Oh, you've read the book now?

This is, by far,the most amusing post in this thread. And I don't say that lightly.

A CHILD in the 11th grade is a hop, skip, and a jump away from being an adult. Plenty of 17 year old CHILDREN are already in college as well as working full or part time. Reading a book and processing the information contained within is not dwelling on anything. What kind of judgmental views do you have no those whose job it is to investigate those who actually do participate in (true) child porn? Or those who have to investigate rape cases? They are certainly dwelling on things that are inappropriate, it is their job to do so. When my husband was a paralegal in the Navy, he had to help investigate cases like these. Yes, those in our military also do horrendous things. It was very disturbing for him, but, miracle of miracles, he didn't turn into a pedophile or anything like that. Really, if you don't want to read the book, don't. If you don't want your kids to read it while you (think) you still have control over them, then don't let them. But really, to come on here and trash a book you've never even read is just silly.

Do you have to have your dh's approval for which books you read?

You forgot the "other people's children" option. That option worked for me for years and years. After my own son turned three or so, that option changed to "my own child." :) After my son was born but before my hysterectomy, I was using Paraguard IUD. I liked that a lot and went with it because I did not want to take any hormones. My periods did increase on it. After removing it, we tried two different pills to help my period decrease and become more regular. It only got worse and a fibroid was discovered. Before I met my husband, while I was at boot camp and then A school (2003), I had two doses of the Depo shot. I did it to, hopefully, help decrease my period while I was at boot camp. I had two slightly decreased periods at boot camp, then nothing for a couple of months, then constant spotting. I did not go back for a third shot because the constant spotting was too much and I wasn't with anyone at the time anyways.

And really, people who choose to be in porn movies, or even those who choose to show their bodies in regular movies or TV shows are not bad people because of their career choice. I can think of quite a few people off the top of my head who have done sh***y things w/o ever flaunting their naked bodies around, but I'm having a hard time thinking of someone who has flaunted their body having done something horrible. There are ways to talk to your kids about porn without being so overly judgmental about those who choose to perform (haha) in those movies.

I looked for it today while I was there, but that particular branch didn't have it. They had a couple of her other books though. I'm going to see if I can get it transferred from another branch.

This was my schedule when I was in an apartment. Now in a house, I just clean up outside a few times a week.

Yep, I dropped Freecycle a few years ago. I do the occasional "curb alert" on Craigslist, but otherwise I schedule a pick up with a thrift store. Or drop it off myself.

Ethan is starting Hip Hop classes next week. They are given in a ballet studio. :) It's actually a really nice family owned Jazzercise studio. The daughter was a professional ballerina for nine years and she stopped dancing professionally, had a baby and opened a ballet studio within the Jazzercise studio. It is a non-competitive studio. They do a recital at the end of the year and the studio provides the costumes. He'll be taking the class once a week. The studio goes to local schools to do free classes and they let our hs group come to one in the studio. Ethan just loved it.

http://join.liveops.com/ This site has all the information you are looking for. :)

LiveOps is call center work. http://www.liveops.com/

I'm doing my certification for LiveOps now! :) How did you like it? I was certifying before we moved, but the move got hectic, so I let it go. So, I had to pay the background fee again, but oh well. I'm not a huge fan of the upsells and what not, but the flexible hours are a huge plus. I looked at so many other call center type jobs, many that didn't involve selling, but the hours were just not what I wanted.

I did Amway briefly once. They definitely highly encourage you to dig up any and all phone numbers you may have. It doesn't matter if you haven't talked to someone in years or not. I never did that because I was not comfortable with it, but I did take my best friend and my mom to a meeting. They both thought I was nutty and it eventually faded away. The pitch I received was that I was already buying all these items anyways (toiletries, groceries, etc) why not buy them from myself and make some money doing it? Well, I am also a bargain type shopper and a price checker. These same items I was already buying less expensively at the grocery store. Meh. Not for me.

Her mom (Nancy Drew) passed away when she was younger and she has been raised by her dad. :)

I bring my 7 y/o son into the restroom with me. If I don't have to go, he can use the men's restroom by himself, but I am waiting near the door the whole time.

I would think because the two seem to go hand-in-hand. People do use religion/Bible/God/Quran/any religious text to do bad things, but if there wasn't something there to back up those things, then it wouldn't work. So, IMO, if there was not anything in religion/Bible/God/Quran/any religious text to justify the actions of these people, these people would not use this tool to do their dirty work. I'm having a hard time expressing myself with this, is what I'm saying making any sense? I know there are people within certain religions that try to work against this image, but, again IMO, it is not really working. When you read through history and see the atrocities that have been done in the name of God and you look at atrocities going on today in the name of God, it is hard to not be anti-religion. I've seen people on this very forum say hateful things in the name of their God. There are also many other wonderful people on this forum who try to counteract that, but it is still there and prevalent in our society. I am of the opinion that if one wants to be hateful and atrocious, then they should own up to it as their own opinion and thoughts. Because, once again IMO, that is what it really is. It is the individual, not the faith they choose to follow.

Those are some interesting interpretations. I don't think I have ever heard anyone put forth anything like that before. I like it. :) Definitely interesting.

I agree that religion is not the root of all evil. It just seems that a lot of people use religion as a tool to do very bad things. That is something that is very prevalent in history and up through modern times.

I really only feel badly if I feel I'm letting other people down by not wanting to go to whatever. I think it's mostly guilt and I hate feeling that way. I should be able to not attend a social function without feeling like crud for doing so.

My husband has told me before that his dad would leave him out in the car while he went into the casinos. WTF When I used to work at a gas station, I used to have people who would come it and try to cut in line because they left their kid in the car. I became more sympathetic towards those people after I had a kid, but I still don't think that buys you a right to cut in line or rush other customers. That said, I have left Ethan in the car for very short period of times before. I am not comfortable doing it and it is something I only do rarely, but I have done it. I think I was 9ish the first time my mom left me at home alone with my little brother. And that was only because she was driving to different bars to find my dad.

You're proving my point and it is rather amusing. I am not being rude or sarcastic. I very simply stated that I felt you were being hypocritical, hence the pot kettle black post. I based my decision on other posts of yours that I have read. You've done nothing to me, I've done nothing to you. And yes, if you talked to me IRL the way you post on here, I would say the same thing to your face. I've always had this issue of being blunt and honest. Some people seem to take it as being rude, though that is not my intention. *shrugs*

My son seems to really be enjoying it. He actually bugs me to get started with school in the morning. :) I never tried it before because of all the screen time, but I am happy to have him happy with school.

Mmmmm hmmmm

Pot Kettle Black?