re:Can someone pass the cheese for my whine?? need to vent to MM.

[Guest guest]

Angie, You are most welcome, honey. Speaking of scouting, my teenager wants to quit. He just

made Star rank in Boy Scouts, and for a special ed. kid that is really phenomenal, but out here, being

a scout is tantamount to being a leper. If the kids at school get wind of it, he is teased and hounded

unmercifully. He has stuck it out since third grade, but now is old enough to want to fit in a little

more, and so I will probably let him just stick with karate. He and my youngest, both love that, and

it is good for them physically, and mentally. This school teaches the ethics of self defense rather than egregious aggression, so I like their style. And, it gives my boys a bit of an edge if they are

attacked at school or on the way to and from. We live in a small city, but we do have some of the

problems of youth in larger ones...gangs and drugs, for a start. Since we live close to a college and

high school, and are just three blocks from the downtown area, it can get a bit hairy around here

at night...especially on cruise nights. We actually live in the oldest neighborhood, our house being

amongst the newest since it was built in 1936, and most of these are late n. It's really

lovely with lots of old trees and wellkept yards, etc. Just too close to the action, if you get my drift.

Seems like kids have to deal with so much more these days than I did in MY misspent youth.

Anyway, didn't mean to bend your eyeballs this long. Take care, and keep on the good foot. Loving

hugs, MM

[Guest guest]

Angie, You are most welcome, honey. Speaking of scouting, my teenager wants to quit. He just

made Star rank in Boy Scouts, and for a special ed. kid that is really phenomenal, but out here, being

a scout is tantamount to being a leper. If the kids at school get wind of it, he is teased and hounded

unmercifully. He has stuck it out since third grade, but now is old enough to want to fit in a little

more, and so I will probably let him just stick with karate. He and my youngest, both love that, and

it is good for them physically, and mentally. This school teaches the ethics of self defense rather than egregious aggression, so I like their style. And, it gives my boys a bit of an edge if they are

attacked at school or on the way to and from. We live in a small city, but we do have some of the

problems of youth in larger ones...gangs and drugs, for a start. Since we live close to a college and

high school, and are just three blocks from the downtown area, it can get a bit hairy around here

at night...especially on cruise nights. We actually live in the oldest neighborhood, our house being

amongst the newest since it was built in 1936, and most of these are late n. It's really

lovely with lots of old trees and wellkept yards, etc. Just too close to the action, if you get my drift.

Seems like kids have to deal with so much more these days than I did in MY misspent youth.

Anyway, didn't mean to bend your eyeballs this long. Take care, and keep on the good foot. Loving

hugs, MM

[Guest guest]

Angie, You are most welcome, honey. Speaking of scouting, my teenager wants to quit. He just

made Star rank in Boy Scouts, and for a special ed. kid that is really phenomenal, but out here, being

a scout is tantamount to being a leper. If the kids at school get wind of it, he is teased and hounded

unmercifully. He has stuck it out since third grade, but now is old enough to want to fit in a little

more, and so I will probably let him just stick with karate. He and my youngest, both love that, and

it is good for them physically, and mentally. This school teaches the ethics of self defense rather than egregious aggression, so I like their style. And, it gives my boys a bit of an edge if they are

attacked at school or on the way to and from. We live in a small city, but we do have some of the

problems of youth in larger ones...gangs and drugs, for a start. Since we live close to a college and

high school, and are just three blocks from the downtown area, it can get a bit hairy around here

at night...especially on cruise nights. We actually live in the oldest neighborhood, our house being

amongst the newest since it was built in 1936, and most of these are late n. It's really

lovely with lots of old trees and wellkept yards, etc. Just too close to the action, if you get my drift.

Seems like kids have to deal with so much more these days than I did in MY misspent youth.

