2007-11-04 01:29:13 · 26 answers · asked by ~desa~ 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
attempting to raise my kids to be productive members of society
2007-11-04 01:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by maabmom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imagine spending 3-4 days having to scrape away pieces of vinyl about 1 to 5 sq. inches at a time, using a blowdryer that's as hot as a blowtorch in a confined space during the summer in a house with no A.C. while covered in acid.
Parenting is a cakewalk compared to stripping really old vinyl flooring off of winding staircase using a putty knife, some acid, and what is essentially a very hot blowdryer. Granted, raising a child is a far greater responsibility, and far more important and time consuming, but there is so much to enjoy.
Stripping that vinyl floor was just plain grueling -- the most laborious task I've ever had to complete, and apart from the paycheck -- not very rewarding.
2007-11-04 09:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cartoon character, Pogo, said: I have met the enemy and the enemy is me.
Pogo, looking into a mirror.
Along the same lines, trying to reconcile the God idea of the Old Testament (the Great Flood/Noah) with the God idea of the New Testament (God is love/the mindset of Jesus Christ).
Reading the Charlie Brown comic strips and realizing the sharpest tack there was a talking dog named Snoopy.
Realizing how lucky Americans are to be able to live in America vs some other countries.
2007-11-04 09:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Facing the government (ruling party) affiliated ' workers union' in my working place, a tough and brain upsetting responsibility I had to encounter till got retired . That was my hardest responsibility I remember till today and possibly up to I breath last.
2007-11-04 09:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by nazbak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taking care of my younger siblings when my Mom and Dad got divorced. I was 18 and the oldest. My Mom had just had my youngest sister. So there was a newborn, and all these kids. There are 9 of us... And my Mom was devestated when my Dad left her for someone else and then divorced her. It was the hardest time of all of our lives. But we survived and became closer than ever as brothers and sisters... and to our Mom.
2007-11-04 09:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by Enchantress38 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overcoming the intense grief and trying to trudge ahead through life without succumbing to the insane thoughts after losing our only child ..... its been an uphill battle ever since that day!
2007-11-04 09:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by Metemucil Mama 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dodge responsibility like the plague - I've got to 26 and all I have to worry about is rent and food...
2007-11-04 09:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by miserable old git 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids are the biggest responsibility I will ever have in my life
2007-11-04 09:33:29 · answer #8 · answered by honeybear 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-04 09:32:24 · answer #9 · answered by UnknownD 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Raising kids.
2007-11-04 09:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by Babygirl S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