What a better place this world is with him. Shame on the people who would look at him and see him just as a sexuality and not as the human he is. Why do people think shunning one based on their sexuality is any different than shunning one for their skin color?

First of all, my two oldest went to live with their Dad in March. He is a professional rodeo clown and travels the the US/Canada. He has been staying put so the boys could finish out school but the younger one does NOT do well in a PS environment. They want to hold him back AGAIN and that is not going to happen. Anyhow, he has decided to home school them starting next year and has asked me to put a curriculum together for them so he can get it before the end of the summer. Now they can do their rodeo and travel, and still have stability in school. (The boys rodeo also, roping and roughstock.) YAY!!! I am so excited!

Yep, I agree. And when Kris said "Adam deserved to win this"... They will both do well, but I predict Adam will do better than Kris in sales and stardom.

I like my TH okay, but I LOVE LOVE my Hapai Baby!

I don't remember completely (it's been so many years). I had some bactine spray I think. I also had some red stuff I put in a water bottle with warm water and squirted on there over the toilet. The combo of the spray and that red stuff made it so much better. I tore horribly with my first and the second I had shoulder dystocia and tore me so bad I had to have a specialist too.

I Like Hot Slings and Kangaroo Korner Pouch adjustable slings. :D

Exactly. What about those born with ambiguous genitalia? What does the Bible say about their sexuality? It is a sexual organ deformity. People are born with different wiring in their brains every day. They may look "normal" but not be. So, while a person may look female, their brain very well could be male. So might their soul. I cannot see either of those things so it is not my place to pass judgement on them. I would follow him. I am a dirty dirty person and he loves me just the way I am. I work everyday to be better at being his disciple and following him. As I said, I used to be one of *these* others trying to label other's sin. My walk with God has strengthened into a convection to see more through his eyes. Whether they be homosexual, heterosexual, Muslim, schizophrenic, suicidal, Jew, Christian, Buddhist, etc, he still loves them all the same. He has not commanded me to show them the error of their ways, he has commanded me to love my neighbor as myself, and that is what I do. So yes, I would be so happy to follow him.

No, I do not think this makes us all bigots. Read the part I bolded. THAT is the part that differentiates.

I LOVED it. I was taken aback by the "tap that" comment too, but nothing else like that was said. However, it was not appropriate for my children. I will DVR it and watch it after their bedtime. I cannot wait until fall!

:iagree: As homeschoolers we take opportunities in public to educate our kids. If we have the opp. to talk to someone of a different belief system or culture, we do it to learn as much about them as possible, even if we don't share the same beliefs. However, if they are *gasp* GAY many people pass judgement on them as being unworthy of interaction. To me that is bigotry at it's finest. See, we run into things all the time we don't want our children to know about. However, at some point, they must know. Why not take that opp. to educate them about the lifestyles of others. You can educate a child on your belief system without using insults and passing judgement. You also don't address all the GAY people who are saved and have a personal relationship with Jesus. I have many gay friends that know Christ but had to stop attending church because of the judgement passed on them by other "Christians". Matthew 7:3-5 says "3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Are you so snow white that you have the right to call others on what you perceive as sin? What happens if when you get to Heaven you see gay people there. What if you find out that *shock* biologically their brains were a different gender than their body. God knew that, but you being of human mind and spirit could not. How many souls are being lost every day to the harsh judgement and persecution by "Christians"? How exactly do YOU know? Do you abstain from sex for 80 days after the birth of a female daughter? Do you sleep in a different bed than your spouse (or a different house) because you are having your period? Are you perfect by the Bible's standards? I used to be one of those "Christians" who believed that homosexuality was a sin and felt some sort of "call" to get on my high horse and try to change them. Then through prayer I was convicted that I was wrong. My behavior and behavior of the like minded was driving many homosexuals away from the love of Christ. We are supposed to be like him. We are to love and accept people just the way they are. It is God's job to work on them as individuals and change what he prompts them to change. However, even if it is a sin and they weren't born that way, that is between them and God, not for us to convict them of.

:D Now if we just weren't in different states? :tongue_smilie: Sounds like there needs to be an "Outcasters" homeschool group. "Too conservative for the left? Too liberal for the right? Come on in, the water's great." ;)

:lurk5: Also, if this was the case, what about the person who the first child got the disease from? Wouldn't they also be liable? And the person before them, and before them? It seems to me there would be more recourse against the pharmaceutical company when their immunization failed. I saw a Law and Order SVU that showcased a mother being tried for not vaccinating because her son got the measles and then a little girl at the playground got them and died. Even on the TV show, the charges didn't stick. A person would have heck proving that the child got the disease from one specific child unless that was the ONLY interaction they had with another human outside of their home.

Nope, never. Not anything.

I could tell you things about my 12 year old with AS that would make you feel better about your right now. Does that help? :grouphug:

The camp our children go to does not require vaccinations. They are the most organized and best run camp that we have had experience dealing with. (Including the girl scout camps DD went to last year). The lack of a vaccination requirement in no way implicates sloppiness.

Never thought about it that way! I guess I can use that one now! "Yes, we are current"...LOL

By "fudging" I meant just not telling the whole story. If someone asks if my kids are current on vaxing I say "we are behind but working on it". In addition, it is legal in the US NOT to vax your child. You are exposed to unvaxed children EVERYWHERE you go, you just don't know it. For your information, I almost lost a child due to a vaccination so that is where my concern lies. My friend DID lose her child after vaccinations. So, by what your saying is I should expose my children to those dangers just because someone says I should? We do give some shots, on a VERY delayed schedule when their immune system is strong enough to handle it. So, I may fudge and not tell that we are 4 years delayed, but I will not say the kids have all their shots. I had a long reply typed after this and decided to not post it. It is not fair to the OP.

This may be a perfect answer to your prayer!

When all else fails, don't ask, don't tell. Call and act like someone other than yourself to get info, just to make sure you won't be against something big. I have been known to fudge. It is none of their business as far as I am concerned. I am not interested in lectures from those who do not share my views on vaccinations.

Yes. My uncles are Billy Joe and Jacky Don. You can't make this stuff up. His Momma's name was Johnny Faye. Um yeah, I come from DEEP southern roots. LOL

Oh, since jenL confessed, I will too: I have 5 baskets of laundry waiting to be folded and put away and I JUST DON'T want to do it! So I hang out here instead.

My MIL is always kind and accepting. Her DH (step FIL?) is a doll and great with the kids.

I LOVE dresses. Used to loathe them. I too love sundresses and wear a dress about once a week. I just finally told myself "I am fat, oh well, be comfy". LOL I look for more dresses all the time. Eventually I bet my wardrobe is primarily casual dresses. I wear flip flops or some sort of sandal with my dresses. Cowboy boots in the winter. That is it. I don't feel like I am trying to look 18 wearing FF. I wear FF year round unless I have to wear tennies for work or its wet or icy, then I wear boots.

Yes dear, I have had problems. I have had 2 mc and one son that was stillborn. That is when we moved forward to adoption and have not looked back. Adoption is wonderful. I wish you the best, I know it is hard.

I LOVE them! My Dad's name is Bubba, but I still think that is hysterical!!!