Anyway, didn't mean to bend your eyeballs this long. Take care, and keep on the good foot. Loving

hugs, MM

[Guest guest]

MM,

I know you were my favorite " Auntie " hehe. So, you have been there

done that. It's nice to know someone else has been in this ole boat

with me. I thought exactly about charging the girls parents with

that. I mean it's like her parents are taking from someone else with

not letting her sale. To me it's kinda rude too. I dont' want to sit

here sale my butt off for Brittany just for half of it to go to

another girl. It's not right to expect the other girls to suffer just

because of another...example we can only do one program because we

don't have enough money to do both because we have to pay for so and

so..who didn't sale any items to pay for her to go...you know what I

mean? It's just unreal. We do however have a adopt a troop form. I'm

thinking of sending it home with her to her parents. It's were they

can put money in the troop funds without having to put in mega bucks.

Sorta like paying their daughters way without the fundraising. I

hadn't used it before but I think I'm going to.

Well have to cut this short as the boys need up for school. Wish

it was summer already. This school crap I hate. I just don't like

sending them to school. If I could I would keep them home and

homeschool them but I can't :-(

Thanks Auntie MM ((((MM))))

Angie

[Guest guest]

MM,

I know you were my favorite " Auntie " hehe. So, you have been there

done that. It's nice to know someone else has been in this ole boat

with me. I thought exactly about charging the girls parents with

that. I mean it's like her parents are taking from someone else with

not letting her sale. To me it's kinda rude too. I dont' want to sit

here sale my butt off for Brittany just for half of it to go to

another girl. It's not right to expect the other girls to suffer just

because of another...example we can only do one program because we

don't have enough money to do both because we have to pay for so and

so..who didn't sale any items to pay for her to go...you know what I

mean? It's just unreal. We do however have a adopt a troop form. I'm

thinking of sending it home with her to her parents. It's were they

can put money in the troop funds without having to put in mega bucks.

Sorta like paying their daughters way without the fundraising. I

hadn't used it before but I think I'm going to.

Well have to cut this short as the boys need up for school. Wish

it was summer already. This school crap I hate. I just don't like

sending them to school. If I could I would keep them home and

homeschool them but I can't :-(

Thanks Auntie MM ((((MM))))

Angie

[Guest guest]

MM,

I know you were my favorite " Auntie " hehe. So, you have been there

done that. It's nice to know someone else has been in this ole boat

with me. I thought exactly about charging the girls parents with

that. I mean it's like her parents are taking from someone else with

not letting her sale. To me it's kinda rude too. I dont' want to sit

here sale my butt off for Brittany just for half of it to go to

another girl. It's not right to expect the other girls to suffer just

because of another...example we can only do one program because we

don't have enough money to do both because we have to pay for so and

so..who didn't sale any items to pay for her to go...you know what I

mean? It's just unreal. We do however have a adopt a troop form. I'm

thinking of sending it home with her to her parents. It's were they

can put money in the troop funds without having to put in mega bucks.

Sorta like paying their daughters way without the fundraising. I

hadn't used it before but I think I'm going to.

Well have to cut this short as the boys need up for school. Wish

it was summer already. This school crap I hate. I just don't like

sending them to school. If I could I would keep them home and

homeschool them but I can't :-(

Thanks Auntie MM ((((MM))))

Angie

[Guest guest]

MM,

Isn't it sad that kids now adays can't do what they like to

without getting teased to no end. That's one reason I hate sending my

kids to school. I too agree that they have more to deal with than we

did. I blame it on the poor supervision of the kids by their parents.

Back when you or I was in school if someone was out of control or

rude they got punished even if it meant a spanking. Now if you do

something like that you could be in serious trouble. Personally I do

spank my kids but only on the butt and only when there is no other

alternative. I had spankings and it never hurt me...at the time I

thought how horrid but now apprecaite the fact that my parents loved

me that much.

Neighborhoods! Gotta love them. That's one reason we moved out of

the city. Right in front of my house was a home (if you can call it a

home) with numerous problems. One being the parents that needed

parenting themselves. Second was alcohol, the dad was a drunk. Third

was they just kept having babies...13 total and living on welfare.

