVICE:
search about Muhammed mentioned in bible ad injeel and u will understand my wors well ""
such : http://islamicweb.com/beliefs/comparativ..
God "Alah" help us

2006-12-24 04:55:02 · 22 answers · asked by shamshona 2 in Religion & Spirituality

hi to all with wee ones
log on to noradsanta.org to track santa across the world!

2006-12-24 04:54:32 · 10 answers · asked by madmoo0 4 in Mythology & Folklore

what do u do

2006-12-24 04:54:28 · 2 answers · asked by hasan h 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

between the Xians and those that don't believe as they do?

2006-12-24 04:54:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

By Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett? I just re-read it after a long time and had forgotten how much I love it...definitely a favorite of mine, and probably has my favorite thoughts on God that I've found anywhere. Anyone else?

2006-12-24 04:54:00 · 2 answers · asked by angk 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-24 04:53:27 · 15 answers · asked by WildCat-on-Oxygen 1 in Other - Society & Culture

This is only fo the very religious!
Thi is a serious question!
No stupid answers!!!!!

2006-12-24 04:53:20 · 20 answers · asked by penman11 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-24 04:53:12 · 8 answers · asked by Matt M 2 in Mythology & Folklore