Posted on 05/12/2010 12:42:03 PM PDT by Kaslin
And don’t forget the bon-bons.
yep
It wasn't designed to be an only source of income that would fully support someone in their old age.
No problem, as soon as polygamy becomes the law of the land I’m gonna marry all my grandkids before I check out and let them collect “government money” in perpetuity.
If I collected welfare my whole life, when is the soonest I can start collecting my social security money?
Everyone eats bon-bons. Just don’t tell Michelle or she might take off her big belt and put it to use.
Good thinking! That could be their inheritance.
Oh, no. I know the coffers are empty. Wasnt it this year they stopped taking in enough to cover the current expenditures?
However, make note and watch the feigned surprise when they have to raise the retirement age, or taxes, or both to cover the ongoing costs.
They will all break their fingers pointing everywhere except at themselves.
If they were really honest, they would point their fingers at us, and say, “Why didn’t you stop me?”
And no, I'm not insinuating that gangs in Chicago have concerned parents. Which is exactly the point. Kids with too much unsupervised freedom will find trouble one way or the other.
I don't baby my kids, but they don't have to worry about me not being available when they need me. And someone like you would probably be surprised how much a kid needs their mom (or dad) to talk about what good or bad thing happened to them while at school.
I'm glad that your neighborhood family has great kids. Can you count more than 1 family in your neighborhood like that? 'Cause I can count a lot more two parent working families in my neighborhood that need more supervision for their kids than just 1. Most of them have preteen/teenagers.
Possibly, or he feels inadequate about his ability to provide for his own. ;) Not every family can afford to have a full-time parent at home. But for those that can or aspire to, good luck to them. It’s not something I’ll regret. I’ll finish my degree one day. ;) I’m happy I was able to be there to support my husband and my children. I can always work for someone else...that’s nothing special.
Johnny is 12 right now. We’re still seeing what he can learn. He is able to learn, but MUCH more slowly than his peers.
His verbal abilities are well below average, but he is able to speak — the same with his cognitive abilities. The more complex or abstract the idea, the less likely he is to understand it. The one exception to this is his ability to understand his religion — he gets that just fine, including his ability to serve as an altar boy at the Latin Mass we attend. He is also an exceptional speller (far better than his straight-A brother).
I believe in miracles, too, PNSN, but I must admit it gets harder as the years go by...Thank God he seems to be physically healthy at this time. We were lucky to have the finest pediatric heart surgeon in the world perform his heart surgery when he was a baby. Had he been born only a few years earlier, his chances would have been far worse.
Ah, there’s no sense complaining. This is our cross to bear, and we will bear it. Your initial comment about growing up just hit a chord, is all...please forgive my rant.
Regards,
I am not sure if that is true or not, I believe it depends on how long you both had been married to each other
I’m a professional, full-time parent. Aren’t you the one who questioned just how long a kid needed to be raised? Either you don’t have kids or you shouldn’t have kids if you have to ask that kind of question.
Now look what you’ve done. He’s gone and gotten potty mouth on you!
You think a wife doesn’t do anything while she stays home> Do you think raising children, nursing them back to health when they are sick, or cleaning the house, doing the cooking, laundry, shopping for groceries, ect is nothing?
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