Mind you I'm not against living on welfare if you needed it but the

mom just didn't want to work and the dad well he was a drunk. There

were plenty of other problems but I won't bore you with them. Once

the kids started getting to be teenagers it got to a point where if

they didn't move we would have too. One morning I woke up to gun

shots, screaming, doors slamming, cussing as loud for the neighbors

to hear, and etc... Seems that the 14 year old girl stayed out all

night drunk, high, and you name it with a man (45 or so from the way

it looked) and her parents got upset. My thought was you never care

any other time so why now at 4 in the morning??? The cops came but

nothing was really ever done. I lived like that for 5 years till one

day hubby and I decided enough was enough. We didn't want our kids

(at the time 10, 11, and 3) to live with this or see it on a daily

basis...not to mention other factors. So, we started looking and

found the home we are in. Since then I haven't had a problem with any

of my new neighbors. It's wonderful to be able to wake up when YOU

want to and not when the neighbors decide to fight or try and kill

each other. It's wonderful to be able to let my kids play outside in

the yard without fear of the neighbors trying to start something with

them. The neighbors once sent their grandson(4) to try and beat my

youngest boy up. I sent him home and told him to never return. 2

minutes later he was back in my yard trying to beat my son up again.

My cousin called the cops as she was afraid I would go in labor(I was

pregnant with Brittany at the time). The cops came and they knew the

situation so they went across the street to the neighbors. They had a

nice long talk with them and told them the next time one of them

stepped foot on my property they would go to jail be them the parents

or the kids. It lasted all of 2 days till the next one came across

and started in on us. Called the cops and they took the whole family

to jail..all 13 of them. Child Protective would never do anything to

this family as I called many times to try and get the government to

get these kids to safety. They, CP, said they had their hands to full

and that the kids were better off with their mom and dad...go figure.

Well now it's time I hush lol. I could bend your ear all day

about that type of things. Hope your day is a good one. Love you

Auntie MM.

Angie

[Guest guest]

MM,

Isn't it sad that kids now adays can't do what they like to

without getting teased to no end. That's one reason I hate sending my

kids to school. I too agree that they have more to deal with than we

did. I blame it on the poor supervision of the kids by their parents.

Back when you or I was in school if someone was out of control or

rude they got punished even if it meant a spanking. Now if you do

something like that you could be in serious trouble. Personally I do

spank my kids but only on the butt and only when there is no other

alternative. I had spankings and it never hurt me...at the time I

thought how horrid but now apprecaite the fact that my parents loved

me that much.

Neighborhoods! Gotta love them. That's one reason we moved out of

the city. Right in front of my house was a home (if you can call it a

home) with numerous problems. One being the parents that needed

parenting themselves. Second was alcohol, the dad was a drunk. Third

was they just kept having babies...13 total and living on welfare.

Mind you I'm not against living on welfare if you needed it but the

mom just didn't want to work and the dad well he was a drunk. There

were plenty of other problems but I won't bore you with them. Once

the kids started getting to be teenagers it got to a point where if

they didn't move we would have too. One morning I woke up to gun

shots, screaming, doors slamming, cussing as loud for the neighbors

to hear, and etc... Seems that the 14 year old girl stayed out all

night drunk, high, and you name it with a man (45 or so from the way

it looked) and her parents got upset. My thought was you never care

any other time so why now at 4 in the morning??? The cops came but

nothing was really ever done. I lived like that for 5 years till one

day hubby and I decided enough was enough. We didn't want our kids

(at the time 10, 11, and 3) to live with this or see it on a daily

basis...not to mention other factors. So, we started looking and

found the home we are in. Since then I haven't had a problem with any

of my new neighbors. It's wonderful to be able to wake up when YOU

want to and not when the neighbors decide to fight or try and kill

each other. It's wonderful to be able to let my kids play outside in

the yard without fear of the neighbors trying to start something with

them. The neighbors once sent their grandson(4) to try and beat my

youngest boy up. I sent him home and told him to never return. 2

minutes later he was back in my yard trying to beat my son up again.

