You HAD to go there!?

Wow, you read it that fast?

It's the way you say it. My mom came to me with a problem about my teenage sisters. I'm a teacher with a year of experience handling some of the worst high schoolers you've ever seen. Apparently my sisters were getting snappy with their attitude and my mom wanted to know what she could say to them to not make it worse.

But here was the real problem: she wasn't frustrated as a mom; she was actually hurt as though there were supposed to be buddies. Just my opinion, that's one of the worsts mistakes you can make as a parent. You are NOT their to be your son's/daughter's friend; you are there to do whats best for them, regardless of how they feel. Teens are gonna have attitude because that's part of growing up (as long as its not out of hand), so there's no need to take it personally.

Don't threaten with punishments without any intention of enforcing it (with the hope that your kids will suddenly love you out of fear). Kids catch on to inconsistency real fast (especially teens).

I told my mom the next time they gave her lip to just pull a poker face and say: "I guess you don't want to go to your friends house tomorrow" then walk away, no arguments, just results.

Just my perception of others really. Ya the democrats don't seem to be doing a lot of anything right now, I'm kinda embarrassed to be a liberal.

orly? Was he a fuzzy-owl-beast/lazerchicken?

I think Christianity or any faith was easier to believe in before the industrial revolution because the things we view now as scientific law was strange and magical to people and easily explained by faith (such as the evolution of man). Also there is a general aversion to any authority thats been on the incline since the beginning of history. we can attribute this later factor to a general interpretation of the law of Entropy.

I think there has always been enough evil in this world to make the most faithful zealot question God's existence, but those questions were easily drowned out by "evidence" of god's existence through miracles. Notice though, how the advent of inventions such as the camera and microphone have suddenly discouraged god from showing any miracles in the last 100 years. For many people their faith in a god has kept them from acting on their animal instincts, so without proof of that god, many people give up on a transcendental view on happiness, and settle for satisfaction of instinctual desires such as sex, power, and survival.

I'm not gonna talk about Scientology's origins; however, Scientology today is used by a lot of the upper class elite as a way to find community with each other, and also give them a sense of spirituality in their life. Its much easier than Christianity or pretty much any other religion because it encourages them to be selfish and self absorbed. So its really a way of affirming their right to act like jerks.

Sorry, I have no respect for the church of Scientology, but i do love a lot of the people who practice it.

I don't doubt his military valor at all, but what does that have to do with his ability to lead a country?
(honest question, not rhetorical)

The current president is feeding off the American belief that a rich American is worth 1000 poor Americans, and a poor American is worth more than 1000 lives from other countries. If the majority of Americans didn't believe this than Mr. Bush would have been impeached already.

But don't blame the Republicans, look at what LBJ did in Vietnam...

"Whats the difference between me and you? You talk a good one but you don't do what you is supposed to do. i act on what I feel and never deal with emotions. I'm used to living big dog style straight coasting!"

The Chronic 2001: Still the best selling album of the millennium. This is the last of three verses in the song: "whats the difference"

You know he's a good friend when he offers to kill your ex for you.... let's hope this song was meant as a joke.

yeah apparently the words are more important than the message behind them to some people?

I have another question, what is human genitalia of either gender doing on a deity?

They should be able to if they want without judgment yes, but I wouldn't expect them to.

I dunno, I'd be doing the same thing though.

Theres two resasons (IMO) people stop caring.

1) Out of sight out of mind, if you never see hear, talk to or talk about a person, they become really easy to forget.

2) If a problem gets too emotionally stressful some people have trained themselves to kinda "shut down" as a defense mechanism.

"Do I know you?"

hehe, that's a bit harsh

the point-------->
[your head]

WHOOSH!

Nor Cal has been covered in smoke from brushfires for a week. It stinks and makes my eyes water something fierce. Other than that its just been hot in Sacramento.

Whats your weather status?

Of course, but as a general rule people only date others they find attractive, so anyone thats unattractively overweight is gonna have problems finding others.

But thats not what's important, what's important is what you think of yourself, and what is healthy for you.
Go for the body that you want. If you want to lose weight for yourself more power too you, but don't let others tel you what is beautiful and what is not

I have to admit, i was too lazy to read it