My cousin called the cops as she was afraid I would go in labor(I was

pregnant with Brittany at the time). The cops came and they knew the

situation so they went across the street to the neighbors. They had a

nice long talk with them and told them the next time one of them

stepped foot on my property they would go to jail be them the parents

or the kids. It lasted all of 2 days till the next one came across

and started in on us. Called the cops and they took the whole family

to jail..all 13 of them. Child Protective would never do anything to

this family as I called many times to try and get the government to

get these kids to safety. They, CP, said they had their hands to full

and that the kids were better off with their mom and dad...go figure.

Well now it's time I hush lol. I could bend your ear all day

about that type of things. Hope your day is a good one. Love you

Auntie MM.

Angie

[Guest guest]

MM,

Isn't it sad that kids now adays can't do what they like to

without getting teased to no end. That's one reason I hate sending my

kids to school. I too agree that they have more to deal with than we

did. I blame it on the poor supervision of the kids by their parents.

Back when you or I was in school if someone was out of control or

rude they got punished even if it meant a spanking. Now if you do

something like that you could be in serious trouble. Personally I do

spank my kids but only on the butt and only when there is no other

alternative. I had spankings and it never hurt me...at the time I

thought how horrid but now apprecaite the fact that my parents loved

me that much.

Neighborhoods! Gotta love them. That's one reason we moved out of

the city. Right in front of my house was a home (if you can call it a

home) with numerous problems. One being the parents that needed

parenting themselves. Second was alcohol, the dad was a drunk. Third

was they just kept having babies...13 total and living on welfare.

Mind you I'm not against living on welfare if you needed it but the

mom just didn't want to work and the dad well he was a drunk. There

were plenty of other problems but I won't bore you with them. Once

the kids started getting to be teenagers it got to a point where if

they didn't move we would have too. One morning I woke up to gun

shots, screaming, doors slamming, cussing as loud for the neighbors

to hear, and etc... Seems that the 14 year old girl stayed out all

night drunk, high, and you name it with a man (45 or so from the way

it looked) and her parents got upset. My thought was you never care

any other time so why now at 4 in the morning??? The cops came but

nothing was really ever done. I lived like that for 5 years till one

day hubby and I decided enough was enough. We didn't want our kids

(at the time 10, 11, and 3) to live with this or see it on a daily

basis...not to mention other factors. So, we started looking and

found the home we are in. Since then I haven't had a problem with any

of my new neighbors. It's wonderful to be able to wake up when YOU

want to and not when the neighbors decide to fight or try and kill

each other. It's wonderful to be able to let my kids play outside in

the yard without fear of the neighbors trying to start something with

them. The neighbors once sent their grandson(4) to try and beat my

youngest boy up. I sent him home and told him to never return. 2

minutes later he was back in my yard trying to beat my son up again.

My cousin called the cops as she was afraid I would go in labor(I was

pregnant with Brittany at the time). The cops came and they knew the

situation so they went across the street to the neighbors. They had a

nice long talk with them and told them the next time one of them

stepped foot on my property they would go to jail be them the parents

or the kids. It lasted all of 2 days till the next one came across

and started in on us. Called the cops and they took the whole family

to jail..all 13 of them. Child Protective would never do anything to

this family as I called many times to try and get the government to

get these kids to safety. They, CP, said they had their hands to full

and that the kids were better off with their mom and dad...go figure.

Well now it's time I hush lol. I could bend your ear all day

about that type of things. Hope your day is a good one. Love you

Auntie MM.

Angie

[Guest guest]

Trudy,

I almost forgot..duh lol. A special needs kid getting to Star in

the scouts is TOTALLY AWESOME! I myself am very proud of him. But I

think he is only special needs cause he is smarter than us ;-)

Angie